Lowrider arte (or “art” in the English spelling) is a unique style of art, developed over the last several decades. It is deeply connected to the California Chicano/Mexican culture – thus the frequently-used mixed English/Spanish spelling.
Other influences on the artistic style include tattoo art (especially in the popular line drawing version of lowrider arte), and graffiti art with its spray techniques. Lowrider Arte is also the title of a print magazine devoted to the style.
As noted above, lowrider arte is intimately linked to the Brown Pride movement which grew from the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Even further influences include Aztec civilization, 50s doo-wop and 60s soul music, hip-hop and more.
Subject matter is wide-ranging in lowrider art, but frequently-seen themes include gorgeous cars, beautiful women, Christian iconography, clowns, skulls, flags, birds and much more.
As a matter of history, lowrider culture, and thus lowrider arte, originally sprang from the Mexican-American/Chicano culture in southern California, then moved on to influence Latino culture generally. Since the ’90s, both the cars and the style have influenced urban youth culture more widely, notably in West Coast hip hop. Today the lowrider culture is diverse and widely inclusive, but it remains of particular importance to the Chicano community.
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LOWRIDER ARTE MAGAZINE VOL.8 #6 CHICANO TATTOO ART US $8.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 14:54:21 PST | Watch this Item |
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LOWRIDER ARTE MAGAZINE 1998 APRIL/MAY FIRME CHICANO STREET ART BARRIO TATTOO ART US $6.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 14:54:24 PST | Watch this Item |
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LOWRIDER ARTE MAGAZINE VOL.8 #4 CHICANO TATTOO ART US $8.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 14:58:17 PST | Watch this Item |
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ANTENNA TOPPER ART DECO CHROME GREEN CUSTOM HOT RAT ROD VTG STYLE LOWRIDER BOMB US $19.98 (1 Bid) Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 15:47:17 PST | Watch this Item |
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RAT HOT ROD CUSTOM DECAL LONE WOLF KUSTOM KUTLURE ART CAR CULTURE LOWRIDER BOMB US $6.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 17:55:53 PST | Watch this Item |
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ANTENNA TOPPER ART DECO CHROME GREEN CUSTOM HOT RAT ROD VTG STYLE LOWRIDER BOMB US $19.98 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:13:10 PST | Watch this Item |
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ART DECO ANTENNA TOPPER RED CHROME CUSTOM HOT RAT ROD OLD SCHOOL RETRO CLASSIC US $19.98 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Monday Feb-06-2012 10:35:59 PST | Watch this Item |
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SO CAL SPEED SHOP CHROME HORN HOT RAT ROD ROADSTER CUSTOM VTG OLD STYLE LOWRIDER US $14.95 Auction Ends: Monday Feb-06-2012 23:15:10 PST | Watch this Item |
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ANTENNA TOPPER ART DECO AMBER CHROME CUSTOM HOT RAT ROD OLD SCHOOL RETRO CLASSIC US $19.98 (1 Bid) Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 15:51:08 PST | Watch this Item |
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Lowrider Magazine "ART" Feb/March 2003 US $3.00 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 22:12:07 PST | Watch this Item |
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NEW AIRBRUSH DVD BLACK AND WHITE art faux custom harley lowrider rc rv iwata 10 US $9.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 3:51:42 PST | Watch this Item |
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NEW AIRBRUSH DVD BLACK AND WHITE art faux custom harley lowrider rc rv iwata 10 US $9.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 5:42:02 PST | Watch this Item |
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NEW AIRBRUSH DVD PSYCHO-CLOWN ILLUSTRATION art custom lowrider paint harley race US $9.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 5:43:32 PST | Watch this Item |
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ART DECO ANTENNA TOPPER RED CHROME CUSTOM HOT RAT ROD OLD SCHOOL RETRO CLASSIC US $19.98 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 11:19:57 PST | Watch this Item |
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GARAGE 15 RAT HOT ROD PINUP VTG STYLE CHOPPER HELLS ANGELS DRAG RACING WOLVERTON US $9.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 18:46:02 PST | Watch this Item |
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TEEN ANGELS MAGAZINE #208 LOWRIDER CHICANO TATTOO ART FLASH US $17.99 Auction Ends: Thursday Feb-09-2012 11:39:26 PST | Watch this Item |
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LOWRIDER ARTE MAGAZINE 2007 CHICANO TATTOO ART FLASH US $7.99 Auction Ends: Thursday Feb-09-2012 16:00:54 PST | Watch this Item |
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LOWRIDER ARTE MAGAZINE 2008 CHICANO TATTOO ART FLASH US $8.99 Auction Ends: Thursday Feb-09-2012 16:08:58 PST | Watch this Item |
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ALT MAGAZINE BRITTANYA MASUMI MAX SEXY TATTOO ART INK LATINA LOWRIDER US $8.99 Auction Ends: Friday Feb-10-2012 13:45:10 PST | Watch this Item |
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FRENCH LOWRIDER REGULAR EDITION VINYL ART FIGURE GRAFFITI ARTIST ALEXONE ARTOYZ US $74.95 Auction Ends: Friday Feb-10-2012 13:49:40 PST | Watch this Item |
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Art,LEAD SLED,lowrider,scroll,pinstriping,hot,rod,rat,gallery,canvas,modern,wall US $169.00 Auction Ends: Friday Feb-10-2012 14:38:08 PST | Watch this Item |
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LOWRIDER ARTE MAGAZINE VOL.2 #3 CHICANO TATTOO ART US $9.99 Auction Ends: Friday Feb-10-2012 15:07:29 PST | Watch this Item |
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DAY OF THE DEAD MEXICAN FOLK ART J.HELGUERA LOWRIDER ART WOOD BRACELET NEW! US $24.99 Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 10:48:51 PST | Watch this Item |
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TEEN ANGELS MAGAZINE #104 LOWRIDER CHICANO TATTOO ART US $15.99 Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 13:36:57 PST | Watch this Item |
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TEEN ANGELS MAGAZINE #105 LOWRIDER CHICANO TATTOO ART US $15.99 Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 13:38:29 PST | Watch this Item |
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LOWRIDER ARTE Magazine Art Featured Tattoo Artist Jose Lopez NYC Graffiti Art US $0.99 (1 Bid) Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 13:55:46 PST | Watch this Item |
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TEEN ANGELS MAGAZINE #153 LOWRIDER CHICANO TATTOO ART US $15.99 Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 13:56:56 PST | Watch this Item |
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TEEN ANGELS MAGAZINE #171 LOWRIDER CHICANO TATTOO ART US $24.99 Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 14:23:45 PST | Watch this Item |
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TEEN ANGELS MAGAZINE #172 LOWRIDER CHICANO TATTOO ART US $19.99 Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 14:28:11 PST | Watch this Item |
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TEEN ANGELS MAGAZINE #181 LOWRIDER CHICANO TATTOO ART US $24.99 Auction Ends: Saturday Feb-11-2012 15:14:25 PST | Watch this Item |
