but recently i've been
trying to do some art that is not so borrowed
from 60-70's paint, the orange one is
kinda like the season when i started it...
the leaves changing colors,
their veins giving contrast. the other one is
more zuni jewelry inspired, but
most of all it was just trying to have fun.
these paint jobs take days, hunched
over tables taping, sanding, painting,
again and again. i try to create an original
piece for each person. it becomes their tank.
instagram has proved that some people
want just an exact copy. which in some
ways is flattering but also a bummer when
it's something that was once one of a kind.
how mush is the $$$ charge for the original
idea vs. they "hey can you just copy this?
so check these out. i still have so much to learn
and it will be like that for the rest
of my life. *if you want one of these exact paint
jobs the step by step blue print will
be available at hot topic and k-mart for $9.99
excellent work, max
ReplyDeleteReally like the idea of that one of a kind thing, I see this "i want one just like this"-mindset at work all the time (work in a harley shop, mostly bout evos and twincams).
The paint is really nice, I wouldn't worry about all the social media and scene stuff do it for you and don't forget to enjoy yourself!
ReplyDeleteBut maybe thats easy for me to say becasue I live in the north pole where the all the bikers are Leather clad dads behind batwings.
Is it for Rob?
ReplyDeletePerfect!
thanks guys.
ReplyDeleteyea chris it is for rob.
Beautiful mate, totally stands apart. Now, I'm off to K-Mart.
ReplyDeleteI had a dude paint a tank for me and said I wanted it to be subtle like jason Webber tank like you can't see the design from far away you have to walk up on it to see it I didnt think he'd copy the shape of the design I don't even know if the design was the same (scales) at first I was kinda pissed then I said fuck it at some point flames were a first I don't even know how many times anything has been done.the tanks mounts wouldn't work with my frame sold it.the painted tank was the price of a unpainted tank
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! "i still have so much to learn
and it will be like that for the rest
of my life..." Is an outlook that leads to an original point of view.
Max- If ever I was to buy a machine, I would pick your shovel from BF4, but I prefer to work at building my own. With that said, I would not try to copy your work, but what you have shared is so inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI was so stoked to see the Zuni tank. I have a pretty traditional Zuni ring that I wear every day. There is something so rad about they way they took such basic colors and shapes and made it so unique and vibrant. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteNailed it on both jobs. The Zuni looks like a lot of fun, but the feeling of autumn is dead on. Like Pine needles against pale blue sky. sweet.
ReplyDeleteTo arrest motion,great work and well done.
ReplyDeleteThe Zuni paint is amazing and the bike looks so rad! Did you build it or just paint it?
ReplyDeleteZuni one remids me of Joan Miró, for some reason. I really like it a lot.
ReplyDeleteMiguel - Just what I first thought!!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the input guys.
ReplyDeleted.car no matt seret bulit the bike. i just reconditioned some things for the new owner. made hummer type tank and added the shift gate, and painted. and then just some odds and ends. i only had a few days so it was brutal, would of loved to do more, but then again matt's bike had a killer look too.
re the Zuni tank: It's getting kind of hard to tell what belongs on a tank and what belongs on a gallery wall..
ReplyDeletehey Max
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looks better on the big screen
insane work. or art. who knows
LDN
I gotta git me one of them chopper things! love your work, just wish you weren't weirder than me...
ReplyDeleteYour thing is better than someone else's thing even if your thing isn't as good as their thing if their thing is a copy of someone else's thing.
ReplyDeleteruling.
ReplyDeletemind bottling... mine will always stay close.. awesome man... keeps gettin radder...hope the people to come appreciate what u make em...
ReplyDeleteKilling it Max. Keep doing what you're doing and fuck the rest. You're in, and have been in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteYou Rule!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletebitchin makes me think of Dennys in the 70s
ReplyDeleteI love the tank you did for me Max! Think you where in Australia when I was in Oakland a few weeks back. Will email you some pictures of the bike, been riding it every day when I was in L.A. Got lot's of compliments on the bike and the paint job!
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