Chocolate Skateboards 邀请到美国科罗拉多州设计师兼插画师 Evan Hecox 为其设计了名为 “Vagabond” 的系列签名款滑板产品，包括板面，轮子和T恤。Evan Hecox 从1997年就开始为Chocolate设计滑板板面了，这一次最新作品里的板面图案设计来自于各种老式汽车，下面就让设计师Evan Hecox来解读下他设计灵感的来源。说到车，不得不联系下最新新闻：Paul Walker R.I.P
The designer’s latest work with Chocolate has come together as the nine-board Vagabond Series, with graphics created for team riders Kenny Anderson, Mark Johnson, Gino Ianucci, Raven Tershy, Vincent Alvarez, Chico Brenes, Justin Eldridge, Elijah Berle and Stevie Perez. The Vagabond Series also includes boards, a T-shirt series, and wheels, and will be available at at local retailers and at the Crail Store soon. In the following quick interview, Hecox give us some background on his Chocolate work and fascination with vehicles, and a look into what inspired him to create his most recent project with the brand. For English Scroll Down
Q：告诉我们一些你早期与Chocolate合作的作品吧
A：第一批Chocolate汽车系列板面的图案来自于我在马路上拍摄的汽车。我以前住在旧金山Mission District附近，我喜欢骑着我的自行车，拿着拍立得去拍我感兴趣的东西。我一直很喜欢复古汽车，特别是那些改装过的或是完全报废的，那些只有底漆或是色彩斑斓的亦或是那些连车标都褪了色的也都很棒。这第一系列图案似乎奠定了一个持续的主题，那就是让所有的图案都非常直接了当地呈现在大家面前。我觉得我可能是受到Ed Ruscha地影响吧，他拍摄东西就非常司空见惯，比如《26个加油站》《9个游泳池》和《洛杉矶的公寓》，这些画面对我的吸引力都非常大
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Q：你为什么会喜欢选用每天都见到的汽车来创作自己的艺术品
A：老汽车有它们独特的魅力，我曾拥有一辆1965年生产的福特Falcon，但后来我把它卖了！是在太后悔了！可能我对这些老车的怀旧情节非常严重，不过它们外观确实很好看
这些车代表了美国的一个奢华时期，车子的很多部分很多细节并没有什么关键性的作用，设计师和购买者的心态令我着迷。它们比现在的新车要老的多，不过其中包含的历史内涵却让我停不下画笔，车子越破，值得画的就越多
Q：你是怎么设计Vagabond系列的？
A：有几个滑手跟这系列的主题有着直接的联系，所以我就直接进行设计了，像Kenny Anderson他有辆老奔驰，所以他的板面图案当然是奔驰；Elijah有一辆红色的老房车，当然这也是他的板面设计。其实其它我都是跟着感觉走，觉得这位滑手和哪辆车的性质相似就画上去，可能不是那么准确，毕竟大多数都没有代表性的意义吧
下面为Vagabond系列设计产品，包括9款板面，轮子和T恤：
Give us the history on some of your early work with Chocolate.
That first Chocolate car series was done from photos I took of cars that I would see on the street. I used to live in the Mission District in San Francisco and I would walk or ride my bike around and take Polaroid photos of things that interested me. I’ve always had a fascination with old cars, especially ones that anyone has customized slightly or ones that are damaged, primer painted, multi-colored, or with old faded logos.
That first series sort of initiated an ongoing theme in Chocolate graphics after that, of just making graphics that are very straight-forward representations. I think that way of working was somewhat inspired by Ed Ruscha who made a number of photo books cataloging mundane things, such as Twenty Six Gasoline Stations, Nine Swimming Pools or Some Los Angeles Apartments. Those always had a strong appeal to me.
What do you enjoy about creating these pieces of art out of everyday vehicles?
Old cars and other vehicles just have a certain character and personality about them. I used to have a 1965 Ford Falcon station wagon and I always regret selling it. Maybe I’m overly nostalgic about old cars, but somehow they just have a great look about them.
They really represent a more carefree period of time in America. The cars just have so much detail and flair that has nothing to do with function. It fascinates me how that was the mindset of car designers and consumers then. They age better than new cars I think, they get even more character over time which makes them fun to draw. The worse a car looks the more fun it is to draw.
How did you approach the Vagabond series?
Certain riders have interests that tie in easily to a particular subject matter, so I try to pick up on that whenever possible. Kenny restores old Mercedes so it’s obvious for his board to be a Mercedes. Elijah has an old red pickup truck. Most of them are not that directly related, so I just try to use my intuition to match the subject matter to the person, but it’s not that precise. There isn’t any real symbolism in most cases.
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