Low Brow artist Robert Williams Interview

Robt. Williams is one of the most popular artists in America today.
His dynamic work -- which often includes women, cars, food, and 1950's Americana --embodies the movement known as Kustom Kar Kulture.

Robt. masters the so-called "lowbrow" art-forms: rock album cover art, comic art, hot-rod art, etc.

*note: Robt. Williams created the cover art for Guns n' Roses: Appetite for destruction in 1987.

In mid 1960s San Francisco, Robt. became art director for hot-rod hero Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. Robt. quickly became one of the most important West Coast underground artists - creating psychedelic posters and contributing to comics like Zap.

Robt. Williams is one of the most sought-after artists of the 90s and is considered the founding father of Cartoon Surrealism.

*note: Nicolas Cage, Leonardo diCaprio, Johnny Depp, Jesse James & many other celebrities have purchased Robt. Williams' paintings.

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[SteevDragon67]

low brow is anything but elitist.

[SteevDragon67]

yep! Robert is the creator of Juxtapoz (my favorite art magazine).

[UGHC1]

... LEGEND.

[mushroomagical]

Great artist!

[mglpllrnz]

before 0:02 it says SEX

[mglpllrnz]

0:04 says SEX

[dentgregg]

If I can do it it's not art . People like Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol laughed all the way to the bank selling concepts. Robert Willams is a real artist . Ask any concept artist to draw and 95% of them will run fot the hills or make excuses.

[alvarezcabrero]

It's funny, this "Lowbrow" thing. Seems to me this Juxtapoz magazine only publishes a bunch of its friends and artists who made the grade. At least they could write back when one sends them his work.

"highbrow" would suit them best. If someone cares to see my rejected work search ALVAREZ CABRERO on google

[yinzjagoffs]

This is what happens when the arts are not part of some force funded government program. Low brow art in a "public" museum would only cheapen the style and raise the price through the roof . When you can name your own price and have a hammer to back you up, why bother working? Instead when you let the free will of the public put a value on art you get awesome stuff that people would be willing to voluntarily pay money for.

[MrGimpyLoser]

You ever read the titles of his paintings they are hillarious