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Josh Agle, a.k.a Shag
Josh Agle, a. k. a Shag

Josh Agle (born August 31, 1962) is an American artist known by the nickname SHAG, which he first used to sign his paintings in 1987. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The nickname is derived from the last two letters of his first name, and the first two letters of his last name. [1] He's best known for comical, richly-colored cocktail and tiki-themed scenes reminiscent of the slick commercial art of the 1950s to mid-1960s. A cocktail is a style of Mixed drink. Originally a mixture of distilled spirits, Sugar, Water, and Bitters, the word has gradually Tiki culture refers to a mid-20th-century theme used in Polynesian style restaurants and clubs originally in the United States and then to a lesser degree around the world The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 SHAG started out as a freelance commercial illustrator, primarily for independent record labels, in the late 1980s and early 1990s before galleries and collectors began to take notice of his works. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 He had his first solo gallery exhibition in 1997,[1] and has since had other shows in the United States, Japan and Australia. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He's the author and illustrator of several books about tiki culture and cocktail recipes. He spent the first eight years of his life in Oahu, Hawaii, and currently lives in the hills overlooking Southern California. Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English) known as ''"The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U

In 2005 his art was brought to the stage in Shag With A Twist, a large dance and theater production sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and the San Pedro City Ballet Repertory Company. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The production ran for 13 weeks at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and later moved to the Aladdin Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. Aladdin (an Anglicisation of the Arabic name (originally Syrian Alāʼ ad-Dīn, Arabic: علاء الدين literally "nobility of the faith" The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6

He has also done some design work with Disney, including merchandise for the Enchanted Tiki Room's 40th anniversary in 2003 and for Disneyland's 50th anniversary in 2005. Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room is an attraction in Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California. The Happiest Homecoming on Earth was the eighteen-month-long celebration (May 5 2005 through September 30 2006 of the fiftieth anniversary of the Disneyland Theme park

Josh Agle played guitar in such bands as Swamp Zombies, The Tiki Tones, and The Huntington Cads. Swamp Zombies was an indie, Folk punk band formed during the 1980 's in California ( Irvine CA)

Shag also illustrated the cover art for both albums and many singles by Servotron as well as several album and single covers for The Dickies. Servotron was a Science fiction -influenced rock band active from 1995 to 1999 The Dickies are a Punk rock group formed in Los Angeles California in 1977

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Selected books

References

  1. ^ a b Otto Von Stroheim, Tiki Art Now!: A Volcanic Eruption of Art, Last Gasp, 2004, p83. ISBN 0867196270

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Lowbrow, or lowbrow art, describes an underground Visual art movement
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