Description
Catch a wave and get some rays with this retina-searing collection of surf art. Over 250 pages of cover-to-cover visual action and inspiration from genre giants such as Damian Fulton, Bill Ogden, Rick Rietveld, Phil Roberts and Jim Phillips. From the beaches of Southern California to the breaks off Hawaii, the heat of Down Under and the shores of Europe, Japan and beyond, this is Kustom Graphics with a heavy dose of salt water.
Featured artists
Dr Alderete, Marco Almera, Mik Baro, Big Toe, Jesper Bram, Drew Brophy, Ben Brown, Gomez Bueno, Jason Cruz, Dacho X, Shawn Dickinson, Damian Fulton, Mr G, “Dirty” Donny Gillies, Pat Grant, Peter Gustafsson, Yusuke Hanai, Thorsten Hasenkamm, Paul Imagine, Alex Krastev, Rob Kruse, Chuck Majewski, Dennis Matthewson, Al McWhite, Jan Meininghaus, Darren “King” Merinuk, Randy Noborikawa, Bill Ogden, Augie Pagan, Brad Parker, Jim Phillips, Jimbo Phillips, Rick Rietveld, Phil Roberts, Marty Schneider, Johnny Stingray, Thor, Jeral Tidwell, Keith Weesner and Candy Weil.
Introduction by Jim Phillips
Born in San Jose, California, in 1944, Jim Phillips has lived almost his whole life in Santa Cruz. His first published work appeared in the spring 1962 issue of Surfer Quarterly. In 1975, Phillips became art director for Santa Cruz Skateboards, where he created thousands of skateboard deck, T-shirt, sticker and ad art designs. Jim continues his exclusive connection to Santa Cruz/NHS, creating special-edition decks and many new products worldwide in the skateboard, snowboard and surfboard markets.
Read our interview with Jim Phillips.
