The graphic art of the underground : a countercultural history

The Graphic Art of the Underground: A Countercultural History takes the reader on a dazzling journey through the visual art and design of alternative and youth cultures from the 1950s to the present day. Ian Lowey and Suzy Prince’s compelling account draws upon the work of an array of artistic figures - many of whose lives have proved as colourful as their work- such as Ed ‘Big Daddy’ Roth, Kenny ‘Von Dutch’ Howard, Robert Williams, Robert Crumb, Martin Sharp, Jamie Reid, Linder Sterling, Gee Vaucher, Winston Smith, Barney Bubbles, Mark Ryden, Shag, Camille Rose Garcia, Marion Peck and Pete Fowler among numerous others. "The Graphic Art of the Underground: A Countercultural History showcases the visual art and design that has emanated from a series of iconoclastic, underground youth movements within Western pop culture since the 1950s, and which have challenged the perceived social and cultural complacency of the establishment. As such, it takes the reader on a colourful and provocative journey through the art of Californian custom car decoration (Kustom Kulture), psychedelia, underground comix and countercultural magazines, punk graphics, Lowbrow and Pop Surrealist art, designer vinyl toys and indie crafting. In doing so, it draws upon the work of an array of artistic figures - many of whose lives have proved as colourful as their work - such as Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, Kenny 'Von Dutch' Howard (who gave his name posthumously to an internationally successful clothing brand), Robert Williams, Robert Crumb, Frank Kozik, Jamie Reid, Gee Vaucher, James Cauty, Barney Bubbles and Banksy, among numerous others."-- Provided by publisher Cover Contents Introduction REMEMBRANCE OF FINKS PAST: kustom kulture and automotive art OUT COME THE FREAKS: the emergence of the psychedelic underground PUNK GRAPHICS: the subversion of style LA LURE: the weird and wonderful world of lowbrow art and pop surrealism SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW: designer toys and indie crafting Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z Acknowledgements Image Credits Remembrance of finks past : kustom kulture and automotive art -- Out come the freaks : the emergence of the psychedelic underground -- Punk graphics : the subversion of style chapter -- LA lure : the weird and wonderful world of lowbrow art and pop surrealism -- Something old, something new : designer toys and indie crafting