What the deuce are you staring at!?!

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Originally Posted by MTR
In an industry first, Fox commissioned a series of original art as a celebration of the passion of Family Guy fans and the creative spirit embodied in the show. Twenty-one artists of the Lowbrow Pop Movement were challenged to take the show's characters, design, and sensibility as a starting point and literally let their imaginations run wild. The result is a wholly original and eclectic series of images in a variety of media that bear the unmistakable Family Guy imprint through the prism of each artist’s entirely unique style and perspective.

Curated by Fox L&M Creative Manager Wendell Riggins, the exhibit features new works by Lowbrow Pop artists from across the country, who, in various media including oil, acrylics, and collage riff on Family Guy characters in much the same way as the animated series itself takes on pop culture icons every week. Combining elements from various subcultural influences, the Lowbrow Pop or Pop Surrealist movement dates back to the 1970s and has its roots in underground comics and the alternative gallery scene of Southern California.

The art on display represents some of the divergent avenues Lowbrow Pop artists are currently exploring, from the gothic whimsy of Ryan Bubnis’s A Possessed Peter Finds The Magic Marigold and the explosive graff dynamism of Damon Soule’s Stewie’s Inner Demon, to the UPA-inspired, stylized graphics of Cookiequest by Joel Trussel and the familiar advertising tableau parodied by Brandt Peters in Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time. All of the work evinces the same sly, subversive humor and pop culture references that are dominant elements in the Lowbrow vernacular and, of course, in Family Guy itself. This humor and worldview represents the fundamental connection between the television show and the gallery exhibit.

Artists in the Show

Ryan Bubnis
Rik Catlow
Luke Chueh
Mark Covell
Bob Dob
Spencer Laudiero
Kathie Olivas
Diana Pearson
Brandt Peters
Dave Pressler
Alex Ruiz
Mike Santos
Greg Simkins
Michael Slack
Damon Soule
Todd Spenceman
David Swift
Andy Tauke
Joel Trussell
Joe Vaux
Yoskay Yamamoto

A tour of animation galleries both in the United States and around the world will follow the exhibit at MTR, which will include Animation Connection in Toronto, Canada; The Linda Jones Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico; The Animation Art Gallery in London, England; The Silver K Gallery in Melbourne, Australia; and Van Eaton Gallery in Los Angeles, California.

Click the link for a sampling of pictures.