{"title":"Surfboard","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhil Hayes's surfboard works are where Australian surf culture meets fine art. Each board, At Own Risk, Maggie, Roo is hand-painted with Phil's signature imagery, transforming a functional object into a singular wall piece that carries the same bold energy and symbolism found across his paintings, prints and sculptures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhil's deep connection to surf culture spans decades, and these boards are the most direct expression of that world art you can hang, admire, and live with. No two are the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal hand-painted surfboards by Melbourne artist Phil Hayes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"roo","title":"Roo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis surfboard is my love letter to the Australia I grew up with and the Hong Kong I used to call home. Blending street-art stencil work, tattoo-style illustration, and those unmistakable kangaroo vibes, it's a mash-up of cultures, memories, and the weird in-between space you live in when you're far from where you started. The Aussie road sign pops like a glitch in the city—something familiar in a place that moves at hyper-speed. Painted in layered blues and abstract geometry, the board becomes a nostalgic daydream: part coastal freedom, part urban buzz. It's a reminder that even when life pulls you across the world, home somehow keeps riding along with you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phil Hayes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48812270518529,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9273\/9329\/files\/roo.jpg?v=1779081820"},{"product_id":"maggie","title":"Maggie","description":"\u003cp\u003eA contemporary art surfboard featuring bold stencil work, layered geometric patterns, and a striking black-and-white bird illustration. Accented with botanical cut-outs and graphic portraiture, it blends natural elements with urban visual language—creating a modern, sculptural piece that bridges street art, nostalgia, and coastal design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece spins together fragments of life between Australia and Hong Kong—nature, street culture, and the feeling of belonging to two places at once. The bold bird, a familiar Aussie character, becomes a stand-in for home, perched against a backdrop of layered patterns inspired by Hong Kong's architecture and visual noise. Hand-cut botanicals and graphic portraiture sit between these worlds, creating a dialogue between nostalgia and reinvention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phil Hayes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48812285198593,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9273\/9329\/files\/maggiesurfboard.jpg?v=1779082220"},{"product_id":"at-own-risk","title":"At Own Risk","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mixed-media art surfboard blending Australian vintage iconography, bold warning signs, and street-art textures with contemporary illustration. Layered in vibrant blues and reds, it captures the tension between nostalgia and modern urban life—an eye-catching statement piece that merges cultural memory with contemporary coastal style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is a remix of memories from home, filtered through the chaos and neon energy of Hong Kong. It pulls together vintage Aussie nostalgia—cheeky cigarette ads, classic warning signs, and retro illustrations—with a swirl of street-art textures and abstract patterns that echo the city I live in now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe board becomes a kind of cultural mood board: a little bit gritty, a little bit ironic, and fully shaped by the weird duality of being Australian abroad. It's about missing the sunburnt sarcasm, the rough humour, the coastline—and trying to hold onto those moments while navigating life in a place that never slows down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a visual postcard from the in-between, where homesickness meets reinvention, wrapped in a millennial blend of irony, nostalgia, and restless wanderlust.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phil Hayes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48812289196289,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9273\/9329\/files\/Atownrisksurfboard.jpg?v=1779082295"}],"url":"https:\/\/philhayesart.com\/collections\/surfboard.oembed","provider":"Phil Hayes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}