Malicious Resplendence [Paperback]

Robert Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

This infamous artist's paintings get the lush treatment they deserve in this career-spanning collection. Williams' transcendent work integrates his formative underground influences with a mastery of fine art techniques.

A career-spanning collection of the infamous lowbrow master. Williams sprang from the custom car culture of Southern California and the roots of the Underground Comix movement (Williams, of course, was one of the founding ZAP artists, along with R. Crumb), ultimately transcending the constraints of both by cultivating his mastery of oil paints and forging a career as the preeminent artist among a generation of imagist painters gathering inspiration from the shadowed corners of contemporary culture. Williams singlehandedly became the model of the "Outsider" art movement, influencing a generation of artists to create without concern for the fine art world, held in contempt by Williams. It's a feeling which had been reciprocated in kind for years by the established fine art community, although Williams' sheer mastery of his craft has caused a grudging retreat.

Editorial Reviews

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Williams has remained, most fundamentally, a powerful, passionate, and incredibly prolific painter. (Mark David Nevins )

About the Author

Robert Williams’ influence on alternative art is immeasurable. From his endeavors to broaden the possibilities for young artists to gain exposure sprang the well known art chronicle, Juxtapoz magazine. His books include Conceptual Realism and Hysteria in Remission. He lives in Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, Suzanne.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books; 2nd edition (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560973668
• ISBN-13: 978-1560973669
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 12 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Retinal Delights, November 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Malicious Resplendence: The Paintings of Robt. Williams (Hardcover)

Immerse yourself in this mind-bending collection of original art. A full compliment of drawings, sketches, comic book covers and paintings round out this look at the career (still going strong) of Robert Williams. The paintings are lavishly reproduced on high-quality paper stock and the over-sized dimensions of this book are perfectly suited to appreciate the artist's awe-inspiring technique. A MUST for any fan of underground art, culture and surrealism!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars America's greatest living painter., July 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Malicious Resplendence: The Paintings of Robt. Williams (Hardcover)

I have been a follower of Robert Williams' work for about 8 years. I own all but one of his previous books and was under the assumption that "Malicious Resplendence" was a collection of new work only. Thankfully I was wrong, and completely blown away. Not only does this huge beautifly hard back show his most recent paintings, the book is actually a collection of his entire history of art. Robt.Wms is truly a master painter in the classic sense, a painter of our century who can actually stand up to the vision and draftsmanship of the greatest painters of history

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE for fans of Low Brow ART., July 27, 2008

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This review is from: Malicious Resplendence (Paperback)

I have ther previous books that showed Robert's past work, but they suffered from not being the best printing and some non color reproductions of this color work. Well, this book corrects all that. It's all in glorioous color and full of Beautiful reproductions of his work. YOU NEED THIS BOOK if you are a Robert Williams fan. GET IT NOW.