Ron English: Pop Surrealism & Street Art

Explore the subversive and satirical world of Ron English, a prominent figure in pop surrealism and street art. This archive dives deep into his iconic imagery, exploring his evolution from underground graffiti to globally recognized art installations. Discover analyses of his key works, interviews, and insights into his unique artistic vision. Uncover the meaning behind his playful yet thought-provoking characters and the messages they convey about consumerism, media, and society. Whether you’re a seasoned art aficionado or a curious newcomer, prepare to be captivated by the bold and often controversial world of Ron English.

Simpsons Street Art Tribute

Remember that brilliant Banksy meets The Simpsons episode-intro? Recently another Simpsons street art tribute has been broadcasted, featuring none others than Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf, and Robbie Conal - some of the major street art legends from over the sea… Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart The episode simply tells the story of Bart becoming a street artist by tagging the neighborhood from Homers car, getting in contact with the guys named above - And it also tells the story of the street art commercialization! Definitely a must to watch. ...

Ron English Studio Visit

ron english - studio visit The crew of itdrewitself.com recently hook up with famous US-American painter, interventional and pop propaganda artist Ron English for a small photo-shooting in his studio. Yes, Ron is the guy who is that famous for his billboard-bustings that he has his own vinyl action-figure and who did that crazy “Cloud Graffiti” stuff two years ago! All the more it’s of-course interesting to cast an eye at his most private working area, although it doesn’t look like a studio but like some kind of Ron English museum… ...

Action Figures: Banksy, Hirst & Ron English!

It’s unbelievable! While clicking through one of my favorite German art and design blogs, I found out that there are some really crazy things going on in the international action figures world… Urban Art Action Figures US artist Mike Leavitt, whose interests are fine craft, sculpture, portraits, painting, performance, education, architecture, and animation, created Action Figures of Damien Hirst, Ron English and famous street artist Banksy! Leavitt’s Art Army toys are hand-made one-off toys depicting the surly band of marauders that’ll one day take over the earth. Spanning a range of historical subjects from Van Gogh to Tupac, Leavitt has stop-motion animated the articulating figures into movie shorts. (about Mike Leavitt) ...

DIY Art: Color Ink Book

The “Color Ink Book - The DIY Art Periodical” is - as I think - a very interesting piece of art magazines, because it showcases both, established artists as well as fresh faces. For four weeks, the sixth edition of the “Color Ink Book” is available, which includes artworks by and info about Project Detonate, El Gato Chimney, Andrew Council, Ron English, Vassilis Gogtzilas, Chuck Harrison, Jeff Lamm, Pat Moriarity, Kool Skull, McFaul Studio, Jon Vermilyea and Ben Walker. ...

Skywriting: Ron English

I like Ron English and his political and creative liberating of commercial billboards. But this time, he did an other spectacular intervention. Ron takes graffiti to new heights yesterday morning by skywriting the word “cloud” over the lower Manhattan! I don’t know how to make these so-called “Cloud Graffiti”, but it’s really wonderful and inspiring. Let’s see, when there will be the first skywriting adverts… None the less, nice action Ron! For more info, visit his webiste popaganda.com. ...