Art at Home Grown Cafe

Joshua Ruggeri

‘Popagenda’ is often the term used for Ruggeri’s body of work. The artwork takes on a satirical view of social and cultural issues and ideas. Joshua conquers the American dream while combining the cult of celebrity, comic aesthetics and music heroes to paint powerful, protective narratives. While using familiar visual signs, icons, and ads and arranging them into explosive layered paintings, they demand attention. He uses a large arsenal of mediums that include aerosol, acrylic, oil sticks and markers to just about anything he can get his hands on to give life and form to his style.