Artwork Description
Railroad Wholecar PP Printers Proof Skateboard Art Deck by Atomik Limited Edition Print From Artist on Wood Pop Street Graffiti Sports Object Artwork.
PP Printer Proof 2019 Signed & Marked PP Artwork Skateboard Size 8x31 Skateboard Art Deck Printed Art Object.
Railroad Wholecar PP Printers Proof Skateboard Art Deck by Atomik
The Railroad Wholecar PP Printers Proof Skateboard Art Deck by Atomik presents a fusion of movement, surface, and street language captured on a wooden canvas. Created in 2019 as part of the 1xRUN Artist Skate Deck Series, this signed and marked PP proof represents a unique collaboration between graffiti and board culture. The artist Atomik, a graffiti artist with deep roots in Miami’s visual landscape, brings the raw energy of freight train graffiti directly into the hands of collectors through this limited edition 8x31 inch art object. The board displays a vibrant, high-resolution print of a real freight train tagged with a wholecar mural, bringing graffiti’s impermanence to the enduring form of maple skate deck.
Graffiti and Locomotion as Canvas
The deck’s image features a full-train piece painted by Atomik, easily recognizable by his signature orange character with large teeth. This motif, originally inspired by a tribute to a lost friend, has since evolved into a stylized street icon across the Americas. The mural’s placement on a moving freight train underscores the transient nature of graffiti and how train cars have long served as moving billboards for street artists. By printing this entire boxcar mural onto a deck, the work immortalizes a moment that might otherwise have disappeared as the train rumbled into the horizon or was buffed by a railway crew.
Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork in Skateboarding
This piece operates on multiple levels of street culture—graffiti, sports, and collectible fine art. As a PP proof, this edition exists outside the numbered run, signifying a rare and often first-pulled example for color calibration. Atomik’s signature next to the 1xRUN imprint and the cartoon spray can mascot confirms the artist’s direct hand in the production. Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork, particularly on skateboards, has historically bridged the sensibilities of rebellious youth, practical design, and visual storytelling. From the Dogtown era to modern collaborations, skateboards have become a prominent medium for street artists to translate wall-to-wood narratives.
Atomik’s Artistic Influence in Street Culture
Atomik’s graffiti character and typography reflect decades of street-based practice and icon development. While many graffiti writers evolve away from raw tagging into more polished canvas work, Atomik maintains strong ties to the freight scene and urban surfaces, ensuring his output remains connected to its roots. The Railway Wholecar deck embodies this ethos, capturing his vibrant, animated letterforms across the length of a train while providing collectors and street art enthusiasts a static, displayable slice of the ephemeral. This skateboard stands as a preserved artifact of contemporary graffiti art, frozen in motion yet loud with the aesthetics of motion and rebellion.
