Research Catalog

Title

Extreme motorcycle art / Spencer Drate, Judith Salavetz ; foreword by Ernie Lopez ; introduction by Mark Barnett ; afterwords by Robert E. Pradke, Jr. and Lee Sheridan.

Author

Drate, Spencer.

Publication

London ; New York : Merrell, 2005.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Salavetz, Jütka.

Description

158 p. : col. ill.; 25 x 28 cm.

Summary

"This illustrated book showcases more than fifty of the top international motorcycle artists, studios, custom bike-builders, and bike shops. As the first comprehensive survey of the best custom bike-painting from around the world, it captures the original thinking and creativity that have come to characterize this genre, and finally gives motorcycle artists the recognition they have long deserved." "All the artists included in this book reveal a common purpose: they insist that each painting be original and unique, and they strive to convey the personality of the rider-customer. Painting on saddlebags, tanks, and fenders - as opposed to the regular surfaces of canvas and paper - presents exciting challenges. As Extreme Motorcycle Art shows, motorcycle painters are responding convincingly." "While some of the painters included here have conventional art training, the majority of them are largely self-taught. They develop their ideas and skills by staying close to the metal and rubber, not by contemplating abstractions in the studio. They are immersed in the throbbing culture of bike building and riding, and, most importantly, they all love that culture intensely." "Extreme Motorcycle Art features photographs of the completed bikes, close-ups of the artworks, and detailed technical specifications of the customized components of the bikes depicted. Full contact information for every artist is also provided, making this a dream book for motorcycle fans worldwide."--Jacket.

Subject

• Motorcycles > Decoration
• Motorcycles > Customizing

Genre/Form

Pictorial works

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Airbrush Perre -- Airbrush Workz -- Airea 5150 -- Alligator Bob -- Bert Ballowe -- Battistinis Custom Cycles -- Rick Bazzanella -- Mitch Bergerson -- Big Boar Customs -- Bikes by Boyce -- Bollt / Hamblin -- Cenzi Motorcycles -- County Line Choppers -- Cycle Boyz -- Cycle-Delics -- Dean's -- Drozd Design -- Dusold Designs -- East Coast Chopper Works -- Rick Fairless -- Ron Finch -- Fitto -- Four Horsemen -- Vince Goodeve -- Hennig / Habermann -- Cyril Huze -- Infiniti Customs -- Jay'z custom paint -- Doug Keim -- Fred Kodlin -- Mike Lavallee -- Mike Learn -- Lotten Boyz Customz -- Luck Charm Choppers -- MGS Custom bikes -- New York City Choppers -- Pantaleon -- Pastrana Inlimited -- Peter Penz -- Dave Perewitz -- Perry Michael Designs -- Pfeil-Design -- Robert E. Pradke Jr. -- Jesse Rooke -- Javier Soto -- Mike Terwilliger -- Von Dutch Kustom Cycles -- Voodoo Choppers -- Shawn Wilken -- Willoughby -- Wizard -- Zeaks customs.

ISBN

1858943132 (hbk.)

OCLC

• 60560976
• SCSB-10936073

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library