Ron English

Morgan Spurlock Gives Los Angeles a Taste of 'New Blood' in Gallery Show

Lisa Derrick | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: The Date Farmers, New Blood, Mansome, Thinkspace Gallery, Morgan Spurlock, Dzine, Ron English, Camille Rose Garcia, Gary Baseman, Art, Los Angeles Art Openings, Greatest Story Ever Sold, Pop Surrealism, Gary Taxali, Tim Biskup, Shepard Fairey, Supersize Me, Los Angeles Art Exhibit, New Blood Exhibit, Morgan Spurlock New Blood, Arts News
Lisa Derrick

Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock injects his passion for bold, brash and modern paintings into the art scene by curating "New Blood," which includes all original works from established artists and the new blood they chose to exhibit with them.

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(R)evolution in Rock: The Art Takes Los Angeles by Storm

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Rock N' Roll, The Art, Los Angeles, Motley Crue, Marcel Duchamp, Vicky Hamilton, Geffen Records, Lady GaGa, Kill City, Bar Sinister, Ron English, Australia, Jim Morrison, Marilyn Mason, The Beatles, The Doors, Rodney Bigenheimer, Rodney on the Roq, Twilight of the Idols, Nietzsche, Guns N Roses, American Idol, K-Rock, Joan Jett, Hollywood, Rockpaper Coffeehouse, Abstract Art, The X Factor, Van Halen, Arts News
Lisa Paul Streitfeld

Such scrappy behavior -- hopeful, yet realist in a "turning world" -- is what propels this Down Under band over the precarious tightrope navigating the middle ground between dreams and nightmares on their journey to define a rock 'n' roll (r)evolution in the 21st century.

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Ron English: Your Favorite POPaganda Prankster

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Marilyn Monroe, Popaganda, Andy Warhol, Video, Pop Art, Mickey Mouse, Street Art, Obama, Slidewide, Pop Surrealism, Obama Lincoln, Ron English, Mark Ryden, Arts News

Ron English is an outlaw of sorts, known for converting cultural icons into agitprop creations that make us pause and reconsider the objects, cultural...

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'The Simpsons' Newest Guest Star Is ...

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Exit Through the Gift Shop, Kenny Scharf, Exit Through the Kiwk-E-Mart, Ron English, The Simpsons, Robbie Conal, Shepard Fairey, Banksy, Los Angeles News

If you think that street art can look a little cartoonish, you're right -- at least you will be on March 4th. LA street artists are taking over "Th...

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Ron English Discusses His Pop Surrealism (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Charlie Brown, Andy Warhol, Ronald McDonald, Mickey Mouse, Corey Helford Gallery, John Wellington Ennis, Ron, Ron English, Lowbrow (Art Movement), Slidepollajax, Art, Video, Arts News
John Wellington Ennis

Ron English's latest collection, "The Seasons of Supurbia," is a journey through pop surrealism, realized in English's universe as tableaus of toys with twisted features in a foreboding landscape.

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WATCH: Haiku Reviews: Space Sculpture, Drag Opera And Piano History

Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Classical Music, Peter Frank, Laurence Vittes, Jazz, Fela Kuti, Gustav Mahler, Theatre, John Miller, Stuart Isacoff, Jazz Music, George Heymont, Ron English, Haiku Reviews, Drag Queens, Vienna, Arts News

HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews is a biweekly feature where invited critics review exhibitions and performances in short form. Some will be in the tradit...

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The Complexities, Realities and Mysteries of Relationships: This Artweek.LA (November 21, 2011)

Bill Bush | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Trang Le, Jean Conner, Ron English, David Amico, Bruce Conner, Robert Townsend, Arts News
Bill Bush

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'South Park', King Tut & Kobe: Highlights This Week

Posted 06.16.2011

Read More: Photography, Civil War, South Park Art, Basketball, Ron English, Painting, King Tut, Sports, Video, Civil War Photography, Commercials, Kobe Bryant, Smart Car, Egypt, Egyptian Artifacts, Museums, Kobe, South Park, Arts News

It's been a wild ride on HuffPost Arts: from Kobe Bryant's smart car shenanigans to bizarre "South Park"-inspired art, from the greatest museums never...

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'Art In The Streets' Brings The Fire To MOCA

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Shepard Fairey, Steven P. Harrington, John Ahearn, Jr, Freedom, Blade, Swoon, Fab 5 Freddy, Jaime Rojo, Ron English, Os Gemeos, Moca, Jeffery Deitch, Brooklyn Street Art, Neckface, Martha Cooper, Saber, Roger Gastman, Kenny Scharf, Keith Haring, Barry Mcgee, Jean-Michel Basquiat, STEVE GRODY, Gordon Matta-Clark, Art in the Streets, Kaws, Slidepollajax, Arts News
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

Yes, Banksy is here. The giant "Art in the Streets" show opening this weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles gives a patch of real e...

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Bizarre 'South Park' Art

ARTINFO | Posted 06.10.2011

Read More: Broadway, Trey Parker, Art, Book of Mormon, Matt Stone, Artinfo, Satire, South Park, Street Art, Slidepollajax, Theater, Comic Con, Painting, Eugene-Oneill-Theater, Ron English, Arts News
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The cast of "The Book of Mormon" on opening night at Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York / Courtesy Getty Images NEW YORK--With the "The Book of Mor...

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Best Brooklyn Street Art of 2010 (SLIDESHOW)

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, How Nosm Aryz, Dan Witz, Brooklyn Street Art, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, White Cocoa, Ron English, Chris From Robots Will Kill, Elbow Toe, Tip Toe, Nick Walker, Mr. Brainwash, WK Interact, Bast, Retna, Dolk, Steven P. Harrington, Remi Rough, How and Nosm, Ludo, El Mac, The Dude Company, Sweet Toof, Specter, Jef Aerosol, Tes One, Jeff Soto, Veng From Robots Will Kill, Futura 2000, Judith Supine, Trusto Corp, Jaime Rojo, General Howe, Os Gemeos, Banksy, Stormie Mills, Faile, Swoon, Chris Chillemi, Shepard Fairey, Futura, Gaia, Anthony Lister, Aakash Nihilani, Surge1, Roa, Elbowptoe, Lister, Boxi, Mcity, M-City, Beau, Tiptoe, Sever, Mbw, Bask, Trustocorp, Arts News
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

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They're Not Dolls! They're Action Figures--and Art! DesignerCon Plays Around in Pasadena

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jose Hernandez, Lowbrow Art, Designcon, Doktor A, Ron English, Vinyl Toys, Pop Art, November 20, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Mictlan, Fashion, Los Angeles News
Lisa Derrick

Vinyl toys are some of the hottest collectibles around. Some feature obscure anime and manga characters, some are creatures from myths old and new; ...

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Retro Cool Pop Art at the Palms this Weekend: Rare Exhibit of MidCentury Modern and MC-Influenced Fine Art

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shag, Slidepollajax, Bosko, Mid Century Modern, Art, Las Vegas, Dave Weidman, Fractured Fairy Tales, Cartoons, Mondo Lounge III, Pop Surrealism, Pop Culture, Ron English, Ausgang, American Pop Culture, Arts News
Lisa Derrick

For centuries, artists painted religious figures, whether saints or gods and goddesses, then still lifes--arguably with religious aspects present--m...

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Banksy, Exit Through the Gift Shop & the Rise of Street Art

Caroline Hagood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rhys Ifans, Jef Aerosol, Thierry Guetta, Neck Face, Street Art, Obama Hope Poster, Ron English, Film, Michelangelo, Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Tod Hanson, Art, Space Invader, West Bank Barrier, Keith Haring, Graffiti, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Wildstyle, Twist, Entertainment News
Caroline Hagood

In his documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, Banksy provides us with a candid look at the world of street art, a form the film's narrator refers to as "the biggest counterculture movement since punk."

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