Ryan’s Evil Empire

Ryan’s Evil Empire08.17.2012

Paul Ryan has cited Rage Against the Machine as one of his favorite bands… and that is crazy. RATM’s guitarist Tom Morello responded to this exactly as I would have expected: “Paul Ryan is the embodiment of the machine our music rages against.“ Rest assured I listened to Evil Empire while drawing this.

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@hstryk I love when they say it looks "too similar," It's literally the same thing.

Who is this guy?

Chris Piascik is a New England artist, graphic designer, and illustrator. With 8 years of professional experience at award-winning firms in New England, he is currently working as a freelance designer and illustrator, and just presented his 6th solo exhibition. He holds degrees in Visual Communication Design and Art History from the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford, where he has moonlighted as an instructor of design courses. In 2008, the American Institute of Graphic Arts selected his poster design as a winning entry for its Get Out the Vote campaign. His other recognitions include Gold Awards, Silver Awards, Excellence Awards, Judges Award and the Spirit of Creativity Award from the Connecticut Art Director’s Club as well as a BoNE award from the AIGA. In addition his work has been published in numerous books and publications including Print and Communication Arts, the Logo Lounge series, Typography Essentials and Lettering, Beyond Computer Graphics and Bike Art: Bicycles in Art Around the World. Previous clients include: Chronicle Books, Nike, Goodbyn, Mayer Hawthorne, Odyssey, Gnarls Barkley, Monolith Music Festival, Eat Boston, and Theaterworks.

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Chris Piascik