When did the first exhibitions of skate art and skate culture begin to take place? I don’t proclaim to have the answer to that — though it would be interesting to research it. However, one thing that can be said for certain is that it was at least as early as the autumn of 1995 …
Grind: The Graphics and Culture of Skateboarding (1995) Read More »
Andy Jenkins was responsible for the art and design of the original Jason Lee ‘Grinch’ skateboard which needs no introduction here. It is one of the most iconic boards of the 1990’s — and also one of the most collectible today. Interestingly, Jenkins himself considers the design one of his three least favourite board designs. …
Unique Jason Lee Skateboard ‘Grinch Feast’ by Andy Jenkins Read More »
The Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente, California is presently hosting a “Surf 2 Skate: From Liquid to Asphalt” exhibition. The stated purpose of the exhibition is to “cover the origins of skateboarding to sidewalk surfing and the early surf shop skate teams of the 1960s; the 70s and the Dog Town skating/surfing …
One of the things I have said about skate art before — or if I didn’t say it, I certainly meant to — is that the industry was so prolific art-wise that you can seemingly look at historical board art everyday and still, even after years of doing this, expect to run into something you’ve …
Felix Culpa: Vision, Sean Goff, Bernie Tostenson and the Unknown Deck Read More »
For those of you who are wondering, this site has mainly been active as of late on my Skate Culture Facebook page, so if you into the kind of stuff we have been posting about here, make sure you go over to that page and give it a “like” because otherwise you’re missing out on …
Some Santa Monica Localism: The Rip City Skates Board Read More »
A rare opportunity to own the personal rider of one of the great Santa Cruz skate legends of the 80’s has come up — and also a concurrent opportunity to support a noble cause in the process. Spidey De Montrond — who needs no introduction here — is auctioning off his personal rider from 1987 …
A Noble Cause and an Auction for a Rare Spidey De Montrond Personal Rider Read More »
The innovative Mike Vallely Barnyard Skateboard Deck revolutionized skating in 1980s as the first-ever double-kick skateboard deck. Read more here!
A great interview with Jim McDowell on the history of Rip City Skates in Santa Monica, California. Jim gets into the origins of the shop, some early competition wars, their collaboration with Wes Humpston and their philosophy of providing high quality pro boards. Join the conversation on our Facebook page. Share:
As a follow-up to our last post on the skateboard art of Bernie Tostenson, I wanted to share a little variant on the superb Triple X team deck. Essentially it’s the same graphic, but in a different colourway and with the Brand X labelling — instead of “Triple X.” I cannot overstate how superb I …
Bernie Tostenson Follow-up: Brand X Team Deck Variant Read More »
Bernie Tostenson’s most widely known bit of skateboard art is almost certainly his Sims Christian Hosoi Street Flag design but he did many other iconic decks for others brands, including Vision, Kryptonics, Toxic and his own company, Brand X