

Toward the end of the film, the audience gets a glimpse of a different side of Bronson: one that’s able to lose himself in the arts and produce some pretty intriguing works. The biopic offers a semi-realistic look into Bronson’s introduction to a life of crime, his apparent love-hate relationship with the penal system, and his many outlandish instances of compulsive violence. The film details the life of Charles Bronson, who was born as Michael Gordon Peterson but then changed his name in 1987 on the advice of his street-fighting promoter. The artwork of Charles Bronson came to my attention after watching the 2008 film Bronson starring Tom Hardy and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.


However, those who appreciate modern art will find themselves unable to deny that Bronson’s works are certainly thought-provoking and, at the very least, have some merit. Bronson’s art isn’t what might be considered “beautiful” in the traditional sense of the word. Once declared “Britain’s most violent prisoner” by the country’s tabloids, Charles Bronson just might be the last person you’d expect to be an artist.
