Title: Tony Hawk
Description: This piece depicts Tony Hawk, the G.O.A.T. of skateboarding, at the time his career began as a teenager, on 20 attached skate decks in acrylic paint with neon led lights.
The world knows Tony Hawk as a legendary skateboarder, entrepreneur, and founder of The Skatepark Project - but how exactly did he get all those titles? Tony Hawk was nine years old when his older brother changed his life by giving him a blue fiberglass Bahne skateboard.
By 14 he'd turned pro, and by 16 was considered the best competitive skateboarder on earth. A World Champion for 12 years in a row, he continues to skate demos and exhibitions internationally, and remains the most recognized action-sports figure in the world.
His success may sound predestined, but it was more about passion and practice. "The first time I picked up a skateboard, I ran into the fence because I didn't know how to turn," he told Rolling Stone. At the X Games of 1999, he became the first skateboarder to ever land a 900, which was considered the holy grail of vert skateboarding at the time.
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