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Robert Williams: Juxtapoz

March 2, 2013 By Wendy Campbell

Born on March 2, 1943, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Robert Williams is a well-known painter and founder of Juxtapoz Art and Culture Magazine. Williams studied painting at Los Angeles City College and at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, California.

Early in his career, Williams designed containers for the Weyehaeuser Corporation and was a designer for Black Belt magazine. In 1965, he became art director for Ed “Big Daddy” Roth –  the artist and cartoonist who created the hot-rod icon Rat Fink and other characters. In the late 1960’s, Williams joined the Zap Comix collective of artists, a non-conformist, anti-establishment movement that included R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Spain Rodriguez, Rick Griffin, Gilbert Shelton, and Victor Moscoso.

Williams published his first book, The Lowbrow Art of Robert Williams in 1979. The title of the book was meant as a statement on the current “Highbrow” tone of the art world and how Williams’ work did not fit in. Of the term “Lowbrow” Williams denies that it was ever meant to define the movement, but was merely used in the title of his first collection. He says “There was never any intention to make the title of my book the name of a fledgling art movement but, over time, that seems to be what has transpired.” In his 2008 lecture at the Oakland Museum of California, Williams stated: “The Art movement I go by is Conceptual Realism.”

In 1994 Williams founded Juxtapoz Art and Culture Magazine with a group of artists and collectors. The publication’s mission statement was to “present art that is provocative, technically adept and worthy of exposure”. “Today, Juxtapoz is widely credited with being the unifying force that drew together the various satellite art movements like street art and Pop Surrealism, into one coherent movement of “alternative art” that evolved during the late ’90s and early ’00s.”  The magazine currently has one of the highest circulations of any art magazine in the United States.

Williams’ work has been exhibited around the world including Helter Skelter: L.A., Art in the 1990s at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in 1992,the 1993 exhibition Kustom Kulture at the Laguna Art Museum, as well at the 2010 Whitney Biennial. Aside from his first book, Williams has published “Malicious Resplendence”, “Zombie Mystery Painting”, “Visual Addiction”, “Views from a Tortured Libido”, “Through Prehensile Eyes”, and “Conceptual Realism: In the Service of the Hypothetical”.

Williams currently lives in the Chatsworth, California with wife, artist Suzanne Williams. For more information about Robert Williams, visit RobertWilliamsStudio.com.

Interview-with-a-Composite-Abomination--Robert-Williams
The Girl With the Faberge Ass-Robert Williams
Brute-Waste---9'-tall-fiberglass-resin-and-steel-Robert-Williams

The-Persuasion-of-Right-Angles-Robert-Williams
Greater-Concerns-than-Mere-Puppetry-Robert-Williams
Pavillion-of-the-Red-Clown-Robert-Williams

Court-Em-All-Let-Cupid-Sort-Em-Out-Robert-Williams-2008
Bastardizing-the-Autonomy-of-Person-Place-and-Thing-Robert-Williams
Zap-Comics---Robert-Williams

Mr-Bitchin-Poster-Robert-Williams
Appetite-for-Destruction - Guns N Roses Cover-Robert-Williams
Enchiladas-de-Amore-Robert_Williams

Dimaond in a Goat's Ass 9' tall fiberglass resin and steel-Robert Williams
Swap-Meet-Sally-Robert-Williams-2006
Art's Triumph Over Substance-Robert Williams

Robert-Williams-Juxtapoz-Cover

Sources: Bein Art, Wikipedia, Arrested Motion, Artnet, Lowbrow Art World

 

Filed Under: ART, Illustration, Painting Tagged With: American Art, Juxtapoz, Lowbrow Art, Mr Bitchin, Pop Surrealism, Robert Williams

DAF 2nd Anniversary Giveaway!!

April 7, 2011 By Wendy Campbell

It’s hard to believe that Daily Art Fixx is already 2 years old!  What began for me as a way to learn about art, DAF  has grown into a portal that is visited by thousands of readers daily.  DAF continues to grow and I continue to enjoy bringing “…a little art – every day” to my visitors.

To show my appreciation, and in celebration of DAF’s 2nd Anniversary, DAF is giving away a few goodies:

A one year subscription to Juxtapoz Magazine – the widely popular monthly magazine  that covers contemporary artists who deserve crucial attention. Juxtapoz is devoted to providing coverage of the most dynamic, unconventional, and innovative art being produced today. (1 winner)

 

Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary – (Hardcover) A fluid mix of art history and interpretation set against the larger panorama of world history. Lots of brief artist bios. Clear and concise explanations of media, techniques, aesthetics, styles, and intent. A sense of continuity and stories of radical departures and infamous scandals. (1 winner)

 

The Daily Book of Art: 365 readings that teach, inspire & entertain – (Hardcover) The Daily Book of Art includes a year’s worth of brief daily readings and lessons about the visual arts that entertain as they inform. (2 winners)

 

 

To enter – simply fill out the form below. You must include your full name, email address, city, and country. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Feel free to mention which prize you would prefer – if your name is drawn first, you will receive it. Contest closes on April 30, 2011.  Winners will be announced on May 2, 2011.

Good Luck Everyone!

***This contest is now closed – check our Contests page for winners!****

Winners will be required to submit their full address and telephone number for delivery purposes. This information will not be shared.  In the event that stated prizes are unavailable, alternate prizes of equal value will be selected. (with the help of the winner)

Filed Under: ART, Contests Tagged With: 2nd anniversary contest, Juxtapoz

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