Rambo Springsteen, 2008
acrylic paint on wood
146 x 30 x 25 cm
At first sight, 'Rambo Springsteen' by artist Charlie Roberts (1984, Kansas, United States) gives the impression of being made in a wild and playful manner. Roberts carves American sport heroes, presidents and animal statues from tree trunks. The artworks of Roberts provide an abundance of information, humor and depth coming together. The imagination of Roberts floats between the iconographic of Pop Art, the ritualistic of tribal art, the anecdotal of cartoonist culture and the earthly of folkloric art.