The night with Ron English
In the last post I mentioned that Vinyl Pulse reported Ron English was having a holiday party/ toy release at Toy Tokyo’s Showroom. The announcement was so last minute that I wasn’t sure I’d be able to attend, fortunately I was. I arrived to the Showroom a little past 8pm and Ron was nowhere in sight when I got there. I toured the room and took a look at his prints, small and large, and his new XL McSupersize. I should admit that I don’t own a single Ron English vinyl. I’m a fan of his works, but something about his pieces doesn’t grab my attention the way other artists do. I think it’s due to the colors he uses. Either way, I really do LOVE his prints. His pieces are filled with lots of statements about the society we live in. I took a couple pictures, but had a lot of trouble getting shots I really liked. There was an odd odor in the room and it was packed like there was no tomorrow.
When Ron did arrive though, I got him to sketch something for me in my book of souls. He went with his rabbit creature, which I was very grateful for and I wasn’t able to chit-chat with him much because a friend of his was already catching up with him and I didn’t want to be rude. He arrived with a surprise, an Super XL McSupersize. Check out the pictures when you get a chance. [Ron English Flickr Set]