From: Paul Stenquist
It's typical of a lot of U.S. vans from the late seventies, when vans
with airbrushed murals and shag rug interiors were the hot rods of
the day. I shot a few of them for mags like "Custom Vans" back in the
day. Most made little sense from an artistic or conceptual point of
view. They were the product of skilled but undereducated craftsmen.
The van owners held van events and formed clubs. Then, poof! They
were gone.
Paul
On Dec 1, 2011, at 7:12 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Darren Addy
"Riot in the house of ruin" is an interesting turn of phrase, but
I don't find it as a quote from any book or poem. Only connection
that I can find is as a song by a band called "The Great Unknown"
and the artwork seems to bear little relation to that. Curious.
Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska
I think it has something to do with tattoo culture. That's what the
artwork looks like.
I remember all that. Those painted van clubs are still around & still
hold events. Not as "newsworthy" perhaps as during their heyday.
What image ended up painted on individual vans reflected the van owner's
other interests (to the extent it was not limited by the painter's
ability). That particular image looked to me like it came out of a
tattoo parlor.
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