Weirdo Deluxe: The Wild World of Pop Surrealism & Lowbrow Art

By Matt Dukes Jordan

Book Overview

"Lowbrow" it may be called, but high-profile best describes the cultural impact of this contemporary art movement. Found everywhere from wine labels and high-end bar accessories to major motion... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081184241X
• ISBN13: 9780811842419
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.6" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A lighthearted yet authoritative romp through the world of lowbrow art

Matt Dukes Jordan's Weirdo Deluxe provides a highly engaging introduction to the world of lowbrow art. It represents an amazingly wide range of artists and styles, with fascinating notes on each of the artists' life and work. The book opens with whimsically illustrated timelines that connect the evolution of lowbrow art to larger trends in pop culture. There is something surprising, amusing, and/or captivating on virtually every page. The quality of the writing, the design, and the overall effect is first-rate.

An eyecandy for underground art lovers

This book is an amazing reference resource as well a great source of inspiration for all who seek to know more about underground art. There's a quick background history on underground art and every author tries to explain and talk about their art. All the images are worth looking and reading this book is always a pleasure.

Amazing jaunt through many twisted minds

If you read Juztapoz and High Fructose, worship Mark Ryden and Coop, love art but are disappointed with contemporary conceptual and process work, THEN BUY THIS BOOK!!!! The out and out bible of pop surrealism and low brow. Savy mixes of graffitti street culture with fine art. I have to say that the discovery of pop surrealism, which I first saw in this book, revolutionized my own art work and has radically changed my ideas about the trajectory of art. Needless to say I like it.

Not just a coffee table book, for the nightstand too!

This is not Mr. Jordan's first book. He's a talented artist and writer with much knowledge about this subject. He does this book great justice for art fans with his wide coverage of artists. This book is much cooler than the 'other' one out there. It features more important artists and has more real information. It's also more affordable. I like how the cover of this book feels, you can read it in bed without a hard cover poking you in the stomach. This book will be appreciated by one wanting an introduction and discovering low brow art to the experienced art aficionado. Bravo, Matt!

A thorough coverage of this genre

'Lowbrow art' blends pop culture, street culture, pop art and surrealism with a strong focus on controversial sub-cultures from bikers to 60s sitcoms. It's about time that a thorough coverage of this genre is presented, and Painter and journalist Matt Dukes Jordan provides a spirited assessment of the high points of lowbrow in Weirdo Deluxe: The Wild World Of Pop Surrealism & Lowbrow Art. Full-page color reproductions of such art, from labels to paintings, present both art displays and commentary on the artists creating them.