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Some People Can't Surf: Art ChantrySome People Can't Surf: Art Chantry by Julie Lasky
Buy used from: £33.10
Graphic design how it should be. Minus photoshop.
Hysteria in RemissionHysteria in Remission by Robert Williams
Buy new: £19.13 / Used from: £19.69
If you get one Robt. Williams get this one. It's huge.
Wall and PieceWall and Piece by Banksy
Buy new: £12.97 / Used from: £10.35
Graffiti to change the world.
The Art of Coop: Devil's AdvocateThe Art of Coop: Devil's Advocate by Chris Cooper
Buy used from: £93.24
A lowbrow list without Coop? Couldn't be done.
Lowlife Paradise: The Work of Glenn BarrLowlife Paradise: The Work of Glenn Barr by Glenn Barr
Buy used from: £66.95
Nice to se some people can still paint.
Atavistic AvatarAtavistic Avatar by Pizz
Buy used from: £214.54
The man with the biggest soul-patch in the art world.
DreamlandDreamland by Todd Schorr
Buy new: £24.64 / Used from: £24.46
A very big and very good book. Very mental too.
Non-stop Rock 'n' Roll Voodoo ActionNon-stop Rock 'n' Roll Voodoo Action by Vince Ray
Buy used from: £185.76
The latest Vince Ray offering.
Rat Fink: The Art of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth: The Art of Ed "Big Daddy" RothRat Fink: The Art of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth: The Art of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth by Douglas Nason
Buy new: £18.69 / Used from: £14.85
Not the nicest bloke but one of the better ratfink books
Pop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground ArtPop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground Art
Buy new: £17.79 / Used from: £17.07
The best intro to lowbrow around at the moment. Apart from BEATSVILLE which amazon are too dumb to stock.
Struggle: The Art of SzukalskiStruggle: The Art of Szukalski by Stanislav Szukalski
Buy new: £18.17 / Used from: £20.31
The most awe-inspiring sculptures I've ever seen. In a book.
The Book of TikiThe Book of Tiki by Sven Kirsten
Buy used from: £65.02
You need this book if you dig tiki.
Tiki Art Now!: A Volcanic Eruption of ArtTiki Art Now!: A Volcanic Eruption of Art
Buy new: £12.59 / Used from: £9.97
Not really much info but some cool pics. Needed if you're a completist.
Popaganda: The Art and Subversion of Ron EnglishPopaganda: The Art and Subversion of Ron English by Ron English
Buy new: £18.69 / Used from: £16.23
Airbrushed subversion.
Eyesore: Recent Litter from the Firehouse Kustom Rockart CompanyEyesore: Recent Litter from the Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company by Chuck Sperry
Buy new: £15.29 / Used from: £8.25
If you dig Art Chantry you'll dig these posters.
Works of Art: Joe ChiodoWorks of Art: Joe Chiodo by Joe Chiodo
Buy new: £19.50 / Used from: £36.83
Groovy 60's style chicks.
It Feeds Itself: The Art of Eric WhiteIt Feeds Itself: The Art of Eric White by Eric White
Buy new: £15.29 / Used from: £5.58
Those big heads freak me out.
Big-Eyed Masters: The Big-Eyed Craze of the 1960's and the Artists Who Made It HappenBig-Eyed Masters: The Big-Eyed Craze of the 1960's and the Artists Who Made It Happen by Lisa Sweet
..and big eyes too.
Stencil Graffiti (Street Graphics / Street Art)Stencil Graffiti (Street Graphics / Street Art) by Tristan Manco
Buy new: £5.51 / Used from: £3.57
Folks might not class this as lowbrow but I do. It's good art. It's for the people.
Ultra-gash Inferno: Erotic-grotesque MangaUltra-gash Inferno: Erotic-grotesque Manga by Suehiro Maruo
Buy used from: £37.62
Positively stomach-churning Japanese insanity.
Naive Graphics: Modernism and Folklore in Contemporary Graphic DesignNaive Graphics: Modernism and Folklore in Contemporary Graphic Design by Robert Klanten
Buy new: £22.31 / Used from: £25.42
Modern-naive graphic design.