Paper to Print – An Exhibition by Sean Cliver & Todd Bratrud

posted by Robyn Pitts August 28, 2019

Iconic artists Sean Cliver and Todd Bratrud are showcasing a unique skateboard art exhibition in House of Vans’ tunnel one gallery space. From their early years to the present day, the exhibition presents a collection of the original artwork behind some of Cliver and Bratrud’s favourite board graphics, displayed next to the matching skateboards.

Todd Bratrud is an illustrator, artist and owner of Send Help Skateboards currently living in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He has created hundreds of graphics for skateboards, stickers, advertisements and apparel for companies like Teenage Runaway Urethane, Flip, Birdhouse, Enjoi, StrangeLove, Creature Skateboards, OJ Wheels, Zero as well as having designed over 15 Nike SB dunks.

Sean Cliver is an American artist who in 1989 won a contest for an artist position at Powell-Peralta Skateboards. This lead to a long and tangled web of professional escapades over the next three decades, including a stint as editor of Big Brother skateboard magazine, a producer-type role on Jackass and Wildboyz, and an author of two books published by Gingko Press chronicling the history of skateboard art. He continues to work as an artist in the skateboard industry, creating graphics for a range of brands including Supreme, Girl, HUF, and Element, as well as his own company StrangeLove.

Alongside the Gallery launch on 5th September, there’ll be a screening of Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine; a documentary film showcasing the boundary-pushing, taboo-breaking, crassly-humorous Big Brother magazine that spawned MTV’s Jackass and a generation of skaters.

Following the launch, Lovenskate will host a workshop on Saturday 7th September for guests to customise prints by Cliver and Bratrund onto free Vans giveaways. The workshop is free and no booking is required.

The Paper To Print exhibition is free and will be open to the public from September 6th until October 27th 2019.