Garbage and ugly political discourse come together for 'Trash Talk' art exhibit

Just by looking at the scowling faces artist Paul Kroner painted of politicians, journalists and world leaders in Trash Talk, you get an idea of what he thinks of the things they’ve said.

The Cincinnati sculptor, painter and designer says he tried to keep the brush broad in his latest exhibit at Studio Kroner, but he has a point of view.

“All these people have big snarling mouths and that was a real big feature. Just like people trying to get in your face and win, just by shouting at you,” he says.

Subjects include everyone from Senate Minority Leader and the senior Republican Senator from Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, to Arizona's Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema.

The project of painting this group of people began while Kroner was recovering from an injury and had to take a break from sculpting, which takes two hands. But he could still paint and put their portraits on the front and back of cardboard boxes.