Art Blog Links Galore! pt 2

 

Art Blog Links Galore! pt 2

 

YES! More links! I had such a great response and an added suggestion list, so…..we are blog on blog again!

….before the links….yesterday, I posted James Jean along with the Lowbrow crowd. Some would say JJ is just an illustrator, but, I found his personal work awesome too! Here is his addition to the Charity By Numbers exhibit @ http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/

 

& here is a pic off of his collaboration art site: http://politewinter.com/

  

OK……

More Lowbrow 2.0 Artists Blogs:

 

http://www.iiillliii.com/blog/

http://sdbarber.blogspot.com/  Shawn Barber

http://brandtpeters.blogspot.com/  Brandt Peters

http://robschwager.blogspot.com/   Rob Schwager

http://munkone.blogspot.com/ Munk One

http://squatthrust.blogspot.com/  Chris Mostyn

http://uselessweaponry.blogspot.com/ MRC

http://farmerbobsfarm.com/ Robert Hardgrave

http://www.garypanter.com/blog.html Gary Panter

http://jimwoodring.blogspot.com/  Jim Woodring

http://lumper.blogspot.com/  ThinkMule

http://dangrzecaart.blogspot.com/  Dan Grezeca

http://www.fecalface.com/SF/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=76&Itemid=69 Mike Giant

http://eyesuckink.blogspot.com/  Alex Pardee

http://www.adventures-disasters.blogspot.com/  Lesley Reppeteaux

http://brainspills.blogspot.com/ Angie Mason

http://i-seldom-do.livejournal.com/  audrey Kawasaki  

General Lowbrow 2.0 links:

http://thataintart.blogspot.com/

http://www.vinylpulse.com/

http://globalartjam.blogspot.com/  (Thanks Rob!)

http://www.g1988.blogspot.com/  Gallery 1988

http://letterpressed.blogspot.com/  LetterPressed

http://kustomkulturegallery.blogspot.com/

http://www.varshava.com/

http://theextrafinger.blogspot.com/

http://www.wurzeltod.ch/

http://www.neverhappened.org/

http://wooool.blogspot.com/

http://douryisdead.blogspot.com/

http://www.rollinhatin.blogspot.com/

     

Inspiration:

http://www.startdrawing.org  Asian art portal

http://arflovers.com/Blog/

http://samhiti.blogspot.com/ Sam Hiti

http://andrewandavid.blogspot.com/

http://len-tiger.livejournal.com/

http://alexnoriegasketchblog.blogspot.com/

http://dearada.typepad.com/dear_ada/

http://monsterbrains.blogspot.com/

http://7deadlysinners.typepad.com/sinners/

http://www.boingboing.net/

http://threethumbsupaward.blogspot.com/

http://weblog.bezembinder.nl/Frameset.htm

http://www.the-flog.com/

http://lamaingauche.net/

http://sepulvedart.blogspot.com/ 

http://www.fantagraphics.com/blog/

http://bluewyverntea.blogspot.com/

http://deadcalm.blog52.fc2.com/

http://datajunkie.blogspot.com/

http://www.picturemechanics.com/

http://www.louisgonzales.com/blog/

http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/ (one of my favs!!)

http://www.meathaus.com/

http://www.unusuallife.com/

http://community.livejournal.com/kidpix/

http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/

http://dailycollageproject.blogspot.com/

http://funeralfrench.blogspot.com/

http://bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com/

http://maxiluchini.blogspot.com/

http://kawaii-not.livejournal.com/

http://stevenburke.blogspot.com/

http://scott-c.blogspot.com/

http://ashleybambaland.blogspot.com/

http://scientificartist.blogspot.com/

http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jimthing/index.htm

http://www.bloggercrab.com/blogs/jimthing/

    

Design

http://ohjoy.blogs.com/

http://designsponge.blogspot.com/

http://whipup.net/

http://www.veer.com/

http://padronagens.blogger.com.br/

  

whew!

- st. Mars

Lowbrow 2.0 Artist Blogs

Lowbrow 2.0 Artist Blogs

 

I know….a blog on blogs….

These are some of my favs!

 

http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/ Jeff Soto

http://upperplayground.blogspot.com/

http://www.craola1.blogspot.com/ Craola

http://chungfortunecookie.blogspot.com/ The Chung

http://kozyndan.livejournal.com/ Kozyndan

http://www.processrecess.com/ James Jean

http://freedomwig.blogspot.com/ Martha Rich

http://samflores-12grain.blogspot.com/ Sam Flores http://www.giantrobot.com/blogs/eric/index.html  Eric Nakamura

http://www.giantrobot.com/blogs/saetherlee/index.html  Souther Salazar & Saelee Oh

http://www.eatthefuture.blogspot.com/ Chris Ryniak

  

Other:

http://art.blogging.la/

http://www.fecalface.com/SF/

http://supertouchblog.com/

http://www.crowndozen.com/

http://tropicaltoxic.blogspot.com/

http://juxtapoz.com

 

-st. Mars

The Galleries of Lowbrow 2.0

The Galleries of Lowbrow 2.0

 

Lisa Marie Godfrey  

 

 

Johnny Yanok 

The new & current Pop movement is alive and accessible because of the faithful and courageous galleries and curators that give them home! Yes, there is Juxtapoz , but, a magazine can only do so much. This list is definitely not definitive, but hopefully gives a good overview of the Lowbrow art denomination (plus, each site has tons of artwork and artists’ links!)

 

http://www.copronason.com/  LA

http://www.laluzdejesus.com/  LA

http://www.toyroomgallery.com/  Sacramento   (Go Kim!)

http://www.roqlarue.com/ Seattle

http://jonathanlevinegallery.com/  NY

http://www.mkgallery.com/  LA

http://www.strychnin.com/  NY

http://www.deitch.com  NY

http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/  LA

http://www.whitewallssf.com  SanFran

http://www.artprostitutegallery.com/   The Public Trust / Dallas

http://lineagegallery.com/  Philadelphia

http://coreyhelfordgallery.com/  Culver City, CA

http://mmodern.com/ Palm Springs

http://www.limitedaddictiongallery.com/ Denver

http://shootinggallerysf.com/ SanFran

http://www.fifty24sf.com/ SanFran

http://www.blkmrktgallery.com/  Culver City, CA

http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/  LA

http://www.thelab101.com/  Culver City, CA

http://www.theshowroomnyc.com/ NYC

http://www.cpop.com/ Detroit

http://cannibalflower.com/  mobile

 

-st. Mars

ArtTube: High and Lowbrow Art on YouTube

ArtTube: High and Lowbrow Art on YouTube

 

Gotta love Internet 2.0!

OK, as a crazed art fanboy, I have been finding some great art jems on Youtube.com! ……however, in finding the stuff I like (gallery work, artist interviews, lowbrow), I have to search and sift through tons of animation (not a big hobby of mine), art how-tos, pin striping, and assorted Bob Ross-ish crafty amateur art (I do enjoy some performance art…. but, I haven’t ventured there yet). First, I have saved all my favs into a YouTube group @ http://www.youtube.com/group/popcalypse (so far, about 45). I will be posting videos often from that group!

  Since we have been on a Lowbrow 101 kick….here are two videos on the history of Lowbrow and the founder: Robert Williams….

 

  Here are some great vids of one of my fav artists: Jeff Soto……

(Video refers to painting at top) 

 

More reading on ArtTube stuffs:

Nice little article on the lack of high art on YouTube: http://www.artsjournal.com/man/archives20070101.shtml#108263

& http://www.artsjournal.com/man/archives20070101.shtml#108256

Article on the lack of internet video art due to ‘reproduction’…the article has some great replies to it also! : http://chrisjagers.net/wp/?p=393

Other interesting articles on YouTube as art: http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/19376/ & http://journals.aol.com/journalseditor/magicsmoke/entries/2007/02/06/youtube-and-social-video-sharing-sites-as-…-art/1955

- st. Mars

Mars Links Rover

Mars Links Rover

Ran across this great faux X-ray style Russian painter…

http://www.art-dolls.com/xrays/index.html#x07

…found at an interesting blog @ http://www.neatorama.com

…also found Devil’s Bible : http://www.radio.cz/en/article/90520

weird, never heard of it….interesting read…

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The Strange World of Comic Book Ads

http://www.saynotocrack.com/index.php/2007/04/17/the-strange-world-of-comic-book-ads/

(…I’d love this for Christmas!!! Hint hint)

…found @ http://www.saynotocrack.com/

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Prosthetic Artist Christopher Conte 

http://www.microbotic.org/

…found @ http://www.juxtapoz.com

..also at Jux, I found http://www.michaelchsiung.com/

“Containing scenes in which the baby angora unicorn and man stay warm on a cold day”.

Flickr Finds: Some great additions to the Holybrow Flickr Group:

…check out the rest @ http://www.flickr.com/groups/337292@N20/pool/

What is Holybrow? = http://holybrow.com

‘Rise up ye Hobros!’

- st. Mars

Lowbrow 2.0 Virtue of Diversity

Lowbrow 2.0 Virtue of Diversity

  One of the troubles of the current Lowbrow movement is hanging a label on it. Well, it turns out to be one of its greatest virtues.  The new Lowbrow has also been called Pop Surrealism; a newcomer could be easily confused on the fusion of two monumental art movement terms, especially when trying to understand the graffiti/street Lowbrow.  Any pairing of art movement terms could grasp a tentacle of the Lowbrow squid…..such as Abstract Dada, Romantic Futurism, or Humanistic Realism.  Despite the art label wrangling, Lowbrow 2.0’s current army is enlisted with multifarious styled forces.

…..a few examples…. 

Pop Portrait

http://www.loriearley.com/

http://www.hotboxdesigns.com/Sas%20Christian%20Paintings.html

Surreal

http://www.nathanspoor.com/

http://www.mars-1.com/

Retro

http://johnnyyanok.com/

http://www.shag.com/

Taxidermy-ism

http://www.lizmgrath.com/

http://www.jessicajoslin.com/

Horror

http://www.michaelhussar.biz/

http://www.chetzar.com/

Apocalyptic Line

http://www.jasondaquino.com

http://www.danielmartindiaz.com/

Inside Outsider

http://www.newimageartgallery.com/neckface.html

http://www.richardcolmanart.com/

Tattoo

http://www.mikegiant.com/

http://www.ooo000ooo.com/

The lists are endless and interchangeable !

…..even Christian….

http://holybrow.com

http://www.flickr.com/groups/337292@N20/

- st. Mars Eve

Lowbrow 2.0 Art : 101

Lowbrow 2.0 Art : 101

  What is Lowbrow? Well, simply, its an art movement dating back to the ‘70s that encompasses ‘lowbrow’ concepts such as drugs, sex/porn, violence, irreverence, delinquency  and  how they interacted within a west coast/ SoCal  party culture.  The ‘father’ of Lowbrow is artist Robert Williams; his style can be categorized as the quintessential Lowbrow style. The new generation of Lowbrow artists tend to reject the ‘lowbrow’ label, yet they all acknowledge that they are all offsprings of that movement.  The ‘Lowbrow’ label still tends to attach itself to the newer or second generation of artists by inheritance.

   Some of the other labels that are used with the current art movement include: Pop Surrealism, Newbrow, Nobrow, Neo-Pop, and Underground.  An easy way to get introduced to Lowbrow, is to pick up a copy of Juxtapoz magazine.

   Here is a brief set of links to get you introduced to the history and understanding of Lowbrow:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowbrow_(art_movement)

http://arthistory.about.com/od/arthistory101/a/lowbrow.htm

http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/pictures-from-the-unibrow-revolution/179/

& a good book to get is Weirdo Deluxe !

Some good blogs:

http://www.fecalface.com/SF/

http://www.juxtapoz.com

http://supertouchblog.com

http://crowndozen.com/

Some of my fav artist sites!:

http://www.sillypinkbunnies.com/

http://www.elizabethmcgrath.com/

http://www.loriearley.com/

http://www.camillerosegarcia.com/

http://www.markryden.com/

http://www.garybaseman.com/

http://jeffsoto.com/

Have fun surfin’,

     -st. Mars

 BTW….if you have any good resource links or blogs to add, just link ‘em in the comments, or at http://faithinart.com !

POPcalypse NOW!

    

Welcome to the end of ‘Lowbrow / counterculture’ and to the beginning of the POPcalypse! This site is dedicated to the new pop art movement. Whether you call it ‘Pop surrealism’,  ‘Lowbrow’ or underground, one thing is certain, this movement has moved above ground and into the culture itself, and wedging itself into current art history as a vital and viral art culture.  Ok, I love Pop Art!  Fresh into college I got hooked on Jasper Johns, Rauschenberg, & Warhol.  I then learned that I loved all of the art-offsprings including the Hairy Who, Scharf, Kienholz, ect.  While in art school I remember picking up the first issue of Juxtapoz and seeing Robert Williams on the cover (I was pissed too, there wasn’t even one article about him in it….besides the ads!). Anyway, its been great watching the evolution of an art scene (from the outside).  This new pop art has matured into a new beast- the beast of the POPcalypse! Stay tuned as we daily explore the success and superstars of this movement, how many have risen out of the ‘lowbrow’ and into art history.  Why ‘POPcalypse”? I believe this art movement is the ultimate culmination of the current and past pop philosophies.  Post Modernism is the current religion; this art revolution is the ‘antichrist’.  It is the end of art as we know it; the definitions are once again being rewritten. Sounds dramatic? Well, exactly! Come along for the ride as we explore these new definitions and whatever crazy creature crawls our path!
-st Mars Eve 

If you are curious how the ‘Christian’ thing fits in, just take a spin thru my other sites, and you’ll get a vibe! faithinart.com , mfnd.org

….Look forward to links, reviews, interviews, raves and nasty opinions. Oh, and art of course!!