DAVE the CHIMP 'Wake Up!' (2009) Skateboard Deck

'Wake Up!' by Dave the Chimp, 2009
Limited Edition Skateboard deck collab. with Hessenmob Skateboards.
7.5 x 31 Inches
Screen printed transfer graphic on 100% Canadian Maple hardwood skate deck.
Limited Edition (Sold Out).
New in shrink wrap with Hessenmob sticker and Sk8 of the Art COA.

*Note: Skate Deck wall hangers sold separately. 

ARTIST BIO

Born in an egg on a mountain top, Dave the Chimp paints graffiti without his name, and makes fanzines to switch on your brain.

He runs the 243rd Skateboarding Support Battalion, helped create Big Cheese Magazine and was a founder member of Finders Keepers Crew (along with D*Face, PMH, and Mysterious Al).
He was head designer at Hessen Metal Skateboard Hardware and Artist in Residence at design/advertising agency Fold7.

His work has been published in such books as "Scrawl 2 - More Dirt", "Zines" and "Blower" (Booth Clibborn), "Concrete To Canvas" (Laurence King) "The Art of Rebellion 1 & 2", "Izastickup", and the Dazed and Confused book "Annual", as well as appearing everywhere from children's books for Hodder, tour posters for MTV, and number 1 UK singles, to the bottom of Burton Snowboards.
He has exhibited in London, Tokyo, Paris, Portland (Oregon), Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Milano and Barcelona.

He has worked on collaborations with Flying Fortress (under the name Visual Rock Stars) and murals and large abstract posters with the likes of Ekta, Nomad, and Product Two.