GARY TAXALI. Well thought out plan, 2009. Alkyds oils on masonite. 122 x 163 cm
Lowbrow or Pop Surrealism, an artistic movement born in the 70s in Los Angeles, is considered an underground culture in the United States.
This term is used to describe art of bad taste, which combines kitsch with comic aesthetic, urban art, or pop culture icons. During the nineties, thanks to Robert Williams and his publications in Yuxtapoz Magazine, a lot of Lowbrow representative artworks and artists were known, some of them present in this exhibition.
Although Lowbrow is a starting point, some of the included artworks don´t belong completely to this artistic movement. However, they take some characteristic motifs, concepts, techniques or references that Lowbrow artists use.
CLAYTON BROTHERS. Do you know what you are suffering from, 2009
Mixed media on Canvas, 183 x 167 cm
CLAYTON BROTHERS. Within a given day, 2008
Mixed media on linen. 138 x 106 cm
GARY BASEMAN. The Dawn of the Tree Nymph, 2009
Acrylic paint on canvas. 50 x 40 cm / 65, 5 x 55 cm
GARY BASEMAN. Release of anger, 2008
Acrylic paint on canvas. 59 x 44 cm / 79 x 64 cm framed
RAY CAESAR. Side Saddle, 2008
1/10 Edition. Mixed media. 146 x 99 cm / 160 x 110 cm framed
TIM BISKUP. Roerich inseminant, 2009
Acrylic paint on panel. 50 x 40 cm / 54 x 44 x 5 cm
TIM BISKUP. The mystic Chord of memory, 2009
Acrylic paint on panel. 61,5 x 45,5 cm / 64 x 49 cm framed
CAMILLE ROSE GARCÍA. Narwhal in a fairy ring, 2009
Acrylic paint and glitter on wood panel. 92 x 61 x 8 cm
VICTOR CASTILLO. Strange Fiction, 2014
Acrylic paint on canvas. 126 x 182 cm