George John “LARDO” Larson is a Chicago based visual artist; born in Chicago, and still residing in the Chicagoland area. George was in his teens when he was first called LARDO. Kids had twisted his last name Larson. He decided that LARD is pig fat, and DO sounds like money. So he combined the pig with the LARDO /dollar sign bling for his tag.

George paints the pig with the bling, along with other characters of his, on walls and canvas. Life can be hard and a struggle, but the pig is always smiling and surrounded with pretty colors. It’s like laughing to keep from crying. George feels that negativity can be like a sickness and poison your life. He is trying to give people something to smile about.

Scroll through a portfolio of LARDO’s artworks below.