Darren Cullen
Darren Cullen is a satirical artist, activist, illustrator and writer. He was born in Leeds to Irish immigrant parents and is currently based in London. Cullen studied advertising at Leeds College of Art, where he learnt the techniques and language of the medium, but changed direction when he learnt about the ethical implications involved in this career path. After moving away from advertising, Cullen moved on to study fine art at Glasgow School of Art.
In his work, Cullen used the language of advertising to communicate the empty promises of consumerism and the lies of military recruiters. Cullen has gone on to publish several comics, releasing his first one in 2013 called ‘Join the army’. Cullen has also written a series of short films called "Action Man: Battlefield" to draw attention to the way the Ministry of Defence targets children as young as five with its official toy range, which includes an RAF Drone Playset.