Surf, Skate, and Rock Art of Jim Phillips: 40 Years Subject: The visual history of California counter-culture.

Perhaps the most culturally significant section of the 40 Years collection focuses on Phillips’ work with Santa Cruz Skateboards. In the 1970s and 80s, skateboarding transformed from a niche hobby into a rebellious lifestyle. The skateboard deck became a moving canvas, and Jim Phillips was its Michelangelo.

Assuming you find a scan of the 2005 book, what are you looking at?

Symbolically, The Screaming Hand represents the pain and ecstasy of skating: the hand that slams against concrete, the hand that grips the board, the hand that signals rebellion. It is also a brilliant piece of visual economy—one shape that reads as both body part and face, both human and monster. Phillips once said he drew it after a bad fall that left his palm scraped raw; the screaming face was his own. This autobiographical grit separates Phillips from corporate mascots like Tony the Tiger.

Surfskateandrockartofjimphillips40yearsofsurfskateandrockartpdf

Surf, Skate, and Rock Art of Jim Phillips: 40 Years Subject: The visual history of California counter-culture.

Perhaps the most culturally significant section of the 40 Years collection focuses on Phillips’ work with Santa Cruz Skateboards. In the 1970s and 80s, skateboarding transformed from a niche hobby into a rebellious lifestyle. The skateboard deck became a moving canvas, and Jim Phillips was its Michelangelo. Surf, Skate, and Rock Art of Jim Phillips:

Assuming you find a scan of the 2005 book, what are you looking at? The skateboard deck became a moving canvas, and

Symbolically, The Screaming Hand represents the pain and ecstasy of skating: the hand that slams against concrete, the hand that grips the board, the hand that signals rebellion. It is also a brilliant piece of visual economy—one shape that reads as both body part and face, both human and monster. Phillips once said he drew it after a bad fall that left his palm scraped raw; the screaming face was his own. This autobiographical grit separates Phillips from corporate mascots like Tony the Tiger. It is also a brilliant piece of visual