The Robert Williams Appreciation Thread

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

[RandomKoolzip]

1. Two words: Shitch Yeah!

Loves me some Robt. Williams, the Aesthetician of the Lowbrow.


A great Williams quote: "A woman's ass is more beautiful than the Orion Nebula...."

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. He is like a god - no really

I hink he is one of he best painters of the 20th century. He is coming out with an new show. I saw a bunch of pics in the latest issue of Juxtapoz - they're his best yet!

[RandomKoolzip]

7. His move from comix to oil painting was a tectonic shift.

I'm so glad he did that; I wish Crumb woulda made that move a long time ago. His brillinace seems cramped on the B+W pages of the comix he does nowadays.


And I love how Williams conciously rebelled against non-representational art in his paintings....

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. Crumb did the latest cover for the New Yorker's comic issue - it is really

good

[redqueen]

2. Wow

Thanks, CStT... I'm not familiar with this guy. I soon will be, though... thanks again!

[Beware the Beast Man]

4. His shit rocks.

I used his "Two-Fisted Buffoons" as a prospective company logo

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

5. This is his best-known painting

[Beware the Beast Man]

9. ah, yes. Appetite for Destruction.

A bit too risque for Guns N Roses to put on their debut album cover, so they put it on the inside.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

11. I wish the recod execs had some balls - it would have been the best cover

ever.

[chuckrocks]

16. they did

i have a copy. vinyl. got it at a record show a loooong time ago. i was a huge fan, kinda scary now. but i still can recite their lyrics at will.

[XNASA]

6. His art speaks to me.

And oddly, if I carried my real paternal grandfather's surname (long story) my name would in fact be, Robert Williams.

[Beware the Beast Man]

10. In all due respect,

that's a voice I wouldn't want inside my head! :)

[RandomKoolzip]

12. Ever seen an interview with the guy?

He's hilarious. Very combative and excitable. And vulgar.

[XNASA]

13. I supposed I should have added, "sometimes".

Just so you don't get the impression that I'm whacked.

[signmike]

14. I saw Robt. Saturday at the Rat Fink Reunion

Signing posters. What an awesome artist!

Now I must go out to my shop and throw rocks at my stuff.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

15. I feel the same way with my studio.

[BurtWorm]

17. Phew!

I thought you were talking about "Robin Williams!"

:hippie: