Upper Playground

Description

The Scratch and Grind T-shirt by Usugrow features both a front and back design that illustrates his signature skull and delicate flower. His typography symbol is carried along the back of the T-shirt. The Scratch and Grind T-Shirt is available in black with white screenprint. Japanese artist Usugrow has created "Shinganist" - a line of apparel and accessories created with Upper Playground utilizing the simplest methodology of black and white. "Shingan" is a Japanese word meaning to create by seeing things through the minds eye, and that's precisely what Usugrow does through his artwork. His early influence comes from the hardcore music scene of Japan, making flyers and album covers for various bands of that scene, all of which helped to gradually shape his artistic concepts into the pinpoint delicate artwork that it is today. His white and black images consistently showcase the two opposing sides of life - only to unfold his individual style, message and identity as a Japanese artist.