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| An original rare Powell-Peralta VCJ poster |
Everybody that skated back in the 80's remembers the classic Powell-Peralta graphics drawn by Vernon Courtlandt Johnson, such as the Ray 'Bones' Skull & Sword, Ripper, Hawk, McGill, Welinder, Caballero, Guerrero, Mountain, Vallely and so on. As the 80's were coming to a close and the industry began to change, the 'skate-consumers' were looking for new shapes, graphics, and image. VCJ's reign as Powell-Peralta graphic artist was ending and it was time to pave the way for the new up-and-coming artists such as Sean Cliver and John Keester. As time went on, there was rumored to be some kind of falling out between VCJ and Geroge Powell, and so VCJ left and went on his way.
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| VCJ returns to Powell-Peralta It's now 20 years later VCJ has returned to the Powell-Peralta camp upon the reformation of the company. I had the question in mind wondering what he was doing after he left and before he returned... I knew that he was doing some artwork for Pocket Pistols along with Jim Phillips and Matt French, but after doing a bit of research I found a few graphics I hadn't seen before, including a couple collabs and some stuff (the Hippo) for a Japanese collaboration (Neighborhood x Challenger). Here's some sweet VCJ graphics to whet your whistle upon the release of the new Powell-Peralta graphics - hopefully they'll be bangin'... Enjoy! |
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| Collaboration VCJ & Matt French |
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| Pocket Pistols - Joker's Pool - VCJ |
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| Remy Stratton Fish Tux - VCJ |
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| Joker's Pool T-Shirt - VCJ |
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| Pocket Pistols - Porker - VCJ |
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| Inked black & white Neighborhood x Challenger Hippo graphic (Japan) - VCJ |
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| Colored version of the Neighborhood x Challenger (JP) Hippo graphic - VCJ |
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| Pocket Pistols - Jason Mitchell - graphic collab by Matt French & VCJ |
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| Laser wood-cut deck collab - Matt French & VCJ |
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| Pocket Pistols - Lyle's Burger Bowl deck |
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| Pocket Pistols collab - Jim Phillips & VCJ |
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| Neighborhood x Challenger (Japan) deck - artwork by VCJ |
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| Pocket Pistols - Indian longboard - VCJ |
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| Pocket Pistols - Bible Bowl -VCJ |
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| Pocket Pistols - Lee Ralph - VCJ |
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| Pcket Pistols T-Shirt - graphics by VCJ |
Thanks to the following for archivals: We Bring Justice, Skate and Annoy, Disposable, Skip Distribution, Retro Skate Stickers, Old Skate Stickers, Art of Skateboarding, and Vapors Magazine.
