Sienna bought a motorcycle. Looked at her helmet. Decided it wasn’t good enough. And picked up a brush. That moment — a new rider, an unacceptable helmet, a decision to fix it herself — is the entire origin story of Sienna Originals. Not a marketing angle. Not a calculated brand pivot. Read more…
Here is the thing about Rob ElTigre’s deck. Every line was cut by hand. Hammer. Chisel. Into wood. There is no digital intermediary here. No printhead. No photochemical process. A man. A tool. A surface. And between those three things, something was made that did not exist before and will Read more…
Inspired by the rebellious spirit of lowbrow art, hot rods, monster culture, and the legendary Rat Fink aesthetic. Kreative Oddities is impossible to ignore. Bulging bloodshot eyes, slime-green skin, crooked teeth, and an oversized tongue explode off the deck in a riot of color and attitude. Topped with a patriotic Read more…
Some artists ask you to look. Keith Sturgeon — better known as Skeeter of Skeeter’s Grafix — makes you lean in. That is the difference. At first, you see a portrait. A face. A shape. A piece of art with depth, shadow, and attitude. Then you get closer. That is Read more…
The New Art Movement Debuts in Sturgis Kustom Flash: Machine Culture Edition is a design style that fuses traditional American tattoo flash with motorcycle, hot rod, and custom culture. It combines bold linework, limited high-impact color palettes, and icon-driven compositions with mechanical elements and monster-inspired characters. Developed within the custom Read more…
Alright, you wild-hearted, two-wheel-loving rebels—Montana Wilson, aka Angel Claw, has something you are going to really like. You think you’ve seen it all? Well, you haven’t seen anything until you’ve laid eyes on this trippy, rebellious, off-the-rails skate deck. Angel Claw pulls art straight from the cosmos and slaps it Read more…
Artist Guy Salazar Creates Mr. Mushroom Head Deck for the “Art on Deck” Competition” Guy Explains the Board Design: At first I was going to go in a different direction with the board. With the storm hitting I lost a lot of time. I wanted it to maintain the gnarly Read more…
The Art Theme for the 2024 Sturgis Edition of the Flying Piston Benefit is 60’s Psychedelic Art So, step into a world where colors pulse with energy, where reality bends and twists into mesmerizing patterns. Welcome to the Psychedelic Art Movement of the 1960s, a revolution in art and consciousness Read more…
2024 Sturgis “Art on Deck” Presented by Gnarly Magazine Features 60’s Psychedelic Art Gnarly Magazine selects 20 artists from across the country to participate in the Sturgis edition of the Flying Piston. The art theme is 1960’s Psychedelic art. It’s represented by artists like Peter Max, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Read more…
Congratulations to Alex Conner!, Winner of the Art on Deck Competition UPDATE: The polls in the contest portion of the ART ON DECK skateboard art contest and auction have closed. Congratulations to Alex Connor for winning to contest! Alex wins $200 courtesy of Gnarly Magazine and Flying Piston Benefit. Read more…