Clearly the market for art-focused skateboard decks is a rapidly growing one, with seemingly new high end collector’s editions coming out monthly. Just last Friday we showed Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden Of Earthly Delights Skateboard Decks from Boom-Art, who’ve been making limited edition (and somewhat ribald) art decks for a minute. Now a new company is […]
8
Apr
Limited edition boards signed by the Belgian street artist
15
Jan
Tracking down the world's most hated/beloved Vandal
Banksy is perhaps the most beloved, world renown vandal the world has never seen… and perhaps its most hated, as well. While other practitioners in their field watch their art get accosted by rival artists and whitewashed by property owners, Banksy watches as his pieces are dissembled and sold for thousands upon thousands of dollars […]
19
Jul
Fight off the summer heat wave in light cotton tank tops & tees
California-based brand Altru Apparel works to bring you shirts and tank tops of the highest quality cotton with a clean cut, loose fit and far-ranging graphics. Altru taps into local landmarks, pop lyrics, bold titles and the 90’s — ah the good ‘ol days. Following previous licensing choices (including Thrasher Magazine, Mickey Rat, 90210, Star Trek […]
8
Jun
30-minute history lesson on the "Father of Stencil Graffiti"
While many youngins may be caught up in the brilliance of Banksy and the statement his graffiti makes because it’s seen as new and groundbreaking, we may be reluctant to think that he too could’ve been strongly influenced by someone else. Have you ever heard of Blek Le Rat? I’ll admit it, I hadn’t. In […]
17
May
Homer, Bart & two Krusty the Clowns get Rat Fink treatment
After the popularity of the first set of Simpsons decks done by Santa Cruz, the NoCal skateboard company is going back to The Simpsons well for another set of boards. Homer, Bart and two varieties of Krusty the Clown get the Santa Cruz treatment, tho the full-face Homer and Rat Fink-style Bart are probably the […]
27
Oct
Snapbacks & trucker hats from the famed UK cultural agitator
Kind of hard to believe Banksy is actually officially involved in this hat collection, or it could just be a case of streetwear pop art appropriation — we’ll keep our eyes out. Rarely does the famed British street artist/cultural agitator/merry prankster license his work out, but it does happen every so often so I guess […]
21
Dec
Mad C's gigantic graffiti magnum opus
A graffiti artist who has taken on a serious challenge for herself, Mad C has just completed her momentous 700 Wall. A member of the Bandits crew, who’ve dedicated themselves to creating graffiti art across as many nations as possible, Mad C is a street artist whose passions lies in writing and painting. The 700 […]
