Lowbrow, or
lowbrow art, describes an underground
visual art movement that arose in the
Los Angeles, California, area in the late 1970s. It is a populist art movement with its cultural roots in
underground comix,
punk music, and
hot-rod cultures of the street. It is also often known by the name
pop surrealism. Lowbrow art often has a sense of humor – sometimes the humor is gleeful, sometimes impish, and sometimes it is a sarcastic comment.