Altman Tees – When art and cotton come together.

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We liked the artistic nature of the designs and wanted to know more, so we sent them some questions. Here is what we learned:

Describe Altman Tees and the concept behind it.

Altman Tees is a new alternative brand within the independent t-shirt scene. The shirts are abstract pen and ink drawings taken from my portfolio, digitized, and printed on American Apparel t-shirts. Each shirt has a name that relates to the shirt image and calls attention to a concept related to the creative process.
The concept behind AltmanTees is simple. Develop a community of people interested in making personal fashion statements based on artful abstract designs and offer them a collection of creative options. Unlike the majority of current tee shirt designs, AltmanTees are not based on typography or graphic representations of persons, places or things (real or imagined). The imagery on the shirts is artful abstract expression represented as line drawings.

The blog portion of the AltmanTees website presents ideas, images and concepts encouraging people to discover and pursue their creative aspirations. Hopefully the evolving community becomes a powerful advocate for the nurturing of creative energy and its fearless expression.

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What niche does Altman Tees cater to?

When you see a shirt with a skull, a gun, or typography there is a concrete understanding of what’s being seen. When people look at imagery that is non-representational and abstract they have a different kind of viewing experience, one that challenges the imagination in a different way. One experience is not better than the other, just different.
If we are confronted with something weird or that we’ve never seen before, it captures our imagination. We become engaged and start asking ourselves ‘what is that”, “what am I looking at?!’ It’s human nature to try and make sense of something unfamiliar. The corresponding process of making sense out of what we see is like a game. Our minds go to work to find an answer, entertaining different possibilities until we find one we like. This process can be fun and provides a form of creative recreation. This is one of the cool things about art.
Altman Tees are for those people looking to promote the creative side of their personality, and who are interested in stimulating interesting conversation about art, design, or whatever passion they may embrace.

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Tell us a little bit about the humans behind Altman Tees?

AltmanTees is father and son adventure.
Who’s behind all this? That would be me, Richard Altman.
Who am I? Husband, father, son, brother, teacher, consultant, artist, designer, geek, collaborator, creative catalyst, volunteer, observer, mountain biker, fly fisherman.
Education? BA Education (Biology/Psychology), MA Educational Technology, MFA Photography

What have I done?
• Taught in formal education High School/College and informal workshops and seminars.
• Small business owner providing consulting, design and multimedia production services to educational institutions, government, and businesses.
• Professional artist in photography, glass sculpture and multimedia.
• Volunteer board member.

What’s the deal with AltmanTees?

Having spent my adult life developing my abilities to express myself in creative ways, it has become clear along the way, that all of us could benefit from paying more attention to our creative abilities. Here’s why:
• I believe the closer we live our lives in harmony with our innate creative abilities, the happier, healthier and more productive we will become. The more people like this we have walking around, the better for all of us.

My goal with AltmanTees is to use the tee shirt platform to expose this message to as many people as possible so the importance of creative expression is recognized and nurtured in the lives of all people.

Ryan is my son and has a B.A. in Philosophy from ASU. He’s into Music, Philosophy, Spirituality and Traveling.

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Where are you located and how has it influenced Altman Tees and your designs?

AltmanTees is based in my studio, fusionstudiosaz.com, in Tempe, Arizona.
The landscapes of the Southwest Deserts are filled with wonderful life forms and a rich history including the influence of Native American culture. The colors, textures and shapes of environment are a constant source of inspiration.

What companies or other sites inspire Altman Tees?

My designs are inspired by the works of an eclectic group of artists including Kandinsky, Miro, Pollock and Chihuly. I also find inspiration from other artists on sites like Flickr.com, 1x.com, and Artists Sketchbook Online.

Do you just offer T-shirts?

Right now AltmanTees is focused on tee shirts, but every shirt comes with a free sticker matching the selected shirt design. We are looking at lots of other ways to share the designs including prints, stickers and posters. As an artist I also do commission work in various media including fused glass, sculpture and photography. As a creative consultant I work with people on website and blog design as well as production of video and interactive media.

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How often should we see new designs?

New designs are always under development and will be released on a periodic basis.

Do you offer international shipping?

yes

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Open round. Say anything you want.

If you visit the site please check out the blog, and if you’re a creative individual and want to share your work send me an e-mail.

Thanks for the interview opportunity.

Final thoughts from PCT:

It’s always good to learn about the artist behind a shirt brand. It was a nice experience researching the links for this article and I learned about the artists and influences helped to bring Altman Tees to life. This brand is more than just designs on cotton. It is an extension of an artistic story that will continue to grow and will eventually be something that inspires future artists. Check out the site and dig deeper and check out the art.

Linked in this article:

www.fusionstudiosaz.com
www.bing.com:Kandinsky
www.joanmiro.com
www.jacksonpollack.com
www.chihuly.com
www.flickr.com
www.1x.com
www.gis.net/~scatt/sketchbook/

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