Author: Williams, Robert

Brand: Fantagraphics Books

Edition: 1

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 450

Release Date: 03-12-2019

Details: Product Description This career retrospective showcases the “lowbrow” artist’s “realistic” oil paintings, drawings, sculptures, and works in other media. 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. Full-color Illustrations throughout. Review "The wicked humor and wisdom in Robert's paintings, drawings and sculptures snatch attention, then beguile with depth." ― Juxtapoz About the Author 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.

Package Dimensions: 16.6 x 14.5 x 2.5 inches

Languages: English