Community Profile

UNPOP ART is a loosely organized group of creative individuals who often deal with similar cultural and aesthetic themes; generally speaking, the application of decidedly unpopular concepts via popular - often fun - media. These individuals each operate in their own respective creative fields (the plastic arts, music, writing, filmmaking, performance, etc.), and reside in cities far-distant from one another - however, as they often deal with similar subjects, share an overlapping set of philosophical and artistic principles, and have - on occasion - collaborated creatively, they are thus considered members of what has been dubbed "The UNPOP ART Movement."

Artists generally acknowledged as being UNPOP are:
Adam Parfrey
Boyd Rice
Jim Goad
Beth Moore-Love
Shaun Partridge
Gidget Gein
Larry Wessel
Brian M. Clark
Charles Krafft
Nick Bougas


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UNPOP is definable as, "The application of pop aesthetics, stylings, or techniques to unpopular, unpleasant, repressed or otherwise censored ideas," and should, as a concept, be largely intuitive. Nonetheless, the question often arises: "Exactly who does something need to be unpopular with, in order for it to be considered UNPOP?"

This simplest answer to this is: The average contemporary person, and their average contemporary moral standards.

We at UNPOP ART understand that morality is entirely relative and largely subjective, and therefore define "unpopular" according to the context in which the material in question is presented. Most statutes that deal with "obscenity" have clauses which refer to things like "contemporary moral standards" (or something along those lines), and it is in this sense that we conceive of the term "unpopular." Therefore, for the purposes of defining UNPOP, the word "unpopular" is used in reference to the context-specific realm of contemporary - average - morality.

It is with this in mind, that we at UNPOP ART acknowledge that UNPOP isn't always intentional. Sometimes it manifests itself by accident (as in Jerry Lewis' film, "The Day The Clown Cried," for example), and at other times it is a result of conscious deliberation (as in Crispin Glover's film "What Is It?"). Ergo, there are no hard-and-fast definitions or rules about who created the UNPOP in question (or why), but rather, what it is and how it relates to average, contemporary morality.

For more info on UNPOP ART, visit the movement's official website at UnPopArt.Org

To purchase books, records, CDs, DVDs, posters, apparel and more from members of the UNPOP ART movement, visit the movement's official online store at UnPopStore.Com



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This community, UNPOPART, exists for the purpose of providing a platform for exchange and discussion concerning all topics relating to unpop art, unpop artists, unpop ideas and unpop philosophy. This forum is not affiliated directly with the UNPOP ART group, and the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the UNPOP ART group or its individual members.

UNPOPART is a members-only forum. If you would like to become a member, please contact the forum’s moderator, mr_intolerance, and request an invitation.


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