We Thrive in the Wastelands, Norco, Hand-signed

Name: We Thrive in the Wastelands, Norco, Hand-signed
Brand: Ed TEMPLETON
SKU: 5407006113942
Price: 499.0 EUR
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Ed TEMPLETON

Limited Edition of 50

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Hand-signed by the artist

Ed TEMPLETON’s cult-status photography series Wires Crossed is a captivating chronicle of the skate subculture, captured between 1995 and 2012. Now, it is reimagined as a limited collection of skate art editions in the artist’s first collaboration with THE SKATEROOM.

This conceptual triptych is visually unique within the collection, mixing together photography with painted elements in a collage-like format. There is a striking contrast between the black-and-white image and the colorful brush strokes, creating an ethereal aesthetic which seems to perfectly depict the visuals within Ed TEMPLETON’s creative mind. Each edition is signed by Ed Templeton.

About the Artist

Ed Templeton (b. 1972) is an American professional skateboarder, visual artist, and photographer whose work has indelibly shaped youth culture and contemporary art. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s and turned pro by 1990, shortly before graduating high school. In 1993, he founded Toy Machine, a skate company celebrated for its distinctive, cartoonish deck graphics—and which he continues to lead today. His impact on the sport was formally recognized with his induction into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2016.

Parallel to his skate career, Templeton has cultivated a distinctive artistic voice through photography, painting, drawing, and mixed-media. Using his touring life as raw material, he captured candid, emotionally charged moments of youth—teenage romance, subcultural rebellion, and everyday banality—earning him acclaim from both art critics and skate communities alike.

Templeton's photographic projects, including Teenage Smokers (2000) and Wires Crossed (2023), chronicle the unvarnished reality of life on the road, complete with handwritten captions that lend intimacy and grit. His exhibitions, such as “The Spring Cycle,” blend painting, drawing, and photo-based composite techniques to explore themes like suburban disquiet and cultural contradiction.

Ed Templeton (b. 1972) is an American professional skateboarder, visual artist, and photographer whose work has indelibly shaped youth culture and contemporary art. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s and turned pro by 1990, shortly before graduating high school. In 1993, he founded Toy Machine,

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