Renaissance landscapes of Ronald

This explanation of an experience that this guy had is a bit overwrought but damn if his enthusiasm isn’t infectious.

Cabel Sasser, Panic − XOXO Festival (2024) by XOXO Festival (YouTube)

Skip forward to about 4:00 for the in-depth analysis of artist Wes Cook’s ouevre. Cabel Sasser is a bit of an acquired taste but his enthusiasm is infectious.

Look at this mural, though. It’s amazing. This was on a wall in the children’s seating area in a McDonald’s in Centralia, Washington. It was painted in 1980. Wes went on to do a lot of other work, mostly in theme parks.

Wes Cook McDonald's Mural in Centralia, Washington

The piece that Cabel is still trying to get is,

“Wes Cook was working on what he called a triptych satire. [A depiction of] the baptism, crucifixion, and ascension of Christ told through Ronald McDonald.”

The “origin of the toolbar” reveal was pretty cool. He saw in a photo of Wes Cook’s workspace that he had his tools clipped to a twine line above his desk. It looked for all the world like a toolbar in a design app.

The big reveal at the end was worth the wait. 👏 👏 👏