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Pop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground Art Hardcover – Illustrated, September 1, 2004

by Kirsten Anderson (Author)

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First comprehensive survey of the Pop Surrealism/Lowbrow art movement. With its origins in 1960's hot rod culture and underground comics, Pop Surrealism has evolved into a vilified, vital, and exciting art movement. Includes: * informative essays by art luminaries Robert Williams, Carlo McCormick, and Larry Reid * a forward by Kirsten Anderson * images from twenty-three of the movment's top artists including: Anthony Ausgang, Glenn Barr, Tim Biskup, Kalynn Campbell, The Clayton Brothers, Joe Coleman, Camille Rose Garcia, Alex Gross, Charles Krafft, Liz McGrath, Scott Musgrove, Niagara, The Pizz, Lisa Petrucci, Mark Ryden, Isabel Samaras, Todd Schorr, Shag, Robert Williams, and Eric White.

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Print length

156 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Last Gasp
Publication date

September 1, 2004
Dimensions

10.5 x 0.75 x 10.5 inches
ISBN-10

0867196181
ISBN-13

978-0867196184
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Kirsten Anderson is the owner and curator of the influential Roq la Rue art gallery in Seattle, WA.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Last Gasp; Illustrated edition (September 1, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 156 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0867196181
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0867196184
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.43 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.5 x 0.75 x 10.5 inches

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- #1,282 in Pop Culture Art
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- #3,104 in Art History (Books)

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Belami

Lowbrow Art

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023

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Comprehensive and detailed.

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GuessHoo57

Beautiful Brain Candy

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020

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I love the art in this book and cannot get enough--for years I found the price prohibitive, glad it came down a bit now I have this treasure forever. Yes, there's little text but in the end I seldom read text over more than once. This is all about the images and it's wonderful. Glad I got it, highly recommended as coffee table book, convo piece or bedside pleasantry

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Mark Chocianowski

this book kept my interest

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2020

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Well done. Great illustrations and interesting too. Well worth the cost.

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thames

trends of pop culture

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2008

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It's on the surface and all over all around you. Mind as well take it in and enjoy it. Play with it. There isn't any escaping it really. I like the idea of taking what is around you, some of which has been spoon fed to you since you were an infant laying on the carpet in front of the TV -just a relentless onslaught of media images, memes, symbols, this American mass culture or popular culture- and regurgitating it. Throw it back up after having processed it a bit and make something interesting, maybe more interesting, out of it. Well, that is what's going on with some of this stuff. And some of it is coming from who knows where and some of it seems to be taken right off a shelf and repackaged.

Much of the art described as "lowbrow" and/or "pop surrealism" at this point has been widely visible and familiar to much of the public. So the surreal or weird becomes regular (as it often does). "Underground" in the title means not in museums or the top art galleries. I guess I don't care for the idea or metaphor of "underground". It doesn't make much sense to me, but anyway. I love some of this art, some of it not so much. If your unfamiliar and curious just check out an issue of "Juxtapoz" at Barnes and Noble or most book stores in the mall.

As far as this book goes, if you got 30 plus bucks to spend, it could make for a good coffee table book I suppose. It contains some essays worth reading if your interested in this art, including one by Robert Williams who is a central figure of the so-called lowbrow art scene. I don't agree with some of what these guys have to say, but they're interesting. There are nice selections from many of the most respected and influential artists of "pop surrealism" which, btw, is more or less refering to most of the art classified as "lowbrow", depending on who you ask.

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Anthony Volpe

Good strating point

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2017

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Good resource that scratched the surface of the Pop Surrealist movement and dug a bit deeper - good starting point for anyone interested in the genre. Covers about two dozen artists.

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Sal Canzonieri

Our Times

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2005

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Great book to get a well laid out view of the pop art of our times.

While the mainstream media ignores low brow art as if it doesn't exist, on the contrary it is very successful amongst the many who grew up on comic books, Mad Magazine, monsters, tv shows, and so on.

A great overview book, you can't go wrong with it.

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Bauhausaurus

Buy It Now!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2008

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Many of what I consider to be the most interesting and thought-provoking artists of our time are compiled here. The technical styles vary widely, but there is a universal sense of creative innovation and the outright bizarre that runs throughout the book. A great 'coffee-table' book for anyone into this genre of art.

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MUSICC

Great Book

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2016

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Thank goodness this book has finally been reprinted as it is still a fine reference on this genre. I recommend.

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belinda ragazzi

Bel volume

Reviewed in Italy on January 16, 2021

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Perfetto nei contenuti e nella rilegatura

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POP SURREALISM : The Rise of Underground Art.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2019

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Great little introductory volume into the world of Pop Surrealist art.
Many of the main figures of the movement are represented, including Todd Schorr, Robert Williams, Mark Ryden, Joe Coleman, etc.; there are over 150 full-colour images by 23 artists all printed on quality, glossy art-paper, with three short but illuminating introductory essays.
Since this was published in 2004, the Pop Surrealist movement has mushroomed and is now recognised as a subversive global art movement; this is a nice guide to where it began – inspiring and fun to leaf through.

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Christoph M.

Inklusive "Rose" von Mark Ryden

Reviewed in Germany on August 9, 2010

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Ich möchte an dieser Stelle nur einen kleinen Hinweis geben: Das Buch enthält (neben vielen anderen schönen Bildern) auch das Bild Rose von Mark Ryden. Nicht sehr groß, aber in hervorragender Druckqualität.
Das hier abgebildete Cover entspricht nicht dem des (mir) gelieferten Buches: Ich habe eine Ausgabe erhalten, wie sie auf amazon.co.uk zu sehen ist.

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Freyja

Beautiful book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2018

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This is a beautiful book. There's a load of well printed pictures in the book which I find a plus in a book about art. The book itself is very sturdy and heavy and well made in every way. I gave it to my daughter for Christmas and she looooved it!

Woo

Good birthday present for an artist

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2017

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Sister in law loved it as a birthday present - really good book and it's ageing well. Would recommend it

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