Monday, September 29, 2008

Christopher Wool for Supreme




Christopher Wool Best known for his paintings of large, black, stenciled letters on white ground, Wool’s work extends beyond such text based imagery and stenciling techniques. Involving many diverse styles and processes including silk-screen, hand painting, and spray paint.

In 1987, Christopher Wool began his black and white stenciled word paintings. Wool carefully chose words and phrases for these pieces and the letter composition he applied set his work apart from the stencil art category. Examples like “Riot”, “Prankster”, or “Sell The House Sell The Car Sell The Kids” force viewers to go one step beyond reading into deciphering.

on October 2nd, Supreme will release a series of three limited edition skateboard decks designed by Wool.