Artist of the Month - Jeremy Fish

So i have decided to do a monthly post about a person who is making a name in the skateboard industry through art. Kind of like Hollow-Star.Net's Style Icon. Since I could remember I have always been intrigued by artists who use skateboarding as a form of art. From the bench that is made out of old skateboard decks at Cal's Skate in downtown Portland to artist special edition graphics on boards. While flipping through one of my Slap Magazines I came across an artist that blew my mind.
Jeremy Fish, an artist out of San Fran, comes across as a motivational style with a creepy backside. Very creepy. His use of skulls and natures animals mixed with the urban scene, his art has been claimed as some of the best "urban style" art. Most skateboard inspired art that i have seen is mainly canvas/street art but Fish takes it that extra mile with carvings. From a block of wood to a blank maple deck, he changes his 2D drawings into 3D artwork. But don't think that this artists projects end there. Just ask Nike and local skateparks.

Back in 2006 Fish collaborated with skate shoe giant Nike/Nike Skateboarding to produce a special edition shoe. With his signature style background embroidered throughout the shoe, the back shows off a piece of art that a lot of NW skaters have seen but probably cant remember where. Take a close look. Yep that's right, its the same creature that is plastered on the wall in the bowl area of the Department of Skateboarding in Portland, Oregon. Though the creature has a skull in his mouth other than the smaller creature shown at the park, you can see how Nike (who's headquarters are located in the Portland area) wanted to keep it local.

So keep an eye out for this skateboard inspired art. It will move you and make you think about what he's trying to say. And it's also creepy, in a cool artsy kind of way.

Kick push,
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