▁places . ▁Some ▁see ▁a ▁distinct ▁U . S . ▁" west ▁coast " ▁low brow ▁style , ▁which ▁is ▁more ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁t iki , ▁under ground ▁com ix ▁and ▁hot ▁rod ▁car - c ulture ▁than ▁elsewhere . ▁As ▁the ▁low brow ▁style ▁has ▁spread ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁inter ming led ▁with ▁the ▁t endencies ▁in ▁the ▁visual ▁arts ▁of ▁those ▁places ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁has ▁established ▁itself . ▁As ▁low brow ▁develop s , ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁branch ing ▁( as ▁there ▁was ▁with ▁previous ▁art ▁movements ) ▁into ▁different ▁str ands ▁and ▁even ▁whole ▁new ▁art ▁movements . ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁" low brow ▁art " ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁issue ▁of ▁his ▁magazine ▁Ju xt ap oz , ▁Robert ▁Williams ▁took ▁credit ▁for ▁origin ating ▁the ▁term ▁" low brow ▁art ." ▁ ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Gilbert ▁Sh el ton ▁of ▁the ▁publish er ▁R ip ▁Off ▁Press ▁decided ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁book ▁featuring ▁Will ams ' ▁paint ings . ▁Williams ▁said ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁book ▁the ▁self - de prec ating ▁title ▁The ▁Low brow ▁Art ▁of ▁Rob t . ▁Williams , ▁since ▁no ▁author ized ▁art ▁institution ▁would ▁recognize ▁his ▁type ▁of ▁art . ▁" L ow brow " ▁was ▁thus ▁used ▁by ▁Williams ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁" high brow ." ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁name ▁then ▁stuck , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁feels ▁it