Low Brow artist Robert Williams Interview

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Robt. Williams is one of the most popular artists in America today.
His dynamic work -- which often includes women, cars, food, and 1950's Americana --embodies the movement known as Kustom Kar Kulture.

Robt. masters the so-called "lowbrow" art-forms: rock album cover art, comic art, hot-rod art, etc.

*note: Robt. Williams created the cover art for Guns n' Roses: Appetite for destruction in 1987.

In mid 1960s San Francisco, Robt. became art director for hot-rod hero Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. Robt. quickly became one of the most important West Coast underground artists - creating psychedelic posters and contributing to comics like Zap.

Robt. Williams is one of the most sought-after artists of the 90s and is considered the founding father of Cartoon Surrealism.

*note: Nicolas Cage, Leonardo diCaprio, Johnny Depp, Jesse James & many other celebrities have purchased Robt. Williams' paintings.

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Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: March 23, 2006 at 2:28 am
Author: sunsetstrip

Length: 00:08:57
Rating: 4.70
Views: 16773

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Video Comments:
mikesartjournal (September 23, 2008 at 6:19 am)
Sent him a letter once with some cards of my work and asked him for some advice. He basically said: it's the hardest thing anyone can do, odds of success are really low, go get a job.

I thought that his words were cool as shit although I think that i'll never be able to set down the brushes, but as his video suggests, people with crystal clear thoughts are going to be looked down upon... as illustrators
glennbo76 (July 10, 2008 at 10:55 am)
Where can I buy any of his prints??? I'm a huge fan of his.I dying to but his "Hot Rod Race" piece.... Can anyone direct me?
glib11 (August 7, 2008 at 9:04 am)
juxtapoz magazine
glennbo76 (August 7, 2008 at 10:06 am)
Wher on Jutapoz Magazine? I have a few copies of them....
glib11 (August 11, 2008 at 11:42 am)
do some poster searches on google, publishers of book collections, etc. dig deeper. spend the time.
glennbo76 (August 11, 2008 at 6:42 pm)
thanks!
loveupskirts (June 24, 2008 at 4:34 pm)
its a shame they didnt show more of his art or his process in creating a painting
sdggsgdd (April 18, 2008 at 12:45 pm)
I did an interview with Robert Williams ten years ago. It's on my web space. Send me a note if you want to read it, I'll tell you the link.
hovx248 (March 22, 2008 at 10:42 am)
When was this video recorded and by who (as in who is interviewing him for what site/purpose)? I want to use a quotation from this interview in a paper for my University class, but I do need to cite it properly

Thanks if you can help
philinluma (February 15, 2008 at 5:44 am)
wonderful pop artist ,nice to see in a world so full of the normal wishy-washy bullshit
 
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