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title: "3 Surf Quotes By John Van Hamersveld"
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> [For the surf idol Duke Kahanamoku portrait, which I created for the Surfrider Foundation, I took a photo from a book cover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/for-the-surf-idol-duke-kahanamoku-portrait-which-i-created-for-the/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d6/john-van-hamersveld-28757_abstract_for-the-surf-idol-duke-kahanamoku-portra_1771583.jpg)

> [Meeting everyone you wanted to know in the small surf industry, I saw how the surf trade was made up of characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/meeting-everyone-you-wanted-to-know-in-the-small-surf-industry-i-saw/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/john-van-hamersveld-28757_able_meeting-everyone-you-wanted-to-know-in-t_1771667.jpg)

> [While 'The Endless Summer' poster was designed at the Art Center College of Design in the contemporary style of its time, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/while-the-endless-summer-poster-was-designed-at-the-art-center/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/john-van-hamersveld-28757_art_while-the-endless-summer-poster-was-desi_2803075.jpg)

## Other authors on Surf

## More by John Van Hamersveld

> [What is Southern California but an ever-changing dreamscape backdrop for the postmodern ideal? The psychology of the postmodern world is the continual state of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/what-is-southern-california-but-an-ever-changing-dreamscape-backdrop/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [I'm working on my own work, my own publishing company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/i-m-working-on-my-own-work-my-own-publishing-company/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [In this century of hyper-postmodern ideals, with the digital future, we're segmented into different people, places, and things in a constant state of change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/in-this-century-of-hyper-postmodern-ideals-with-the-digital-future-we/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [In 1970, I was turning 29 years old, just 4 years out of art school. I had created a black and white drawing style…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/in-1970-i-was-turning-29-years-old-just-4-years-out-of-art-school-i/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [I look at graphic design as communication, meaning that the work has to have a vibe to connect to the viewer or perceiver. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/i-look-at-graphic-design-as-communication-meaning-that-the-work-has/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [In 2009, I began creating 'Waterworks' with the new vernacular coming from the 'Signs of Life' work in Las Vegas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/in-2009-i-began-creating-waterworks-with-the-new-vernacular-coming/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [My life in Hollywood surrounded by celebrities became a point of view for me - sports, fashion, music, film, arts, and politics as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/my-life-in-hollywood-surrounded-by-celebrities-became-a-point-of-view/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [For the surf idol Duke Kahanamoku portrait, which I created for the Surfrider Foundation, I took a photo from a book cover and abstracted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/for-the-surf-idol-duke-kahanamoku-portrait-which-i-created-for-the/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [Meeting everyone you wanted to know in the small surf industry, I saw how the surf trade was made up of characters that not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/meeting-everyone-you-wanted-to-know-in-the-small-surf-industry-i-saw/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [For me in my twenties, working in Hollywood was confusing in that the differences between what was fiction and what was nonfiction seemed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/for-me-in-my-twenties-working-in-hollywood-was-confusing-in-that-the/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [In teaching color, you teach people how to look something and see the tone in it and break it down to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/in-teaching-color-you-teach-people-how-to-look-something-and-see-the/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> ['The Next Wave' started as a drawing for a new silkscreen fine art print. I ended up doing the prints digitally because the water-based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/the-next-wave-started-as-a-drawing-for-a-new-silkscreen-fine-art/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [As an artist, illustrator, and photographer, most of my daily work was formed around the Art & Entertainment business, which was about packaging ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/as-an-artist-illustrator-and-photographer-most-of-my-daily-work-was/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [While 'The Endless Summer' poster was designed at the Art Center College of Design in the contemporary style of its time, the image grew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/while-the-endless-summer-poster-was-designed-at-the-art-center/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

> [With the Larry Bertlemann portrait, I started with a photograph that I could use for it. I built the drawing's identity to serve as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-van-hamersveld/with-the-larry-bertlemann-portrait-i-started-with-a-photograph-that-i/)

[John Van Hamersveld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-van-hamersveld/)

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