Underground art illustrations

Robert R. Crumb

We have a special place in our Martian hearts for the indie and underground work of the 1960s and 1970s: comix as opposed to comics! In the world of undergound comix, few magazines hold such a reve…

A Basquiat sold for $10.7 million at Christie's postwar sale in London, with Dubuffet and Bacon also performing well.

Think of the artists you know who, especially in the 1960s and 70s, portrayed an often sordid reality in detail, just as they saw it, garnering acclaim from enthusiasts, who perceived a high artistry in their seemingly rough-hewn work, and cries from countless detractors who objected to what they saw as the artists' lazy crudity.

Comic novel, ‘Orrigan’. Quirky notes on the cover and cover also opens out like a map. It has an interactive storyline. Have to twist book around to read some comic strips. Very clean cut Illust…

Jean-Michel Basquiat's productive career spanned just one short decade, yet he is considered one of the best-known artists of his generation and one of only a small number of Hispanic-African-American artists to have achieved international recognition.