Jay Alders
Encyclopedia
Jay Alders is an American fine artist, photographer and graphic designer. He is best known for his original surf art
paintings, and is a well-known profile in surf culture
for his work with musicians, artists and cause organizations.
in Belmar, New Jersey
. This environment provided an early-childhood influence for beach culture. Alders openly attributes surfing
as one of his artistic inspirations.
Alders attended Montclair State University
and earned a bachelor's degree
in art in 1996.
According to his website, Adlers' stylistic influences include Salvador Dalí
, M.C. Escher and Ingres
, among others.
In November, 2007, Alders toured Brazil
with musicians Donavon Frankenreiter
, G Love and Matt Costa
as part of the Billabong
-sponsored Mostra Festival AlmaSurf. The tour also included surf artists Nathan Gibbs
and Celine Chat, as well as other prominent personalities in the surf-entertainment industry. The tour helped push Alders' work into the global market, landing his artwork in art galleries, on skateboards and surfboards and television, including Fuel TV
.
In 2008, dietary supplement company Emergen-C used Alders' artwork for a new packaging design, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Surfrider Foundation.
In February, 2009, Jay designed musician and pro surfer Donavon Frankenreiter
's Limited Edition Tour Poster. This modified version of Alders' painting, Rio Jam, was released during Frankenreiter's winter/spring 2009 West Coast tour. Alders contributions to Frankenreiter also included the artwork on his custom acoustic guitar
and a flip book
animation for Frankenreiter's guest edition of Surfer Magazine, published November, 2008.
Alders' artwork was used as a surf board design for the first time in early 2009. His art piece Left Behind the Wall was shaped and distributed by 9Fish Surfboards and is being overseen by master shaper Clyde Beatty.
New Jersey-based reggae band Echo Movement
used Alders' painting Burning Inspiration as the cover artwork for their 2009 release, In The Ocean.
"Leaning Towards Love" Oil on Panel
"Second Glance" 2008
"Right Past the Light"
"ESPN's Xgames '08 Snowboard Painting" - 2008
"Cut Lip" Oil on Canvas
"Rio Jam" Oil on Panel 2008
"Solitube" Oil on Panel
"High and Mighty" Oil on Panel - 2007
"Lying by Moonlight" Oil on Canvas - 2006
"Out of the Blue"
"Anxious Contenment"
"Jaimie" - 2005 - Oil on Canvas
"Beach Bum" - Oil on Canvas
"Lemons and Egg" - 2003 - Oil on Canvas -
"A Girl" - 2004- Oil on Canvas
"Rebirth of Angelic Intentions" - Oil on Canvas
"Kerri" - 2003- Oil on Canvas
"Canyon of Frustration" - 2003 - Oil on Canvas
"Back to Me" -2005 - Oil on Canvas
"Sky Meditation" - 2001 - Oil on Canvas
"The Embrace" - 2000
"Depression of Love" - Oil on Canvas - 1993
Surf art
Surf art is visual art about or related to the sport of surfing.There is a strong connection between art and surf culture, which reaches back 3,000 years to Peru, where some of the world's first historians carved bas-reliefs of surfers. The intersection of the surf and art realms today, however,...
paintings, and is a well-known profile in surf culture
Surf culture
Surf culture includes the people, language, fashion and life surrounding the art of surfing.The culture began early in the 20th century, spread quickly during the 1950s and 1960s, and continues to evolve. It affected fashion, music, literature, films, jargon, and more...
for his work with musicians, artists and cause organizations.
Background
Alders was born and raised near the Jersey ShoreJersey Shore
The Jersey Shore is a term used to refer to both the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the adjacent resort and residential communities. . The New Jersey State Department of Tourism considers the Shore Region, Greater Atlantic City, and the Southern Shore to be distinct, each having...
in Belmar, New Jersey
Belmar, New Jersey
Belmar is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,794. The Borough of Belmar is governed under the Faulkner Act system of municipal government....
. This environment provided an early-childhood influence for beach culture. Alders openly attributes surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
as one of his artistic inspirations.
Alders attended Montclair State University
Montclair State University
Montclair State University is a public research university located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, the Great Notch area of Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of October 2009, there were 18,171 total enrolled students: 14,139 undergraduate students and 4,032 graduate students...
and earned a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in art in 1996.
According to his website, Adlers' stylistic influences include Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol , commonly known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres,Spain....
, M.C. Escher and Ingres
Ingres
Ingres Database is a commercially supported, open-source SQL relational database management system intended to support large commercial and government applications...
, among others.
Career and Cultural Impact
Although Alders drew and painted since childhood, it wasn't until his mid-20s that he started displaying his work at regional art shows.In November, 2007, Alders toured Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
with musicians Donavon Frankenreiter
Donavon Frankenreiter
Donavon Frankenreiter is an American musician and surfer. He is a long-time friend of Jack Johnson and his debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Johnson's Brushfire Records through Universal Music and made the Australian ARIA Top-40 charts in April 2004.-Surfing career:He took up surfing...
, G Love and Matt Costa
Matt Costa
Matthew Albert Costa is a singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California.He has five independent releases: two self-recorded EPs, and three full-length CDs released via Brushfire Records.-Life:...
as part of the Billabong
Billabong
Billabong is an Australian English word meaning a small lake, specifically an oxbow lake, a section of still water adjacent to a river, cut off by a change in the watercourse. Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a creek or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end...
-sponsored Mostra Festival AlmaSurf. The tour also included surf artists Nathan Gibbs
Nathan Gibbs
Nathan Gibbs, M.B.B.S. is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Parramatta Eels in the New South Wales Rugby League competition....
and Celine Chat, as well as other prominent personalities in the surf-entertainment industry. The tour helped push Alders' work into the global market, landing his artwork in art galleries, on skateboards and surfboards and television, including Fuel TV
Fuel TV
Fuel TV is a U.S. cable and satellite specialty channel that launched on July 1, 2003. It focuses on the cultures of such extreme sports as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX and FMX. It is a unit of Fox Cable Networks and is currently available to 26-million...
.
In 2008, dietary supplement company Emergen-C used Alders' artwork for a new packaging design, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Surfrider Foundation.
In February, 2009, Jay designed musician and pro surfer Donavon Frankenreiter
Donavon Frankenreiter
Donavon Frankenreiter is an American musician and surfer. He is a long-time friend of Jack Johnson and his debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Johnson's Brushfire Records through Universal Music and made the Australian ARIA Top-40 charts in April 2004.-Surfing career:He took up surfing...
's Limited Edition Tour Poster. This modified version of Alders' painting, Rio Jam, was released during Frankenreiter's winter/spring 2009 West Coast tour. Alders contributions to Frankenreiter also included the artwork on his custom acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
and a flip book
Flip book
A flip book or flick book is a book with a series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate by simulating motion or some other change. Flip books are often illustrated books for children, but may also be...
animation for Frankenreiter's guest edition of Surfer Magazine, published November, 2008.
Alders' artwork was used as a surf board design for the first time in early 2009. His art piece Left Behind the Wall was shaped and distributed by 9Fish Surfboards and is being overseen by master shaper Clyde Beatty.
New Jersey-based reggae band Echo Movement
Echo Movement
Echo Movement is an American alternative-reggae band based in New Jersey. As of summer, 2011, they are a seven-piece band.- History :The band was originally formed in 2004 by brothers Stephen and David Fowler. They recorded and released a self-titled album in June 2005. The album generated...
used Alders' painting Burning Inspiration as the cover artwork for their 2009 release, In The Ocean.
Works of Art
"Left Behind the Wall" Oil on Panel 2008"Leaning Towards Love" Oil on Panel
"Second Glance" 2008
"Right Past the Light"
"ESPN's Xgames '08 Snowboard Painting" - 2008
"Cut Lip" Oil on Canvas
"Rio Jam" Oil on Panel 2008
"Solitube" Oil on Panel
"High and Mighty" Oil on Panel - 2007
"Lying by Moonlight" Oil on Canvas - 2006
"Out of the Blue"
"Anxious Contenment"
"Jaimie" - 2005 - Oil on Canvas
"Beach Bum" - Oil on Canvas
"Lemons and Egg" - 2003 - Oil on Canvas -
"A Girl" - 2004- Oil on Canvas
"Rebirth of Angelic Intentions" - Oil on Canvas
"Kerri" - 2003- Oil on Canvas
"Canyon of Frustration" - 2003 - Oil on Canvas
"Back to Me" -2005 - Oil on Canvas
"Sky Meditation" - 2001 - Oil on Canvas
"The Embrace" - 2000
"Depression of Love" - Oil on Canvas - 1993