J. Namdev Hardisty
If you are one of those skaters who loves a coffee table book in your living room then you will be stoked on this new arrival.
New Skateboard Graphics kicks off with a foreword written by Michael Leon from Rasa Libre and from there onwards on it is jam packed with over 400 illustrations and graphics from a range of artists including our very own Mark ‘Fos’ Foster, to Jason Adams, Evan Hecox, Mark Gonzales, Ed Templeton and many many more. You are also treated to interviews with various heads that also include Jamie Thomas, Yogi Procter and Michael Irving.
This book features tonnes of deck art from various company spotlights covering Girl and Heroin to Alai and Zero and even looks back to recent skate companies that had amazing product but are now defunct such as Popwar and Bueno.
Every time you turn a page in this mammoth piece of work you are reminded of the decks you have seen over the years, reminiscing on the times you had shredding, sitting in skate shops watching vids, applying your griptape and such. But the beauty of this book is the fact that all the decks that are featured are fairly new. It’s not the usual look back into the world of classic graphics of the 80’s, it’s not a retrospective on the amazing art of one or two famous skate graphic artists, it does what it says on the tin.
New Skateboard Graphics is stuffed full of the best new skate art out there and if you are in need of a lift this month, treat yourself today and have it delivered in time for the weekend. You will not be disappointed.
Emilio Gonzales