Robert Williams: The Father of Exponential Imagination

Informationen zum Autor In addition to being one of the seven, original Zap Comix contributors, Robert Williams's influence on alternative art is immeasurable. From his endeavors to broaden the possibilities for young artists to gain exposure sprang the well-known art chronicle, Juxtapoz magazine. He is the subject of a recent documentary, Mr. Bitchin'. He lives in Chatsworth, CA with his wife Suzanne. Klappentext This career retrospective showcases the "lowbrow" artist's "realistic" oil paintings, drawings, sculptures, and works in other media. Zusammenfassung This is a comprehensive! career-spanning! collection of the iconic painter's fine art! including every one of his oil paintings! along with a selection of his drawings! sculptures! and multimedia works. Williams pursued a career as a fine arts painter years before joining the art studio of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth in the mid-1960s. From this position! he moved into the rebellious! anti-war circles of early underground comix! as one of the celebrated Zap cartoonists. Featuring an introductory essay by Coagula Art Journal founder Mat Gleason! along with a new art manifesto and foreword by Williams himself (the former of whom brought the term "lowbrow" into the fine arts lexicon)! as well as tons of rare photos and ephemera.

Product details

• Authors: Mat Gleason, Robert Williams, Robert Williams
• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 16
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781683960270
• ISBN: 978-1-68396-027-0
• No. of pages: 450
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; USA, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, ART / American / General, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, History of Art, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Painting & paintings, Drawing & drawings, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Individual artists, art monographs, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Drawing and drawings, Paintings and painting