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Weirdo Deluxe: The Wild World of Pop Surrealism & Lowbrow Art
"Lowbrow" it may be called, but high-profile best describes the cultural impact of this contemporary art movement Found everywhere from wine labels and high-end bar accessories to major motion pictures ( Teacher's Pet, the upcoming Pink Panther), the visibility of this dynamic work has rapidly increased in the last few years to worldwide recognition and acclaim. Weirdo Deluxe is the first significant manifesto of the genre a riotous blend of pop culture, street culture, pop art, and surrealism and includes profiles of and interviews with 23 leading artists and hundreds of outrageous examples of their work. Special features include an expansive timeline, and peeks at the artists' collections and influences. Weirdo Deluxe is at once a primer and lowbrow art sourcebook as well as a visual homage to pop culture..
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Wildsville: The Art of Derek Yaniger (Masters of Lowbrow)
Celebrating a retro subculture of tiki gods, hillbillies, and burlesque, this collection of Derek Yaniger's incredible body of 1950s-style cartoon art is a must for all tiki and Kustom Kulture addicts. The only work devoted to his illustrations for Cartoon Network, Marvel Comics (for which he worked on such titles as Hellraiser, Transformers: Generation 2, and Web of Spider-Man), and more, this book contains more than 150 original paintings and illustrations. Derek's illustration style, reminiscent of cocktail napkin art of the 1950s, delves into the retro world of beatniks, tiki bars, and Vegas glamour. Original cartoon art collectors, students of cartoon art, and fans of lowbrow artists will all find this an essential reference. .
Price: $18.45
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Carnival on the Page: Popular Print Media in Antebellum America
In the decades before the Civil War, American society witnessed the emergence of a new form of print culture, as penny papers, mammoth weeklies, giftbooks, fashion magazines, and other ephemeral printed materials brought exuberance and theatricality to public culture and made the practice of reading more controversial. For a short yet pivotal period, argues Isabelle Lehuu, the world of print was turned upside down. Unlike the printed works of the eighteenth century, produced to educate and refine, the new media aimed to entertain a widening yet diversified public of men and women. As they gained popularity among American readers, these new print forms provoked fierce reactions from cultural arbiters who considered them transgressive. No longer the manly art of intellectual pursuit, reading took on new meaning; reading for pleasure became an act with the power to silently disrupt the social order. Neither just an epilogue to an earlier age of scarce books and genteel culture nor merely a prologue to the late nineteenth century and its mass culture and commercial literature, the antebellum era marked a significant passage in the history of books and reading in the United States, Lehuu argues..
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Lowbrow Art of Robert Williams
Contemporary art critics are still struggling with the resurgence of outsider art, also called the new undergrounds At the forefront of the clash between highbrow and lowbrow art is Robert Williams. From his early comics work with Zap to his recent magazine Juxtapoz, Williams keeps pushing the public's buttons with his politically incorrect art agenda. The Lowbrow Art of Robert Williams is the fundamental collection of his work, including 16 pages of full-color illustrations and almost 30 pages from Zap. The cover is possibly the most recognizable Williams piece because it was used on a Guns N' Roses album Appetite for Destruction..
Price: $15.50
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The Dizzy Dictionary: A Lowbrow Guide to Kustom Kulture
##A fake children’s book in the guise of an illustrated dictionary, with large colorful illustrations, oversize typefaces and simple definitions…featuring a wandering gremlin as comic relief. An A-B-C of "kustom kulture," "lowbrow," and hot-rod cultural terms, presented in a friendly child-like book. The Dizzy Dictionary is twist on a well-known format (the i#He is CEO of West Coast Choppers, a manufacturer of custom-made motorcycles, and the host of Motorcycle Mania and the former series Monster Garage on the Discovery Channel. Other branches of the "West Coast Family" include the Chopperdogs fan club and Jesse's Girl clothing line. Pay Up Sucker Produc#The Pizz has assaulted the world with his distinctive lowbrow paintings for years. An early protege of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, The Pizz has become a well known artist in his own right. He has had seven solo shows at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles, as well as shows at a long list of galleries an#He is CEO of West Coast Choppers, a manufacturer of custom-made motorcycles, and the host of Motorcycle Mania and the former series Monster Garage on the Discovery Channel. Other branches of the "West Coast Family" include the Chopperdogs fan club and Jesse's Girl clothing line. Pay Up Sucker Produc#The Pizz has assaulted the world with his distinctive lowbrow paintings for years. An early protege of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, The Pizz has become a well known artist in his own right. He has had seven solo shows at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles, as well as shows at a long list of galleries an.
Price: $8.76
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