PRELIMINARY RESEARCH

I have decided that i want to look at the history of lowbrow art. I likes 'lowbrow art' . I want to look at its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century. From the first comics of Winsor Mccay, to the dadaism art movement of 1916, people started to question and subvert the conventions of the fine art world. This carried on through sailor tattoos, hot rod cars and drive in theatres. Dr Seuss, and rock and roll music can all be put together under the term 'lowbrow'. People like Andy Warhol and Craig Steyk all left their imprint as did the hippy movement, which had the psychedelic concert posters. All this led up to films and shows such as Ren and Stimpy and Tim Burton's Pee Wee's big adventure. Thrasher magazine and Mad magazine also had a big impact. All of this has resulted in artists such as Mark Ryden, Gary Baseman and Camille Rose Garcia being accepted by the high-art world. I want to research and try to explain why this is. I want to look at how music such as punk influenced this movement and also what defines 'Lowbrow'.