Growing up in Southern California I have a huge love of the skate culture. One of my favorite artists epitomizes this lifestyle through his super expressive and colorful art; Andy Howell. I stumbled upon Andy’s work when I was in high school and have been a huge fan ever since. Andy prefers mixed media, “anything fast, glue, gel mediums, tape, acrylic, aerosol enamels, pen and ink, anything loose and fast.” This pro-skater/artist transplant has revolutionized the skate industry.
His extensive resume includes numerous gallery showings worldwide, magazine covers, major campaigns from big brands like Coca-Cola to DC Shoes, created extensive clothing and branding lines, featured in periodical publications such as Juxtapoz, Print, HOW, Create and Communication Arts. The guy introduced the first baggy jeans designed specially for the boardsports industry. Wow. This man has done some serious things!
Andy is the founding father of the street/skate/art movement and has continuously evolved with this ever changing culture. Can’t wait to see what comes next from Mr. Howell.
Read the complete bio about Andy on his zazzle store, where you can pick up some really sweet items he designed for next to nothing.
Just a few of my favorites:
Check out his new book: Art, Skateboarding, and Life. It’s a sweet 304 page hardcover book with 2 DVD set with tons of interviews and videos of Andy and other artists and skateboarders. I can’t wait to get my hands on one!
Enjoy!
we HAVE to get his book – love it
thanks for the kind words and the feature…
Thanks Andy! We love your work over here at artistic hub. Keep up the good work with the Artsprojekt.
I bought Andy’s new iphone case on zazzle, it rules. http://www.zazzle.com/artsprojekt+iphone+cases