art inspired: john van hamersveld and southern california psychedelic
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
For anyone who grew up in Southern California, "Endless Summer" strikes an indelible chord, but John Van Hamersveld's influence and use of color extend far beyond this sunny stretch of paradise. His SoCal pop aesthetic is being mirrored in fashion around the world and I couldn't limit this week's art inspired fashion post to just one Van Hamersveld image.
Christopher Kane, Resort 2012
I first met John and his wife at a gallery opening he had in Laguna Beach when I moved here a few years ago, and love the place where his iconic graphic rock and roll images merge with surf culture/art. The record jackets he designed for pop and psychedelic bands are part of our cultural zeitgeist: Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles, Exile on Main Street by The Rolling Stones, Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplane, Skeletons in the Closet by The Grateful Dead, Hotter Than Hell by Kiss, Eat to the Beat by Blondie, and the Jimi Hendrix Shrine poster to name a few.
Christian Dior
Diane von Furstenberg Resort 2012
Aquilano.Rimondi
John now offers printmaking of fine art editions of his work and designs new work in his Coolhous studio in Santa Monica. You can view more Art Inspired Fashion posts on the right index.
Images via Style.com and johnvanhamersveld.com; The New Pinnacle Indian Suite, Endless Summer, The Pipeline, The John Lennon Portrait Suite, Donovan Frankenreiter (Orange).
I first met John and his wife at a gallery opening he had in Laguna Beach when I moved here a few years ago, and love the place where his iconic graphic rock and roll images merge with surf culture/art. The record jackets he designed for pop and psychedelic bands are part of our cultural zeitgeist: Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles, Exile on Main Street by The Rolling Stones, Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplane, Skeletons in the Closet by The Grateful Dead, Hotter Than Hell by Kiss, Eat to the Beat by Blondie, and the Jimi Hendrix Shrine poster to name a few.
John now offers printmaking of fine art editions of his work and designs new work in his Coolhous studio in Santa Monica. You can view more Art Inspired Fashion posts on the right index.
Images via Style.com and johnvanhamersveld.com; The New Pinnacle Indian Suite, Endless Summer, The Pipeline, The John Lennon Portrait Suite, Donovan Frankenreiter (Orange).
Labels: John van Hamersveld
posted by Mary Jo at TrustYourStyle at
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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39 Comments:
I am loving those prints, so awesome that you are know him! I love the searching for the endless wave one..
I love these Art Inspired posts. You match the fashion up to the artwork perfectly! :) xoxo
The prints are fun and so SoCal... I love whimsy of them! And I especially like the Christoper Kane interpretation---- perfect!
The prints are fun and so SoCal... I love whimsy of them! And I especially like the Christoper Kane interpretation---- perfect!
Awesome inspiration and looks, darling!
Especially loving those brights at Aquilano.Rimondi!
xoxox,
CC
WOW .. love the bright neon colors! Always fun to see the interpretation in fashion! Hope this finds you happy and marvelous this summer, sweetie! xoxo
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Beautiful matches to the endless summer vibe. That poster is just ingrained in my consciousness as part of Socal! Love that blue suit from DVF ...have not seen that one yet!
Cool! I love the Beatles one!! xx
beautiful colors and prints! thank you for the introduction to his work.
what gorgeous bright colors! i really want to find something rainbow. i love the look, it's so much fun!
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I die for that John Lennon piece! The vibrance of these colors are so beautiful and are the epitome of summer :) Hope you're week is going great, Mary Jo!
You are so lucky to meet amazing artists! Love the posters, the first dress and the blue suit!! Great post, as always!
Hugs and kisses
The Christopher Kane dress is crazy :) I like the neon trend but in moderation! lol
P.S. And those thanks in my latest post are not mine! Don't want to undeservedly take credit for them so thought I'd mention ;-) They're taking from people who took my Thankful Survey and left these thanks in the comments to it :) And I know, they're amazing! I love the one with the tea bags too, even if I don't drink my tea in tea bags! It was a super sweet one :)
Love Johns paintings and love the way you have linked in these fabulous bright pieces - artworks in themselves xx
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Wow, I love his work and that whole zeitgeist, the outfits you've chosen are spot on, I love seeing how your eye works in this feature.
love these colorful dresses! The first one is truly my favorite!
xxx London
Loving the bright colors, especially the neon shoes!
Thanks ♥
Wow! These looks are the absolute PERFECT translations of the prints you selected - beautiful!!
P.S. Good luck on the LA house hunt. I would love, love, love to come visit once you are settled in!!! :)
His prints are crazy ... love the color blocking :) How rad that you got to met both him and his wife!
♥ Cat brideblu
Just adore the color pairings here. So beautiful!
xo
Alexa
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his prints are so lovely and funky! these creations are fab from head to toe <3
DVF always rocks. love this post!
how very cool these are!
XO
Mary Jo, I believe this is one of my favourite art inspired posts. How beautifully his art is translated into fashion, amazing! :)
Ada
What a stunning post. Thanks so much for stopping by today! I am loving it in here.
Mary Jo- The Christian Dior prange shirt with the big turquoise necklace is so lovely!
Beautiful art and beautiful clothing. You paired them well!
How nice to meet such an amazing artist.
Loretta
Great colors! Yay John Lennon.
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Happy Summer colors! I love this post. It's like a burst of rainbow starbursts put onto the runway.
Thank you for the Summer inspiration! :)
xoxo, Plums and Pearls
All the prints and colors are so much fun for the summer! His photos are so funky and fun!! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!! :)
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I love this one Mary Jo! The artworks are so amazing, plus I'm a big fan of psychedelic music, the great Magical Mystery Tour and the Grateful Dead. Beautiful how you translated it to the outfits. Luv!
Mary Jo, this post is beyond wonderful! The images pair so good together. I'm speechless. it is a delight. big hugs to you
Love all of the artwork and the bright colors!
I love your comparisons - the colors are spot on, and make me miss the left coast so so much! :-)
I love the colors in this post... so inspiring!
I'm so glad that the color blocking trend is over! :)
I completely adore that dress under the e fleas summer poster
Xx. Callie
i love clothes with vibrant colors for the summer... they're so much fun! have a nice one!
Looks interesting!
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