Ron English is a central figure in the wild-style urban art scene. Nevertheless, his persona is influential when it comes to the more sophisticated contemporary art as well. The style that he conducted on his own, POPaganda, is a combination of high and low cultural touchstones, an interesting new world whose inhabitants remind us of the ones we know from our own world, but there is definitely something different about them. This vibrant counterculture is an intentionally modified alternative version of our society that gives another perspective on advertising and on consumerist, corporate-led society. English is frequently described as an outlaw, a prankster, mostly due to his proficiency in culture jamming and his devotion to what he believes is right, and that is to pull no punches when it comes to revealing the almost obvious disposition of popular culture and society.
