Art-tees

2D Art, I’m talking about illustrations, paintings and such, find their support on canvas, paper, fabric, rugs, and such.
I’m not a fashion statement man but at times I see a tshirt with a print that makes me buy it. Still, I wear the same, boring tshirts I buy on discount, at the end of the season. And my little pile of tees, I touch them only when I unfold some, just to look at them. I do the same with the many quality art book editions that I bought over time.

The idea of making tshirts that are not primarily meant to be worn was solidified in a Reddit group conversation. Asking people there which are the tees they treasure the most, many replied that they don’t wear those, of fear of damaging them.

I love the WabiSabi concept in Japan’s culture, celebrating the passage of time, incorporating decay in works of art. I therefore do not advocate for not wearing the tshirts I make (or others you love in your collection). After several washes, they’ll acquire a new look, the memory of wearing one on a special occasion will not subtract from the original art.

What? Why? Where? Again?
A painting rests on a canvas. It can be photographed and reproduced ad-nauseam. Or ad-lucrum, if you ask Warhol or any shop selling reproductions business. 
 
A T-shirt is a piece of canvas. You can wear it, wash it, dump it. You can hang it in a frame or on a wire hanger (Oh, no!). Wear it once or twice and adding to your collection (don't we all have favourite tees we don't dare to wear again?). 
 
Woodblock prints can be reproduced, which is the main point of carving the wood panels for each individual color. Many are tremendous works of art. 
The design I make for these Art-tees is different from other digital illustrations I make. I also make the tshirts myself, heat pressing them in a limited edition.