Artist Statement
“I've been a big fan of Andy Howell's art and skateboarding since the late '80s, and I watched eagerly as he and his partners launched New Deal Skateboards in 1990. New Deal was groundbreaking not only because skaters creatively led it, but because Andy Howell's art and design almost instantly shifted the aesthetics and style of skateboarding from skulls and dragons to graffiti and hip-hop. New Deal was the first company primarily focused on street skating and street culture, and their smart, funny, ads celebrated their role as the "power to the people," "ear to the street" vanguard of skater-
About This Print
Warning Addictive (Skate Deck) is a 2020 Obey Giant release celebrating Andy Howell and New Deal Skateboards. This version is a skate deck measuring 80 x 20 cm, issued in a signed, numbered edition of 400. The companion art print, also documented in the source, is an 18 x 24 inch screen print on Speckletone paper in an edition of 250. The design grew from Fairey's admiration for Howell's art and the early-'90s shift in skate culture toward graffiti and hip-hop aesthetics. The deck functions as both a usable board and a collectible object honoring skate and street-culture history.
Market Context
No recorded public sales >= $100 - pieces like this are typically held long-term by investors/collectors, were destroyed or consumed, or do not surface on the open market.