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Post by richardtharbaugh on Mar 20, 2008 13:30:38 GMT -8
I'd suggest that a lot of these artists we're calling "Low Brow" - are actually more "contemporary."
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Post by ck on Mar 20, 2008 16:57:59 GMT -8
I'd suggest that a lot of these artists we're calling "Low Brow" - are actually more "contemporary." all the genre labeling is very confusing to me. what makes something low brow, contemporary, or pop surrealism? |
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Post by svenman on Mar 21, 2008 2:54:11 GMT -8
i must admit, i despise the term low brow. make me think of monsters and hot rods....
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Post by irsk on Mar 21, 2008 7:36:55 GMT -8
i must admit, i despise the term low brow. make me think of monsters and hot rods.... Yeah, me too. I like pop-surrealism, but a lot of the artists don't have any surrealism what's so ever in their style... maybe "modern figurative" in addition to pop-surrealism? |
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Post by masao626 on Mar 23, 2008 9:46:22 GMT -8
i'm not a fan of the term low brow but pop-surrealism comes off as pretensious (mostly, to irsk's point because a lot of these artists have nothing to do with a surrealism). i say keep it as 'low brow', it's familiar, if not completely flattering  |
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Post by sleepboy on Mar 23, 2008 16:08:03 GMT -8
Yah, too many possibilities
"Illustrative", "Character Driven", "Narrative", "Pop Surrealism", "Contemporary", "Urban", "Underground", "Post-brow"
We'll just keep it with what most people use until something that most everyone agrees on becomes apparent.
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Post by mute on Mar 23, 2008 17:19:25 GMT -8
Graphicus Exsuperantia I just made that up. Oh, and my latin sucks
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Post by sleepboy on May 16, 2008 6:50:17 GMT -8
An interesting movie coming up that touches on this subject a little.
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Post by sleepboy on Jul 2, 2008 8:11:54 GMT -8
I'm tempted to use the term Contemporary Art and then underneath in smaller print write "low brow/pop surrealism." I think the term "contemporary art" is just too broad for this forum as most of the members are focused on a niche. Hm... any other ideas?
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Post by virtu on Jul 2, 2008 14:50:11 GMT -8
Lowbrow has broken into multiple schools over the last 15 years with Pop Surrealist being top of the Lowbrow food chain.
About 10 different styles/schools have evolved from Lowbrow.
Low Brow Art was a term emerging/struggling/underground artist started to use around the late 70' early 80's that were shut out of the main stream gallery/museum system also know as High Brow Art.
Lowbrow vs. Highbrow.
Almost called The Punk Art Movement like Punk Rock. (really)
If Main Stream were to label Lowbrow artist they would call most Pop Artist.
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Post by sleepboy on Jul 2, 2008 16:28:27 GMT -8
Lowbrow has broken into multiple schools over the last 15 years with Pop Surrealist being top of the Lowbrow food chain. About 10 different styles/schools have evolved from Lowbrow. Low Brow Art was a term emerging/struggling/underground artist started to use around the late 70' early 80's that were shut out of the main stream gallery/museum system also know as High Brow Art. Lowbrow vs. Highbrow. Almost called The Punk Art Movement like Punk Rock. (really) If Main Stream were to label Lowbrow artist they would call most Pop Artist. Yah I understand the whole history of Low Brow, just don't if there is an accepted term of more recent times since some people are averse to LB. So you are saying that it should be Pop Surrealism then or Pop Art (isn't this too broad and include people like Warhol)? However I don't think I should leave LB completely out of the title either. Haha, this might be a stupid discussion...doesn't matter in the long run as long as there are artists we like inside that section. |
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Post by virtu on Jul 2, 2008 16:33:26 GMT -8
Each artist should decide at some point.
Some do not fit into any particular category.
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Post by sleepboy on Sept 13, 2008 19:42:29 GMT -8
So I know there are no perfect categories and some artists are hard to classify. Although contemporary art technically includes all art created after world war II, what do you you guys think about creating an additional contemporary art section so that we can discuss artists like damien hirst, murakami, etc? Also, how come artists that I think of who fit into this category are very expensive? I guess it would help for artists that we don't feel comfortable putting in the street or lowbrow sections. I can envision future arguements though as to where we should put an artist though lol....
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Post by heiko on Sept 17, 2008 3:16:23 GMT -8
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Post by heiko on Sept 17, 2008 3:19:21 GMT -8
By the way, this is my little spread in the book...  Femke Hiemstra and my friend Henning Kles will have a spread too. Can't wait to see the printed book. |
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Post by svenman on Sept 17, 2008 11:26:59 GMT -8
i'm excited to get this book. thanks for the info. your spread is looking good heiko!! |
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Post by heiko on Sept 17, 2008 12:56:08 GMT -8
Thanks Svenman.
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Post by heiko on Sept 25, 2008 23:22:02 GMT -8
The Upset: Young Contemporary ArtThe book is published in Europe. Those are the featured artists: Maike Abetz / Oliver Drescher, Alexone, Grant Barnhart, Gary Baseman, Tilo Baumgartel, Tim Biskup, Mark Bradford, Daniele Buetti, Cailan Burns, Ray Caesar, Miguel Calderon, John Casey, Paul Chatem, The Clayton Brothers, Joe Coleman, John Currin, Brendan Danielsson, Stephan Doitschinoff, Blaise Drummond, Dzine, Ala Ebtekar, Martin Eder, David Ellis, Ron English, Faile, Christian Farner, Rosemarie Fiore, FriendsWithYou, Camille Rose Garcia, Os Gemeos, Michael Genovese, Charles Glaubitz, Benjamin Güdel, Robert Hardgrave, Maya Hayuk, Ryan Heshka, Femke Hiemstra, Cody Hudson, Gisela Insuaste, Rich Jacobs, John John Jesse, Colin Johnson, Mel Kadel, David Kassan, Aya Kato, David Kinsey, Henning Kles, Kozyndan, Susanne Kuehn, Mia Mäkila, Mateo, Elizabeth McGrath, Casey McKee, Jason McLean, Philip Metten, Moki, Brendan Monroe, Heiko Müller, Muntean/Rosenblum, Yoshimoto Nara, Aaron Nather, Anne Faith Nicholls, Jose Parla, Nigel Peake, Raymond Pettibon, Danielle de Picciotto, Anthony Pontius, Pooch, Johan Potma, Jeremy Pruitt, Leopold Rabus, Scott Radke, Rex Ray, Scott Rench, Daniel Richter, Rostarr, Christoph Ruckhaberle, Mark Ryden, Christoph Schmidberger, David Schnell, Sebastian Schrader, Michael Sieben, Michael Slack, Jeff Soto, Fred Stonehouse, David Stoupakis, Swoon, Johannes Tiepelmann, Chris Uphues, Miss Van, Vania | Ivan Zouravliov, Matthias Weischer, Martin Wittfooth and Chet Zar. www.gestalten.com/books/detail?id=ceaea7651b8d326c011bb1f331d40027
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Post by svenman on Sept 26, 2008 1:52:25 GMT -8
^^
thanks.
i just ordered a copy of the book. just can't resist art books!
amazon has it for good prices in both uk and usa.
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Post by heiko on Sept 26, 2008 4:06:11 GMT -8
That's really a good price, but I think you'll have to wait until November if you order at amazon.com.
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Post by svenman on Sept 26, 2008 5:15:44 GMT -8
That's really a good price, but I think you'll have to wait until November if you order at amazon.com. i ordered from amazon uk. arrival date is 2nd october. |
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Post by heiko on Sept 26, 2008 5:22:23 GMT -8
Cool!
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Post by naccarato on Feb 15, 2009 8:28:30 GMT -8
what if we called it Art! CRAZY
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Post by sleepboy on Feb 15, 2009 9:03:28 GMT -8
what if we called it Art! CRAZY welcome! considered that but that would mean many many artists in just one section and less exposure as there can only be a certain number on the front page. also makes it a little harder to navigate the forum looking for threads of your favorite artists. |
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Post by naccarato on Feb 17, 2009 18:44:49 GMT -8
lol yah there is a need for some classification. I just think its funny how hung up people get in the name. I think that all sorts its self out in time., how about Good Art!!
And thank you for having me.
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