Tag Archives: Robert Williams

trail of dead behind them

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) a couple of days ago we lost two giants of american underground culture. don cornelius is the better known of the two names we lost. his pioneering work with the tv show ‘soul train’ inspired … Continue reading →

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its a virus, i tell ya!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Art

Once you catch the bug… by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com ): One time, while I was being tattooed, I was in so much pain that i actually started to hallucinate. no joke. After it was over, I curled up in a … Continue reading →

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good vibrations: still cool after all these years

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Art

From the Bauhaus to your house… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): In the pantheon of graphic design professionals, there are very very few who have reached the levels occupied by Ivan Chermayeff. He’s considered one of the grand masters of 20th century … Continue reading →

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skulling with the morbid angel

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Art

“secretly important men”; a severe intensity that dissolved into a vanishing… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): This strange little comic is a sort of trifecta of mad genius. Drawn by the inimitable Blair Wilson and written by the exquisitely peculiar Wilum Pugmire … Continue reading →

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the cult of the ugly: optimism of a lost language

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Dave

Homegrown graphic design. The real deal. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): Take a good look at this thing. this is what real home grown American graphic design looks like. This is what American industry created when it needed ‘graphic design’ for their … Continue reading →

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Kustom Kulture: low brow high gear

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Art

Another look at the fascinating world of California Kustom Kulture, which describes the artwork, cars, and lifestyles of those who drove and built custom cars, mainly in southern California from the 1940′s on… Art Chantry: the origins of southern California … Continue reading →

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