SOver the past 15 years, the art of kustom kulture has seen an explosion of energy and imagination, fuelled by a crossover of genres. Hot rod artists are now creating work for rock'n'roll bands, t-shirt designers are using the body as a canvas and creating amazing tattoos, tattoo artists are embracing tiki motifs, music poster screenprinters are adopting the raunch of burlesque in their work and skateboard artists are embracing the spirit of hot rods. The emergence of lowbrow is a global phenomenon. The 40 top artists represented here come from East Coast, West Coast, Mid-West and Southern USA, Canada, Japan, England, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Mexico and Argentina. Now highly collectable, their work can be seen in cult galleries such as La Luz de Jesus, Copro Nason and Gasoline in L.A., Roq la Rue in Seattle, the Rabbit Hole Gallery in Atlanta and the Bape Gallery in Tokyo, as well as at numerous shows around the world. Seen together in Kustom Graphics, the sheer visual power and concentrated energy of this work comes out at you. Kustom Graphics is essential for anyone into hot rods, burlesque or rock'n'roll; without it your visual education is incomplete. With it, we believe, you have the most inspiring collection of artists ever between two covers, whether you're a designer, tattooist, print maker, t-shirt creator or just passionately into any of the scenes contained within.

Featured artists: Johnny Ace and Kali Verra Jorge "Dr." Alderete Paul Barrow, John Bell, Tom "Big Toe" Laura, Michel Casarramona, Keith "Keiffer" Ciaramello, Johnny Crap, "Dirty Donny" Gillies, Etienne "Empire32", Marcus "Dang! Industries" Evans, Daisuke "Fudemae" Maeda, Minoru "Mr. G." Goto, Grimb, Peter "PG" Gustafsson, Hiro "Wildman" Ishii, Jim "Too Bad Jim" Johnstone, Ken The Flattop, "KRNPX" Kurono, Felix La Flamme, Michael Leonhard, Makoto Kobayashi, Alex "So-Cal" Maldonado, Tyson Mcadoo, Jan Meininghau, Mitch O'Connell, Sergio "Palami" Palamidessi, Ger "Dutch Courage" Peters, The Pizz, Vince Ray, Rockin' Jellybean, Rob Schwager, Chaz Royal, Sol Rac, Theo Terror, Märt "Ultra Bazar" Infanger, David Vicente, Mark Wasyl, Keith Weesner, Derek Yaniger
Cover-art: Peter "PG" Gustafsson Introduction: Julian Balme