A R T B L E N D E R // TONY LARSON nyone familiar with Girl Skateboards will know about the “Art Dump” [theartdump. com] and the amount of creativity that comes out of it. Tony Larson is an alum of the Girl School of Art & Design, having spent almost nine years (1999 until 2007) at the Torrance, California-based company. Before working with Andy Jenkins, Rick Howard, Michael Leon and Rob Abeyta Jr. at Girl, Tony did his formal academic art training at the prestigious CalArts in Los Angeles, graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a focus that was more on painting than graphic design. After his tenure at Girl, Tony
jumped over to DC Shoes until 2009, which brought him back to his home-sweet-home area of San Diego. These days, he heads up the creative for SUPERbrand Apparel, and he’s doing some progressive graphics for SUPERbrand Surfboards [superbranded.com].
The use of shapes, colours and overlapping tones in Tony’s newest images show a deep appreciation of what has come before him in art and design. There’s a hands-on quality to all of his images, whether they appear on paper, decks or even surfboards.
Tony’s skills have progressed quite smoothly over the past decade. Some of his work at Girl explores the design of the mid-century modern era, which also has a lot to do with the California lifestyle. His experimentation with patterning and abstract shapes – first with Girl boards and now in his personal work – have propelled his images to a new realm.
More than an artist and a graphic designer, Tony absorbs everything around him. Take a quick look at his blog and you’ll see that he consumes visuals and researches with care and precision. —Randy Laybourne mrlarsonrules.blogspot.com
“Tony Larson is a modern day Renaissance man. He lives, works, and plays seamlessly through so many different interesting medias all at the same time, and he does it with a smile on his face that he effortlessly brings to yours.” —Brian Garofalow // RVCA Marketing Director
clockwise from top left:
SUPERbrand “Snake” tee SUPERbrand “SUPERbanner” tee SUPERbrand “SUPERpower” tee Girl “McCrank Interiors” deck Girl “Mariano Interiors” deck Girl “Howard Interiors” deck Girl “McCrank Shaped” deck Girl “Wilson Dots” deck Girl “Wilson Boxer” deck Girl “Ferguson Modern Chairs” deck Girl “Howard Modern Chairs” deck 20
Concrete skateboarding
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“Untitled 2010” by Tony Larson created exclusively for Concrete Skateboarding.