2024 Surf Art Calendar
April
“Be”
By: Harry Knapp
STORY BEHIND THE IMAGE
From the artist:
Be
You are not alone, I am with you.
Be is a follow up piece to Ride or Die, which tells the story of local stuntman/surf legend and friend Chris "Critter" Carnel who lost his life too soon. When I'm in the water I sense that we are watching out for each other. He offers me a portal to the other side.
PERSONAL CONNECTION
I discovered this painting by Harry Knapp in a local Manhattan Beach restaurant and immediately connected with it. The colors, the design and the meaning all resonated with me and hope you like it too.
ARTIST BIO
From Brooklyn to the beach, wandering the hallways of my mind. so many doors I’ve yet to open, windows I’ve neglected to shut. Shit Everywhere. Art has been a kind companion along the way, a portal to explore my fears, hopes and dreams. Satire is my weapon of choice, though I have found myself in a deep dive on the fragility of humanity, to which I am no stranger. People ask about my process, that’s a tough question because it is literally changing daily, as am I. Some might label my work as mixed media or collage, I like to think of it as fantastical narrative I suppose, a perpetual exercise of bringing light to darkness, joy to pain, color to a cloudy day. Essentially, I utilize a wide variety of elements as my paint per se, abstract paintings, photography, illustration, texture, ink and so on, digitally assembled.
Website: www.harryknapp.com
Social Media: @harryknappart
Contact Information: harryknapp@gmail.com
