Lowbrow
Lowbrow ( English "undemanding" ) is a style of fine arts that has its origins in the US American custom and surfing culture of the 1950s and the later underground comix . The frequently used term Pop Surrealism (" Pop - Surrealism ") is sometimes used synonymously, sometimes viewed as a sub-form of Lowbrow. Most of the Lowbrow's works are paintings, but some artists also created sculptures and installations.
style
Characteristic for Lowbrow is the playful and humorous processing and mixing of objects from pop culture in the style of surrealism and fantastic realism . The objects and icons of today's “ retro ”, predominantly American media phenomena, such as classic cartoons and comics, sitcoms from the 1960s, rock music , pulp magazines or B-movies, provide significant inspiration .
Famous artist
- Melanie Martinez
- Gary Panter
- Joe Coleman
- Camille Rose Garcia
- Heiko Müller
- Mark Ryden
- shag
- Various & Gould
Magazines
- Juxtapoz , ISSN 1077-8411
- Raw Vision , ISSN 0950-4125
- Hi-Fructose , OCLC 262433180
- Forno Magazine , OCLC 243487901
- Dangerous Ink , ISSN 1754-0283
- Beautiful / Decay
- Tokion , ISSN 1939-3822
Exhibitions
- Group exhibition Don't Wake Daddy IX , Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg, Germany, 2014.
- Group exhibition Don't Wake Daddy IIIV , Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg, Germany, 2013.
- Lowbrow Insurgence: The Rise of Post-Pop Art , Hardwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, USA, 2015.
- Robert Williams at the Whitney Biennale , New York, 2010
literature
- Kirsten Anderson: Pop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground Art. Last Gasp, San Francisco 2004, ISBN 0-86719-618-1
- Matt Dukes Jordan: Weirdo Deluxe: The Wild World of Pop Surrealism and Lowbrow Art. Chronicle Books, San Francisco 2005, ISBN 0-8118-4241-X
Web links
- Pop surrealism (Kunstwissen.de)
- The Lowbrow Movement - Art History 101 Basics (About.com)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Williams . Whitney Museum, 2010. Memento from the Internet Archive of February 26, 2010