Recently I was introduced to the bibliography tool Zotero. This tool for documenting the bibliographic information from various books and articles I find while searching the web came in very handy when I found the book Pop Surrealism:The Rise of Underground Art, by Robert Williams. This book documents the beginning of Pop art (also known as Lowbrow art) from its birth in the 190’s to the present. It also includes essays and artwork from twenty three well known artists. Not only would I recommend this book because it gives information about the history of this movement, but it provides pictures of the pieces as well. One artist that everyone should recognize in the book is Shag, he is the artist synonymous with tiki art, but the list of famous pop surrealists only grows from there. Although this book plays up the “outsider art” factor, many people have become believers of this style and consider it a relevant movement within the art world. You be the judge and read this book, you may discover a new artist or become more familiar with the now popular world of lowbrow art.

Cover of the book Pop Surrealism:The Rise of Underground Art