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POPaganda
The Art And Crimes of
Ron English
Cinema Libre DVD
Simply put; you either get a guy like
outlaw artist Ron English, or you just
plain don't.
English made his bad boy bones
back in the 1990s, in a guerrilla
campaign to deface big-time
corporate billboards in the New York
City area.
English, a chubby long-haired freak
sort of chap and his various
crew-including his wife-had a military
type operation going which let them
(mostly) get away hiding in plain
sight whilst they covered billboards
featuring Camel and McDonald's with
English's thought provoking
replacements.
This DVD follows English around
while he pastes over familiar logos
with various send-up's of the brand
designed and painted by the anarchy
artist who despite his elaborate
planning, still managed to get
arrested for his art, from time to time.
English has a special hate-on for
McDonald's, and even though he
takes credit for knocking the
kid-friendly Joe Camel smoke
campaign off the rails, he also admits
that Camel actually once hired him to
do a billboard, because at first I
guess the ad guys thought it was
cool, or something.
Yet English was continually
encouraged by colleagues and
especially his wife, to stop using his
time for billboard banzai, and
concentrate instead on his evolving
painting, which featured eclectic use
of pop culture and near surrealistic
style with vivid colors.
So, he did, and now Ron English art
is a major domo part of the
"low-brow" movement currently all
the rage which borrows heavily from
Andy Warhol.
This DVD comes with near 2 hours of
extras, of which the best part
comprises about 30 minutes of
out-takes and extended scenes from
the film.
But like I said, you either get it, or not.
And for sure former Yuppies who
have not repented need not apply.
The Art And Crimes of
Ron English
Cinema Libre DVD
Simply put; you either get a guy like
outlaw artist Ron English, or you just
plain don't.
English made his bad boy bones
back in the 1990s, in a guerrilla
campaign to deface big-time
corporate billboards in the New York
City area.
English, a chubby long-haired freak
sort of chap and his various
crew-including his wife-had a military
type operation going which let them
(mostly) get away hiding in plain
sight whilst they covered billboards
featuring Camel and McDonald's with
English's thought provoking
replacements.
This DVD follows English around
while he pastes over familiar logos
with various send-up's of the brand
designed and painted by the anarchy
artist who despite his elaborate
planning, still managed to get
arrested for his art, from time to time.
English has a special hate-on for
McDonald's, and even though he
takes credit for knocking the
kid-friendly Joe Camel smoke
campaign off the rails, he also admits
that Camel actually once hired him to
do a billboard, because at first I
guess the ad guys thought it was
cool, or something.
Yet English was continually
encouraged by colleagues and
especially his wife, to stop using his
time for billboard banzai, and
concentrate instead on his evolving
painting, which featured eclectic use
of pop culture and near surrealistic
style with vivid colors.
So, he did, and now Ron English art
is a major domo part of the
"low-brow" movement currently all
the rage which borrows heavily from
Andy Warhol.
This DVD comes with near 2 hours of
extras, of which the best part
comprises about 30 minutes of
out-takes and extended scenes from
the film.
But like I said, you either get it, or not.
And for sure former Yuppies who
have not repented need not apply.
