Lowbrow Pop Surrealism Artists: Robert Crumb, Shepard Fairey, Michael Leavitt, David Mann, Gary Baseman, Robert Williams, Todd Schorr

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Robert Crumb, Shepard Fairey, Michael Leavitt, David Mann, Gary Baseman, Robert Williams, Todd Schorr, Elizabeth McGrath, Barry McGee, Mission School, Margaret Kilgallen, Camilla d'Errico, Ed Roth, Dadara, Heiko M ller, Joe Coleman, Nathaniel Milljour, Mark Ryden, James Jean, Aunia Kahn, Gary Panter, Reminisce, KRK Ryden, Linda Biggs, John Currin, Daniel Martin Diaz, Camille Rose Garcia, Niagara, Scott Williams, Alex Gross, Luke Chueh, Audrey Kawasaki, Esao Andrews, Shag, Amy Sol, David Plunkert, RifRaf, Mike Mitchell, Jeff Soto, Stacy Lande, John John Jesse, Marion Peck, Tim Biskup, Lori Earley, Andrew Mattock, Jophen Stein, Seonna Hong. Excerpt: Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "Andr the Giant Has a Posse" (...OBEY...) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Obama "Hope" poster. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston calls him one of today's best known and most influential street artists. His work is included in the collections at The Smithsonian, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Shepard Fairey was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. His father, Strait Fairey, is a doctor, and his mother, Charlotte, a realtor. Fairey became involved with art in 1984, when he started to place his drawings on skateboards and T-shirts. In 1988, he graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy, and in 1992, Fairey graduated from Rhode Island Scho...