The Lowbrow Art of Robert Williams

I'm a huge fan of Robert Williams and while there are several great books covering his long career, this is the first and most basic of the books. I purchased it to round out my collection. This book is great for those that aren't fully aware of Williams' art and would like to see his earlier work. You can't go wrong with Robert Williams and this is a good point to join the crowd.

My wife got me this book for my birthday and I was riveted to it for days. Along with the 'eye-popping' artistry that Robert Williams is renown for, it was also great to read about Robert's history, influences and though process. I had known about Robert's work long before Guns 'N' Roses Appetite For Destruction album cover showcasing his work.

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It seems to me that a rule that all sensors should go by is that the mere fact that a work offends someone is sufficient evidence that it has artistic value. By that test, Williams shines. No one, even the authors, could ever read this short book without being offended. But as Robert Crumb said about his own work "It's is in the culture. It had to be drawn." The most frequent offensive things are violence, death and objectifying women. The text and photographs explain what cultures it comes from, how he learned to do it and who it was done for. Though this is nominally a paper back, because the cover is soft, it on large (a bit under 8 1/2" x 11"), thick white paper and has a sewn binding like a hard cover. It has 18 pages, including the covers, of good reproductions of oil paintings and a lot of black and white cartoons and drawings. I like even the cartoons I already have in comix, because the printing is better. Printing still does not fully reproduce oil painting, so I would like to see some of these in a museum some day.

I highly recommend you purchase this book

Great book. BIG fan of this man's work.

I like Robert Williams art. This book catalogs alot of it. The biography is also an interesting read. I fully recommend this book and am glad it is in my collection.