GENERAL JERRY JEFF KOONS

A primary portrait of country music singer Jerry Jeff Walker best known for his 1968 song “Mr. Bojangles”. The background of the  portrait references 25 ”generals” referenced in popular culture. Each piece in the series also references fine artists from past and present.  The graphic layout of the piece and the overlay of Tom and Jerry and balloon dog are a homage to famous American Pop Artist Jeff Koons. The synthesis of the combined pop data results in a new icon: General Jerry Jeff Koons.  GENERAL A Google search of “GENERAL” results in 1000’s of references and images catalogued under that search term. In the piece GENERAL references include: General Mills, General George Washington, General Hospital, general store, General Cinema, General Zod, The General Lee,  General Macarthur, General Motors, and 16 other references from history, science, and popular culture.   JERRY Chosen as a nod to Jerry Jeff Walker, founder of outlaw movement in country music, because Jerry was always on