Weirdo Noir: Gothic and Dark Lowbrow Art by Matt Dukes Jordan


Weirdo Noir: Gothic and Dark Lowbrow Art
Title : Weirdo Noir: Gothic and Dark Lowbrow Art
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ISBN : 081187110X
ISBN-10 : 9780811871105
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 192
Publication : First published August 18, 2010

Like a corpse in a zombie movie, the Goth movement has been resuscitatedstronger, more powerful, and more contagious than ever before. From fashion to music, Goth influences have crept into every area of pop culture, and nowhere is that influence creepier, more fascinating, and more playful than in the art world. Weirdo Noir is the follow-up volume to Weirdo Deluxe, the book that brought the once underground Low Brow art scene to prominence in the public eye. In these pages you'll find the latest and greatest work from 30 Low Brow arists who have embraced the dark side, employing gothic themes in their art. Spooky and witty, Weirdo Noir is destined to become a classic of the millennial Goth aesthetic.

Weirdo Noir: Gothic and Dark Lowbrow Art Reviews

  • Parka



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    More pictures at parkablogs.com)

    Werido Noir features a good selection of gothic and dark lowbrow art from 24 top artists. This is a follow up to Weirdo Deluxe published in 2005.

    The selection of art is great. They are beautiful and true to the sense of lowbrow, with a wide range of styles and artists. Each artist has an interview on their ideas and thoughts on art. There's also a history on the Low Brow art movement, making it a good introduction.

    Nice book for those into gothic and lowbrow art.

    The list of artists included are:

    * Attaboy
    * Ana Bagayan
    * Glenn Barr
    * Jonathan Bergeron
    * Ray Caesar
    * Jason d'Aquino
    * Bob Dob
    * Alex Gross
    * Fred Harper
    * Annette Hassell
    * Sarah Joncas
    * Dan Kennedy
    * Laurie Lipton
    * Travis Louie
    * Tara McPherson
    * Skot Olsen
    * Nathan Ota
    * Annie Owens
    * Anthony Pontius
    * Isabel Samaras
    * Shag
    * Dani Tull
    * Brian Viveros
    * Edward Walton Wilcox

  • ariane

    Like Jordan's previous book,
    Weirdo Deluxe: The Wild World of Pop Surrealism & Lowbrow Art, this book showcases the work of a number of Lowbrow/Pop-Surrealist artists along with short interviews. My favorites include Jason d'Aquino, Bob Dob, Laurie Lipton, Tara McPherson, and Brian Viveros, but all of the artists featured in this collection are great. Here's hoping Jordan puts out another book in this series.

  • Frederic

    Surveys "pop surrealist" / gothic / "dark lowbrow" art through 24 artists, for each giving a selection of their work and responses to a series of questions about themselves, their influences, creative processes, etc. Like his earlier
    Weirdo Deluxe: The Wild World of Pop Surrealism & Lowbrow Art this would probably make a great coffee-table book in a Brooklyn hipster's flat; for me they're interesting and useful for considering the range of (fairly commercial) contemporary art.

  • Natalie benitez

    xxx artistically inspiring, beautiful, sexy, intriguing.

  • Damien

    wonderfull art pics

  • Danielle Alexandria

    Gorgeously crafted book. The layout and spreads do justice to the artwork, and the interviews are interesting.

  • frogfairie

    I love the art in this book. So fun!

  • Maria

    Loved it. An overview of gothic lowbrow art with a great background history and some fascinating interviews and discussions with the artists regarding their processes and themes.