Andrew Pommier对于此次Gift skateboards “图腾柱”系列的说明：

“图腾的主意来自于我几个月之前在笔记本上的一次图稿创作。我喜欢把很多本不相干的事物结合在一起。当我开始着手为Gift新系列进行创作时，之前的图案作品立马从我的脑海里涌现出来。我给Jeff和Tim看了一些简单的草稿，他觉得还不错，于是我就开始了之后的自由创作。我完成了4款以图腾为主题的板面图案作品，当然还需要再添上些其他元素，为5位滑手设计出他们各自的签名板面，以及一块Team款。Jeff只是给了我一点点创作线索，只是简单的告诉我滑手的基本背景。因为我和Johnny一样来自加拿大多伦多，我想在这次的板面设计上加入点家乡的味道。这也就意味着这次设计我有很大的自由空间，不会被其他的条条框框所限。我在原来的主图上又添加了一些简单的线描。我用illstrator软件里的graphics table（绘图工具）来临摹草稿作品的主要架构，这样复制的过程就变得很简单。我很满意最后的效果：车霖板面上的星星图案，以及Adee板面上的渔网图形。我一直喜欢传统的滑板图案设计呈现方式，把关键图案置于两桥的中间部位，最初这样做是迫于丝网印刷技术的局限性，现在随着热转印技术的成熟，你可以做出任何你想要的图案效果，但是对于我来说，我还是更喜欢把主图案置于板面的正中部位。 我喜欢夸张的配色，以及粗线条的运用。比方说当你看到一张图片，因为夸张的色彩，能让你瞬时辨识出到底画的是什么，我喜欢那种感觉。”

板面图案元素：

Brian Smith – 蛇，马，牛  （Brian身上有个有关马的纹身）

Johnnie Tang – 死神，魔鬼，骷髅

付令超 – 鲨鱼，老鹰，熊

车霖 – 蛇头，郑州地标27塔，熊

Adee – 妈祖，渔民，鱼

Johnny Tang – 海狸 （加拿大的代表性动物），多伦多的地标-电视塔，多伦多猛龙队

Team款 – 笑脸图形

Andrew Pommier草图

Andrew Pommier好友Tim Sedo介绍图腾柱：

图腾柱是一种非常独特的艺术形式，常见于加拿大西海岸以及美国东北部的大部分沿海地区的土著部落。总的来说，很多人都会觉得图腾柱是加拿大的特色文化。那些图腾柱属于大型雕刻建筑，制作柱子本身的材料取自加拿大西海岸生长的巨型树木。图腾柱的最初的意义在于承载传递部落族群的历史。也有的则是在讲述传奇神话故事。图腾柱和Andrew之间存在着某种共同的联系：图腾柱上刻画的对象总是离不开人和动物。半人兽或是半兽人这种作品真是很少见，这和Andrew的作品特点极具共性。

视频SBC访谈内容介绍

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Andrew Pommier, Sandro Grison , Tim Sedo,  Allister Lee （2008年7月）图片：solitaryarts

Andrew Pommier 部分作品

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Andrew Pommier x Gift Totem Series

The totem idea came from a drawing I did in my sketchbook a few months
back. I like mashing together very different subject matter. The
drawing was fresh in my mind when I started doing the series for Gift.
I sent a few rough examples in and was given the go ahead to make a
full pro series. I had done four sample boards for the Totem series
and just had to add a few more to give each rider a board plus a team
board. I was given a little direction in regards to what boards would
work for which skater, and since I am from Toronto like Johnny Tang I
wanted to give it a little hometown flair, that’s to say I was mostly
left on my own to come up with the final presentation.

I complimented each graphic with loose quick sketches in an around the
main image.

Using a graphics table in Illustrator I traced elements of the main
graphic so was able to duplicate them pretty easily. I really like the
results of the stars on Che Lin’s deck and also the net shapes on
Adee’s deck.
I’ve always liked the traditional way of presenting deck graphics,
which has been to place the image between the truck holes. Originally
it was done in that manner due to the limitations of silk screening.
Now with heat transfers there are no limits but for me it seems right
to get the main graphic centered.
I like bold colors and strong lines. I like that you can tell what the
graphic is in a photo because of how bold it is.


Images for the series are:

Brian Smith – Snake, Horse, Ox – Brian He has a horse Chengyu tattoo on his arm!
Johhnie Tang – Grim Reaper, Ghost Thing (?), Skull
Fu Lingchao – Shark, Eagle, Bear
Che Lin – Snake, 27 Tower (Zhengzhou), Bear
Adee- Mazu Goddess, man, Fish
Johnny Tang – Beaver (Canadian national animal), CN Tower (famous
building in Toronto), Raptor (for the Toronto Raptors Basketball Team)
Team Board – Giggling Shapes

Totem Poles are a very distinct art form that is unique to first
nations tribes along the west coast of Canada and the most northern
part of the Washington State, USA.  Generally people see totem poles
as a Canadian thing.   They are huge carved structures made from the
massive trees along Canada’s west coast.  Totem poles were made by
native people to tell stories about clans and kinship.  They also
recount legends or famous stories.  An interesting link to Andrew’s
series is that totem poles often blur the boundaries between the human
and animal worlds.  It is not uncommon to see people as animals or
vice-versa…I see a huge similarity between Andrew’s designs!