Tom of Finland
Man And His Boot
£129.00
The Skateroom unites global artists to create social change on skateboards. Turning art into impact, one skate deck at a time.
Tom of Finland was exploring the use of Prismacolor pencils when working on “Man and His Boot”. The artwork, originally released as a lithograph, was an experimental move away from his usual graphite and gouache. Very detailed in its technique, the piece took the artist about two weeks to complete.
Presented here as a solo skate art edition, we see a mysterious close-up portrait of a man, leaning his face gently against a black cowboy boot of his companion. This contrast of nudity with heavy fabrics such as leather and metal is a common characteristic of Tom of Finland’s visual vocabulary, which conveys homosexuality through images of dominant masculinity.
These skateboards are featured as part of SHADOW-BAN, an exhibition diving into the hidden and controversial themes that modern art grapples with - ranging from provocative explorations of sex to bold commentaries on political turbulence - becoming a battleground for contested ideas while straddling the increasingly blurred line between the political and the not so, love and hate, suppression and freedom.
This time-limited edition is available until 1st of January 2025.
The Skateroom unites global artists to create social change on skateboards. Turning art into impact, one skate deck at a time.
Tom of Finland was exploring the use of Prismacolor pencils when working on “Man and His Boot”. The artwork, originally released as a lithograph, was an experimental move away from his usual graphite and gouache. Very detailed in its technique, the piece took the artist about two weeks to complete.
Presented here as a solo skate art edition, we see a mysterious close-up portrait of a man, leaning his face gently against a black cowboy boot of his companion. This contrast of nudity with heavy fabrics such as leather and metal is a common characteristic of Tom of Finland’s visual vocabulary, which conveys homosexuality through images of dominant masculinity.
These skateboards are featured as part of SHADOW-BAN, an exhibition diving into the hidden and controversial themes that modern art grapples with - ranging from provocative explorations of sex to bold commentaries on political turbulence - becoming a battleground for contested ideas while straddling the increasingly blurred line between the political and the not so, love and hate, suppression and freedom.
This time-limited edition is available until 1st of January 2025.
