Supreme Reveal Inspiration Behind Nate Lowman Bullet Hole Collection

For this week's release, Supreme focus on their collaboration with contemporary artist Nate Lowman on a selection of denim, knit items and other pieces.

The collection heavily features Lowman's bullet hole graphic, presented in his first solo art show The End. And Other American Pastimes in 2005. The artist explains the graphic was originally inspired by a car decal sticker spotted at a Texas gas station which the artist later screen printed onto shaped canvas. The work explores the way "you could attach a violent content onto a very peaceful surface".

Lowman's work often focuses on "everyday" items and imagery, taking imagery from newspapers, signs, and adverts and exploring their relationship to themes incuding youth, innuendo, masculinity, and violence.

 The bullet hole graphic is printed onto items including the denim work vest, knit sweater, double knee painter pant, hooded sweatshirt and shortsleeve shirt and features the blurring, halftone effect occurring when an image is repeatedly photocopied, as in print ads.

The Supreme x Nate Lowman collection will release alongside this week's drop via Supreme from Thursday 10th March, 11 a.m. EDT in the US and Saturday 12th March 11 a.m. JST in Japan.