An underground visual
art movement that arose in the Los Angeles, California, area in the late 1970s.
Lowbrow is a widespread populist
art movement with origins in the underground comix world, punk
music, hot-rod street culture, and other California subcultures. It is also often known by the name pop surrealism.
Most lowbrow artworks are paintings, but there are also toys, and sculptures.
Many of the creators of lowbrow
art are influenced by Acid house flyers, Advertising, Animated cartoons, Circus and Sideshow culture, Commercial
art, Comic books, Erotica, Graffiti and Street
art, Kitsch, Kustom Kulture, Mail
art, Pop culture, Psychedelic
art, Punk rock culture, Retro Illustration, Religious art, Pulp magazine art, Surf culture, Tattoo art, Tiki culture, Toys for adults, notably vinyl figurines, anti-political views, among many other things.
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