For the surf idol Duke Kahanamoku portrait, which I created for the Surfrider Foundation, I took a photo from a book cover… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
As an artist, illustrator, and photographer, most of my daily work was formed around the Art & Entertainment business, which was about… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
Because I went to Chouinard, which then became CalArts, I became a multi-discipline artist - it wasn't just about painting, it was… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
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… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
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. — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
In 1970, I was turning 29 years old, just 4 years out of art school. I had created a black and white drawing style… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
I look at graphic design as communication, meaning that the work has to have a vibe to connect to the viewer or perceiver. I… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
In 2009, I began creating 'Waterworks' with the new vernacular coming from the 'Signs of Life' work in Las Vegas. — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
My life in Hollywood surrounded by celebrities became a point of view for me - sports, fashion, music, film, arts, and politics as a… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
For the surf idol Duke Kahanamoku portrait, which I created for the Surfrider Foundation, I took a photo from a book cover and abstracted… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
Meeting everyone you wanted to know in the small surf industry, I saw how the surf trade was made up of characters that not… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
For me in my twenties, working in Hollywood was confusing in that the differences between what was fiction and what was nonfiction seemed to… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
In teaching color, you teach people how to look something and see the tone in it and break it down to be able to… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
'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… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
