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Ron English Art

American, b. 1966
Ron English (b. 1959) is a pioneering American contemporary artist who explores the intersection of street art, brand imagery, superhero comics, art history, advertising, and politics. His cheeky interpretation of Pop Art comes alive in vibrant drawings, paintings, and murals. English’s imagery is found on the street, in museums, in movies, books, and television. His irreverent, imagined characters include MC Supersized, the obese fast-food mascot featured in Morgan Spurlock’s 2004 documentary Super Size Me, and Abraham Obama, a mischievous hybrid of the 16th and 44th U.S. presidents. Sociocultural commentary underscores his work, exemplified by his iteration of Ronald McDonald as a western culture “Buddha” gorging McDonald’s to expose the insatiable slothfulness of consumerism. English transformed his early experience as an art reproducer to become a founding co-creator of illegal public art campaigns in the early 1980s. His controversial street art activities are the subject matter and explored extensively in POPaganda - The Art & Crimes of Ron English, a documentary directed by Pedro Carvajal. An acclaimed outlaw artist, English never became an official member, but he has participated with the Billboard Liberation Front, which practices culture jamming by altering billboards to change keywords and radically alter the message, often to make an anti-corporate statement. He frequently targets corporations and their mascots, including Joe Camel and Mickey Mouse. English seeks to inspire people to question consumer capitalism through his exaggerated, grotesque characters. English is a masterful oil painter working in a photorealist style. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas in Denton, and an MFA from The University of Texas, English moved to New York City, where he apprenticed with several artists and started selling his own work. English reworks art historical imagery, such as depictions of Picasso’s Guernica, as a template to explore universal issues. English’s work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Paris, the Whitney Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Paterson Museum in Paterson, New Jersey. He has exhibited at the Station Museum in Houston and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington DC. In November of 2021, English’s enormous immersive installation Sugar Circus opened an exhibition at The Nest in Q Plex in Nanshan District in Shenzhen, China. His work has been featured in solo and group shows around the world.
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Red Elvis, Screenprint by Ron English
Red Elvis, Screenprint by Ron English

Red Elvis, Screenprint by Ron English

By Ron English

Located in Long Island City, NY

Portfolio: Urban Pop Portfolio (1972-2012) Date: 2012 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of AP III/XVI Image Size: 32.75 x 26.5 inches Size: 39 x 29.5 in. (99.06 x 74...

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2010s Pop Art Ron English Art

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Screen

Painted Silkscreen of John Lennon & Groucho Marx by Ron English
Painted Silkscreen of John Lennon & Groucho Marx by Ron English

Painted Silkscreen of John Lennon & Groucho Marx by Ron English

By Ron English

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A silkscreen on paper that has been painted over in acrylic or oil. It was done by Ron English as we have the same image signed done in different styles. This one is not signed or ma...

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Late 20th Century American Ron English Art

Paint on Paper by Ron English of John Lennon and Groucho Marx
Paint on Paper by Ron English of John Lennon and Groucho Marx

Paint on Paper by Ron English of John Lennon and Groucho Marx

By Ron English

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A wonderful painting on a silkscreen signed Ron English of John Lennon and Groucho Marx. The painting is in good condition. The frame has a few nicks and chips, some small spots of r...

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Late 20th Century American Ron English Art

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Paint

Ron English Pop Elvis/Elvis in Purple and Orange
Ron English Pop Elvis/Elvis in Purple and Orange

Ron English Pop Elvis/Elvis in Purple and Orange

By Ron English

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A great image by the noted Pop Artist Ron English. This work is a c print on Canvas. Title on the back and signed Elvis Elvis Purple Orange, Orange Purple. It is also signed English. Measures 36x36 inches. The work is wonderfully evocative and very much in Ron English’s Popaganda style. Please have a look at some of the other works by the artist we have listed on this site of , including 2 Lennon and Marx paintings. This work is not framed and wraps around the edges as left by the artist. It is in good condition although i noticed a minuscule spot with some black touch up pictured. From the artist’s website: One of the most prolific and recognizable artists alive today, New York-based painter, street artist and designer Ron English has bombed the global landscape with unforgettable images across all categories of culture, history and art. As a fine art painter enjoying gallery and museum representation worldwide, Mr. English is well-known for his stunning oil technique and inventive use of color. Widely considered the Godfather of Street Art, he has created murals and billboards across the globe that blend dazzling visuals with biting political, consumerist and surrealist statements. Mr. English has also been on the vanguard of the booming vinyl art figure movement, releasing hundreds of unique and highly coveted collectibles that continue to fetch healthy aftermarket prices. Publications featuring Mr. English include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Miami Herald, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Art News, Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, Creem, Juxtapoz Magazine...

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Signs Of Crime (Seafoam)
Signs Of Crime (Seafoam)

Signs Of Crime (Seafoam)

By Ron English

Located in Toronto, ON

24" x 24" Unframed Archival UV-Cured Print on Varnished HD Aluminum Panel of 100 Hand Signed by Ron English

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21st Century and Contemporary Ron English Art

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Combrat Boy 3D Lenticular print edition of 10
Combrat Boy 3D Lenticular print edition of 10

Combrat Boy 3D Lenticular print edition of 10

By Ron English

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Ron English Combrat Boy 2015 3D Lenticular archival inks on PETG Plastic 36 x 24 in. Edition of 10 Signed and numbered on verso Accompanied with COA by G...

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2010s Street Art Ron English Art

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Signs Of Crime (Orange)
Signs Of Crime (Orange)

Signs Of Crime (Orange)

By Ron English

Located in Toronto, ON

24" x 24" Unframed Limited Edition Print Mounted on Aluminum of 100

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21st Century and Contemporary Ron English Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Screen print, signed, numbered 107/200 Sheet size: 18 x 24 inches English created Abraham Obama during the US presidential election 2008, where he mixed the facial impressions from Abraham Lincoln with Barack Obama. Ron English, born 1966 in Dallas, Texas, is a contemporary artist. His focus is on advertising and popular brand imagery. He invented the name POPaganda for his unique style. His art features a mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, including comic superhero mythology and totems of art history. He is considered important in the advancement of street art away from traditional wild-style lettering. Clever statements and masterful trompe l'oeil based art is his way of art. Since the 1980s, he has created illegal murals and billboards. English can be considered the "celebrated prankster father of dollar-pop". He works on carefully created corporate icons in a way that they are turned upside down and therefore used against the very corporation they are meant to represent. Some of his illegal murals include one on the Berlin Wall's Checkpoint Charlie in 1989 and on the Palestinian separation wall in the West Bank in 2007 which he created with fellow street artists Banksy and Swoon. He has drawn several album covers for The Dandy Warhols, Slash and Chris Brown. Some of his paintings are used in Morgan Spurlock's documentaries Super Size Me and POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. He has received special thanks and is credited as "The Greatest Living Artist". English is known for his photorealist techniques, his inventive use of colour and comic book collage. He sexualized animals, skeletal figures, Marilyn Monroe with Mickey Mouse breasts, the corpulent fast food spokesman MC Supersized, and of course Abraham Obama. Pedro Carvajal made a documentary of English entitled Poopaganda, named after one of his art books. English is also a subject of Michael Leavitt's The Art Army action figures. In 2012 English, together with his artist friends Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal...

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2010s Contemporary Ron English Art

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Ron English art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Ron English art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ron English in organic material, resin, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Ron English art, so small editions measuring 11 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of David Morico, Janos Kujbus, and Cindy Press. Ron English art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $700 and tops out at $15,000, while the average work can sell for $14,824.

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