Juan Gomez 06 Jan 2005

A sample of one of his new paintings.

Rob Jones 06 Jan 2005

I am not so much a fan of him, but Juxtapoz is great, I 've been getting it for about three years. Gives me hope...someday...but there are tons of "low brow" "brut art"= cutting edge folks doin' some awesome things, definnitely worth checking out. Great post Juan

06 Jan 2005

Clare Rowley 06 Jan 2005

Thanks for showing this Juan... Now I have to get the Juxtapoz subscription - Love all I learn here :o)

cramer 06 Jan 2005

cool art work...i never heard of that mag....i dont have much access to stuff like that

terence ulrich 06 Jan 2005

I have issue #1 and all the rest up until about a year ago. Met Mr Williams a few times and he's very nice. If you go to an opening at La Luz de Jesus in LA you may see him there. Look for the old Roadster with pinstriping parked out front.

Looks like he's going to a smoother, more polished style.

Juan Gomez 06 Jan 2005

Robert Williams is one of the founders of Juxtapoze..it was him and others that started this so-called low-brow art-scene in the early 90's..before that Jean Michel Basqiuat keith Haring and Kenny Scharf...that scene from the early eighties.

Lucas Seven 06 Jan 2005

...Robert Williams is awesome...

terence ulrich 06 Jan 2005

actually Juan, lowbrow is considered a West Coast phenomenon. At least from what I've read about it. Robert Williams started painting and drawing in the 60's as part of Big Daddy's production studio. His 70's and early 80's style was very polished kinda like what he's doing now.

His breakout was when Guns and Roses used his painting "Appetite for Destruction" for their album "Appetite for Destruction" He caught a lot of flak for that one, especially from Women's groups. Regardless, he's made a huge impact on art and he's one of the best.

Juan Gomez 06 Jan 2005

Terence true..but just at an international scale these movements are realised from the decades talked about on my last response..I know He was doing fantastic art for decades...Gun's and Roses was one focal point to launch his works in a international lavel..although catching hell from several organizations. Low Brow goes beyond east-coast west-coast...another form of radical ART or self taught artists with-out any bounds on subject that would offend the masses...a so-called Sub-culture..it's every-where.

terence ulrich 06 Jan 2005

There's Robert Crumb who started with Williams at ZAP Comix another founder of the Lowbrow movement. Von Dutch the pinstriper from So. Cal and Rick Griffin the surfer, another artist considered a founder of Lowbrow.

I think the east coasters were welcomed into the fold because of their graphic and illustrative style.

Lucas Seven 06 Jan 2005

...once this was 'lowbrow'...you can call it what you want, but it's been around forever...

Juan Gomez 06 Jan 2005

Oh soo true Lucas...1940's and 50's plenty of that sub-culture work..Mom and Pop.. era, goodie two shoes stuff..leave it beaver generation..and the playboy magazines under the matress.

Wade Harrison 07 Jan 2005

robert williams is the best in low brow art scene. i had a chance to meet him a couple of years ago in detroit. he was very down to earth. thank you juan

Rob Jones 07 Jan 2005

You guys ever heard of Glenn Barr? He's from Detroit his stuff is pretty rad too. I dig Rick Griffin and of course you got Kenny Scharf from NYC, but I guess he was more 80's pop than low.

terence ulrich 08 Jan 2005

Glenn Barr is a great artist...I'm happy to say I've been in a couple of group shows at LA Luz de Jesus with him.

http://www.laluzdejesus.com/shows/previousshows/2002/uncommercial2002index.htm

Juan Gomez 08 Jan 2005

I know his art-work Rob...like many..the tiki style Shag's Art via realistic views of Mark Rydan...Wow Terence you exhibited at De La Luz Gallery awsome..some day you'll be featured in Juxtapoz..Terence..I won't be surprised.

Rob Jones 09 Jan 2005

That rocks Terence, the De La Luz is Mecca, a holy grail of sorts.

terence ulrich 09 Jan 2005

I showed there for 3 yrs straight. 1999 to 2002.

Those "Uncommercial show..." were huge...I'd say 3 or 400 people would go through those doors on opening night. It was unreal.

Billy Shire (the owner) was showing art 15 years ago that the rest of the country is just now discovering.

Ahead of his time no doubt.

Juan Gomez 09 Jan 2005

Why did you leave Terence? better gallery? or conflict of interest? If it was, I know been there...