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skate away with a new olde master

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Art

Jim Phillips artwork on skate decks, speed wheels and the low five:  permeating the veil of culture… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): More people likly have the artwork of Jim Phillips on their skate decks than any other artist. Whenever they write … Continue reading →

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“why bother?”:infiltrating the subconscious

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Dave

Robert Crumb and the visual language of post modernity. The human experience thudding along; our shared autobiography… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): It’s a sunny Saturday and I want to work in my yard and also I need to do a poster … Continue reading →

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LA confidential: ultra vox & roll over beethoven

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Dave

California, and Los Angeles used to pretty cool…. Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) One of the things we’ve forgotten about is just how cool Los Angeles was in the mid-sixties. Maybe our forgetting was intentional, actually. After them hippies went … Continue reading →

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t-shirts : keep on ironin’

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Art

The t-shirt phenomenon…… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com ) The unfortunate origins of the t-shirt in America begins with slavery. The tshirt was cheap easy field work clothing (light, breathable cotton, two shaped panels sewn together). In fact, the earliest recorded image … Continue reading →

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secrets of life and death

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Art

The art of Jaime Hernandez….. Art Chantry: I got a wonderful little (actually BIG) surprise in the mailbox today. it’s Todd Hignite’s tome (and i do mean ‘tome’) on the art of Jaime Hernandez (published by abrams, the art book … Continue reading →

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Kustom Kulture: low brow high gear

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Art

Another look at the fascinating world of California Kustom Kulture, which describes the artwork, cars, and lifestyles of those who drove and built custom cars, mainly in southern California from the 1940′s on… Art Chantry: the origins of southern California … Continue reading →

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the atomic car : a muddy levy and a future gone bad

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Art

We go a little back in time and a little forward as well. Looking at car design. Reminds me a bit of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. But Art Chantry breaks it all down: Art Chantry: The ‘dream car’ … Continue reading →

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