It could be
said that surfing itself is
the purest form of surf art.
The rider draws his own lines
on a liquid medium, the only
limitations the wave itself,
every line drawn according to
an inner aesthetic shaped by
experience, influences, and,
not the least, temperament.
Surf artists dating back to
that first Hawaiian sketching
a perfect wave in the sand
through John Severson and the
rise of modern surf art have
tapped the same sources to
reinterpret waves and the
waveriding experience with
one important addition:
idealization. Where the surf
photographer captures the
perfect moment that is, the
surf artist often creates the
perfect moment that could be.
These artists are surfers
themselves, drawing from
their time in the water to
dream in oil, acrylic, and
watercolor. |
