Skateboarder’s Kunst- Van Beton Naar Het Doek

Description

Title: Skateboarder’s Kunst
Subtitle: Van Beton Naar Het Doek
Paperback
Pages: 128
Published: 2005
Language: Dutch
Dimensions: 22 x 22 x 1.3 cm. / 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.5 inch.

Since the first graphic was put on a board by hand, the culture of skateboarders has been creative and very visual, with all its by-products such as videos, stickers, magazines, designs on fences and clothing. Lately, more and more skateboarders have turned to art as another way to express their creativity, skateboard magazines have more and more articles about art and more and more exhibits are focusing on skateboard art.

This book Skateboarder’s Art is the first to provide an overview of the best work of these artists, whether it appears on skateboards, canvas, in the computer, in a sketchbook or on the street. Many of the artists featured in this book have painted on the street as well as exhibited in galleries, using mixed techniques such as aerosol and felt-tip pen with oil paint and acrylic.

This book will appeal to skateboarders as well as a wider audience of designers and artists such as graffiti and street artists, illustrators and graphic designers. It starts with an introduction by the authors explaining the concept of the book and the relationship between art and skateboarding. The artists are arranged alphabetically with examples of their work and are provided with a short commentary, containing statements by the artists about their work and its relationship with skateboarding.