Burch’s Water Deflecting Sculptures At UNIV

by The Editors on June 20, 2013

Burch InstaRyan Burch will be showing a collection of his surfboard shapes tomorrow (Friday, June 21, 2013) in The Garage at UNIV in Encinitas, California. The show, titled Functional? Water Deflecting Sculpture Not For Sale, will highlight the innovative shapes that Burch will spend the next year surfing.

Ryan is a local Encinitas surfer and shaper and utilizes his vast knowledge of surfboard design history to craft futuristic asymmetrical surfboards from beyond. He has gained widespread attention as both a test pilot and conceptual craftsman and stands at the forefront of the do-it-yourself movement and innovation.

The opening runs from 7 – 10 PM and will feature music and beer. UNIV is located at 1053 S. Coast Hwy in Encinitas, California. For the official word, follow the jump.FUNCTIONAL? WATER DEFLECTING SCULPTURES NOT FOR SALE BY RYAN BURCH will take place this Friday at The Garage at UNIV in Encinitas California.

The show will consist of 40 unique hand-shaped boards that Ryan made to ride, and none are for sale. This will be an exhibition of those boards and then he’ll spend the next year surfing all of them. Other special guests will also have some boards on display too.

Ryan is a local Encinitas surfer and shaper and utilizes his vast knowledge of surfboard design history to craft futuristic asymmetrical surfboards from beyond. He has gained widespread attention as both a test pilot and conceptual craftsman and stands at the forefront of the do-it-yourself movement and innovation. He was influential in the resurgence of finless surfing and rides everything from blocks of foam to high performance boards and longboards. He rips at all of them.

The exhibition will take place at UNIV’s The Garage event space, located adjacent to the UNIV shop at 1053 S. Coast Hwy in Encinitas. The event will run from 7-10pm. Music will be played and there will also be beer.

Ryan Burch’s work can be seen on his site at bobbersandsinkers.tumblr.com
For more information please call UNIV at (760) 942-8648

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