Wrestling & Wrestlers

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  • Lucha Libre Wrestler Silkscreen Print by John Vogl

    John Vogl Lucha Libre Wrestler Silkscreen Print by John Vogl

    Lucha Libre Wrestler Limited Edition 3-Color Hand-Pulled Silkscreen Print on Brown Speckled Fine Art Paper by John Vogl Graffiti Street Artist Modern Pop Art.

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    $129.00

  • Psychedelic Andre- Pinnacle Blue Blotter Paper Print by Shepard Fairey- OBEY

    Shepard Fairey- OBEY Psychedelic Andre- Pinnacle Blue Blotter Paper Print by Shepard Fairey- OBEY

    Psychedelic Andre- Pinnacle Blue Blotter Paper Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Art on Perforated Blotter Paper by Shepard Fairey X John Van Hamersveld pop culture LSD artwork. "I first made this image in 1967, and then the poster came out in 1968. One day I sat down and started this drawing out of my style. I had been an art director at Capitol Records, and I hadn't been drawing very much. It was a whole new state I was in. But it was an opportunity to test my drawing and put it into a poster and have it published. It all came out great. It was a fantastic show. There were ads everywhere and people loved the poster. It just started to become a piece of history right away, much like The Endless Summer poster." - John Van Hamersveld "I became a fan of Hendrix after I exited my punk rock orthodoxy phase. I ended up gravitating towards John's image because it had that nod to psychedelia, without going so overboard in the baroque detail, that it remained iconic. This Hendrix image itself — along with a few other influences, like Barbara Kruger and Russian Constructivism — was a huge influence in how I was going to make work that had the ability to cut through the clutter of what's on the street and still have a recognizable style. When I was just making variations of the Andre on the different backgrounds, I was looking at a lot of psychedelic work, but John's piece really inspired me to make something that was a deviation from just playing it safe with the original Andre image. So John's Pinnacle Hendrix was sort of a gateway to the evolution of my entire Andre The Giant project. I can't really understate the importance of this image for me." - Shepard Fairey

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Wrestling & Wrestlers

The Dynamic World of Wrestling in Street Pop Art & Graffiti

Wrestling, with its vibrant personas and dramatic narratives, has long been a subject of fascination in popular culture, and it has found a resonant echo in the realm of street pop art and graffiti artwork. This sport, characterized by its theatricality and athletic prowess, provides a rich tapestry of imagery and symbolism for artists to draw from, making it a frequent motif in their creative expression. The larger-than-life characters, the intense physicality, and the spectacle of the wrestling world offer a unique visual language that translates powerfully into art. Artists within the street pop art movement have been drawn to the raw energy and vivid storytelling inherent in wrestling. They incorporate the sport's iconic imagery, from masked luchadors to muscled figures locked in combat, to explore themes of identity, power, struggle, and triumph. These works often use exaggerated features and dynamic poses typical of wrestlers to convey motion and emotion, bringing the static surfaces of walls and canvases to life. Graffiti artists, in particular, have embraced wrestling for its rebellious spirit and its roots in working-class entertainment. The sport's blend of authenticity and artifice resonates with the graffiti ethos, often involving crafting an alter ego or persona that can take on mythic proportions in the public imagination. By depicting wrestlers, these artists can delve into discussions about public personas versus private selves, the spectacle of celebrity, and the narratives we construct around heroes and villains. In street pop art, wrestling imagery is sometimes used to comment on social and political issues, drawing parallels between the performative aspects of wrestling and those found in everyday life. The struggle within the ring can be seen as a metaphor for personal and societal conflicts, with the artists using the visual shorthand of wrestling to communicate complex ideas about resistance, resilience, and identity. Wrestling's inherent theatricality also aligns with the pop art tradition of elevating popular culture to the level of fine art. Artists in this space celebrate the sport's colorful, exaggerated nature, creating works that are both an homage to and a critique of the spectacle. The dazzling costumes, the dramatic storylines, and the archetypal characters of wrestling provide a fertile ground for exploration and reinterpretation in art.

In the same way that wrestlers perform in the ring, street pop artists perform on the urban stage, with the city walls serving as their canvas. The public nature of wrestling and street art means they are accessible to a broad audience, transcending traditional cultural barriers. Both forms of entertainment have grassroots origins and have risen in popularity and sophistication, gaining new layers of meaning and appreciation over time. In essence, wrestling serves as a mirror for the artists, reflecting the complexities of human nature and our society. The inclusion of wrestling themes in street pop art and graffiti artwork is a celebration of a shared cultural phenomenon that speaks to the heart of what it means to be human—to fight, to perform, and to tell our stories in the most compelling way possible. Through the lens of wrestling, artists can engage with their viewers, challenging them to consider the roles we all play in the grand performance of

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