Lowbrow Monster art

[Kharis]

This is a photo manipulation rather than artwork, but I thought it best suited to this thread.

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/192500/192907bGjf_w.jpg

Cool, huh.

[Kharis]

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/192500/192694FkMJ_w.jpg

[The Drunken Severed Head]

Great thread, I've been a big fan of Samaras' work (and Lowbrow art in general) for quit a while. 

However, my all time favorite "Lowbrow" artist is the AMAZINGLY talented Todd Schorr.

Another of Shorr's monster pieces that I really love is "The Parade of the Damned" 

I don't think this stuff is all that low-brow (except for the low brow on Frankie ) Any artist who can cleverly reference Bruegel and Bosch ain't TOO low brow.

[Kharis]

Here's a Schorr work entitled "H.P. Lovecraft's Fried Seafood Cart"

[Kharis]

Artist Michael Pucciarelli often uses "Classic Monsters" as subjects of his work.  As in this work, entitled " Franken-Tiki Island"



and this piece entitled "Transylvania Towers"



His website is found here:

http://www.poochisland.com/index.htm

[The Drunken Severed Head]

Great stuff!

[Street Worm]

Lowbrow!
Loved the stuff since my first car show & my first monster T-shirt-

Robert Williams will always 'top' my list of favorites........
Love Schorr's stuff,
Dave Burke's pretty cool..............

Don't think I've ever seen Michael Pucciarelli's stuff-
very nice- I'll have to look into it!

No mentein yet of Xno! (Kind of a new favorite of mine)

[Josh]

I don't think this stuff is all that low-brow (except for the low brow on Frankie ) Any artist who can cleverly reference Bruegel and Bosch ain't TOO low brow.

Yeah, one of the coolest things about Schorr is his nods to the art that has influenced him.  The Bosch and Bruegel reference as you noted as well as Dali in the piece I posted earlier "The Spectre of Monster Appeal" that is inspired by Dali's "The Spectre of Sex Appeal".  In both pieces a figure is dwarfed by the large, looming Spectre that towers above him.   However, in Schorr's piece the figure is so small and the rest of the images so overbearing that its hard to even notice he's there on first viewing.  Of course when referring to any of these works as lowbrow we are talking about the art movement and not using it as a descriptive phrase.   

Artist Michael Pucciarelli often uses "Classic Monsters" as subjects of his work.  As in this work, entitled " Franken-Tiki Island"

Thanks for posting that stuff, I've never seen his work before and its right up my alley.  I'll probably pick up a few of his prints.

[MDG]

I'm a big fan of Schorr and XNO.

Another is John Garcia, who works under the name Johnny Ace and did a lot of work for Big Daddy Roth.

I bought a piece off him several years ago--it's the otiginal for a 7" EP by Electric Frankenstein.

[Josh]

Since several people where interested in the AMAZING Todd Schorr piece "The Spectre of Monster of Appeal" (one of may all time favorite paintings) I thought I post this pic of Schorr with the owner of the piece, Leonardo Di Caprio.  Regardless of what you think of Leo (I think hes OK) he has good taste.  I'm pretty sure he owns some Robert Williams as well. 



I think he paid in the neighborhood of $100K for that one.

[Scary Terry]

Leo's dad was an underground comix writer and distributor for many years - met him (George Di Caprio) at San Diego ComicCon MANY years back.  Leo and George have been involved with supporting the work of a number of unusual artists, notably Stanislav Szukalski, the late Polish sculptor.

[Josh]

I didn't know that, thanks for the info Terry.  I tried to find something about Leo's art collection, since, I know he has at least a few pieces that are favorites of mine (or by artists that are favorites of mine) but nothing turned up.  Thats cool that his dad was involved in underground comix.  Also, while on the subject, everyone should keep S. Clay Wilson in their thoughts, hes getting better, but still in really bad shape.

[Josh]

Thought I'd try to resurrect this thread...heres a great Frank



And one of Forry

[Scatter]

I love both of those pieces..........great finds!

[eggster1]

My favourite monster artist is karl kaufmann, site is www.myspace.com/_karlk