With his own very individual set of character traits, the Big Lebowski of the same-named cult film has generated a huge following of fans who desire to be as cool and casual as The Dude, a goal artist Bubble Gun pokes fun at with The Lebowski Series.
Demonstrating how lovers of the film can easily step over the line of fandom and venture into cultish territory, idolizing and worshiping the characters as though they were religious figures. In this series of prints, the artist strives to symbolize this pursuit by turning the characters into Warhol-styled prints, creating a little shrine for the film and its apathetic protagonists.
Hilariously enough, The Lebowski Series includes Donny's coffee tin urn.
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The Lebowski Series Glorifies Apathetic Cult Film Characters
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