Remember those glorious days back in the 80’s when skateboards were the shape of bodyboards and not the size of lollipop sticks? Wide enough to kneel or lie on, big enough to house all kinds of killer extras like rails and tail plates? They were also sufficiently big enough to provide a decent sized canvas for the spazzed out graphic doodling of artists like Jim Phillips.
Jim was at the helm of the movement defining Santa Cruz Skateboards art department, and was pretty much responsible for all the kick-ass board and wheel graphics that you remember as a kid. The ‘Slime Balls’ splat? Check! ‘Rip Grip’ alien? Check! Bullet & Slimeballs Wheels, the Slasher monster, Independent Truck Company cross? Check! Not to mention the actual Santa Cruz logo and his signature piece, the classic ‘Screaming Hand’. He’s also been producing a fine line in Surf and Rock art for over 40 years.
Bottom line, the guy is a legend! Andreas over at the excellent fecalface.com paid a visit to Jim Phillips’ studio with a few friends in tow, to check out Jim’s work, and ended up on what amounted to a guided tour through skate history.
You can also check out Jim’s site at www.jimphillips.com to see a run through of his genre defining work. Here are some of our favourites to get you loose!
Claus Grabke Clock Series
Jason Jessee Sun Design
Malba Cross Board
Classic Rob Roskopp Face Deck
The Slimeballs Splat!!
Various Phillips Wheel Designs
Jim Phillips: The Man, The Legend.
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