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Lowbrow Art by David Lozeau

Mar 302010

Lowbrow art - Zombie ink by David Lozeau

I have to say I love the works of artist David Lozeau. Particularly this one here because A – it’s a bad ass zombie & B – it reminds me of Ralph Steadman’s artwork with the sketchy ink splatters at the bottom. Although don’t get me wrong if you check out David’s Website and view his portfolio you can see there is the comparison doesn’t run too deep as he exhibits a multitude of styles and subject matter with different macabre themes.

The zombie to the left caught my eye first, but the sad clown after the break reminded me of a shirt I love that has a dead mime hung from an invisible noose. The is even an entire section of the site dedicated to Day of The Dead Art that has some of the coolest all saints day skeletons I have ever seen. Some of the originals pieces are available to buy for a decent chunk of change; but you can score some glossy 8 x10 pictures for the price of a few drinks. ($20)

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Day of the Dead Death Wagons.

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Mar 082010

These eerie grinning skeletons are permanent residents of the Denver Art Museum. If you make it to Denver be sure and stop by to take a gander at these skillfully carved Dias De Los Muertos Death Wagons for yourself and so you can appreciate them in a way no iPhone photo can emulate.

With the recent trend of the cute frilly sugar skulls these traditional Day of the Dead carvings are a reminder that the historic imagery is much more raw and macabre. Wouldn’t it be great to see some faces like these on a baby’s onesie or a pink shoulder bag instead of ones that look like they’d be more at home on a cereal box.

If you won’t be in Denver anytime soon you can still find some great offbeat and macabre art from permanent and traveling exhibitions both past and present on the Denver Art Museum website.