Ron English

Submitted by jev0010 on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 10:36am
Graduation Year: 
1984

Ron English (’84) :: known for creating art that turns pop culture on its head, became a character himself in the March 4 episode of The Simpsons titled “Exit Through The Kwik-E Mart.” English and fellow artists Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal, voicing themselves, catch budding street artist Bart painting up Springfield and suggest he exhibit his work. The real English previously made an appearance on The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special, painting a Jackson Pollock-style Homer Simpson portrait (pictured, Homer Pollock, oil on canvas, 2010, courtesy of Ron English).