Johnny Cash MkII By Simon Dixon

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Simon Dixon was a Brighton-based artist & print maker, whose fine art pieces centred around icons of the twentieth century. Dixon’s love of pop culture & deep interest in twentieth century history combine in a truly distinctive aesthetic: referencing 1960s Pop Art, his paintings are a big, bold & colourful reworking of the traditional portrait. ‘ Johnny Cash MKII’ depicts a pop-ified portrait of the eponymous country singer. Against a flat, turquoise-coloured background, Cash poses with his guitar, looking out towards the viewer with striking intensity. Over the image, Dixon has printed the words, ‘ This Machine Kills Fascists’: the message that Woody Guthrie famously pinned to his guitar in 1941. An iconic work of art, Dixon has brilliantly merged cultural references, creating a modern-day print to rival Warhol’s Marilyn.