Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow presents Russ Pope + Neil Blender = Baggage Claim Opening Reception, Saturday , April 5th, 2014 : 6-9PM.
AR4T is located at 1175 South Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, California.
[Link: AR4T]
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In this week’s March Logo Madness you finally get the chance to vote for Boardistan and our down arrow B logo made famous on coffee mugs around the world. Help us get out of our round one match up against AWSM. Click the link and vote for us, as well as the rest of your favorite lifestyle brands.
[Link: March Logo Madness]
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We don’t know the guy. Never met him, but we’ve always been huge fans of Mark Paul Deren’s art. And we’re always wondering how and why he was able to do all that’s he’s done over the past decade. Now, thanks to an interview with The Hundreds, we have a little look into who Madsteez is and what moves him to create his amazing, comic, insightful, loud, stunning pieces.
If you call getting a D in Art 101 at Cal State Long Beach going to art school then I was definitely classically trained. Before that, I took high school art class but it was only to get an easy A. It actually wasn’t until I started making art for absolutely no purpose at all. From there everything just naturally happened. I got to choose what I wanted to paint and how I wanted to do it. The more I’ve personally grow as an artist, the more I’ve tried to strip my process and simplify my pieces.
Click the link for the rest of the interview.
[Link: The Hundreds]
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Ah, Brooklyn. Home of hip people making cool things with their very own hands (and lasers, apparently). A company called Magnetic Kitchen has begun using their laser to cut designs into skateboard decks and now, through the magic of crowd sourcing they’re trying to raise money (a.k.a. sell more decks) to help them make more.
While we’re not into many of the designs they’re producing right now, the upside is that they could cut anything you want into the decks. Then after a couple board slides it will all be ruined. Maybe these would work better as wall hangers. If you’d like to help, click the link and promise them some money.
[Links: Kickstarter via Designboom]
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Sometimes there’s no way to get people to contribute funds to a project without giving them something in return. That’s just what UNIV and Juxtapoz are doing with this special art board action. Buy a board and the money will go to Waves For Water in the Philippines and you’ll get a surfboard with art from some of the most famous artists in action sports including Geoff McFetridge, C.R. Stecyk III, Travis Millard, and many more. For all the details, click the link.
[Link: Juxtapoz]
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If you go to one skate art opening this year, it should probably be the opening for Russ Pope & Neil Blender’s Baggage Claim at Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow in Laguna Beach, California on Saturday, April 5, 2014.
“Baggage Claim” explores social concepts in the two artists’ complementary character-based themes and color palettes – which Pope says will come across as “darker” to those familiar with his work. Works will range from 30″ x 60″ to a handful of smaller pieces. Pope and Blender conceived “Baggage Claim” together. Pope explains: “It’s claiming your baggage, claiming all your life’s baggage. Usually the content of the things I’m working on are social commentary, things that happen in my life, like daily diaries, or what’s happening in my environment that I’m reporting on. Making art and sharing it with people it is exposing yourself and putting yourself in a vulnerable position – politics, thoughts, even colors. Laying baggage out for all to see.”
Aside from being the father of the Lien air, Neil Blender is also credited with creating the entire skateboarder-as-artist aesthetic. Baggage Claim runs April 5 – 27, 2014. The opening reception is Saturday, April 5, 2013 at 6 PM. Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow is located at 1175 South Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, California. For more on the show and the artists, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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The crew from Brixton made their annual pilgrimage to Austin, Texas for SXSW and brought back a blog load of photos to prove it. If you’d like to see what they (Jason Lee, Jason Augustine, Adam Warren, Bob Hoste & David Stoddard) saw, click the following links for pretty close to all of it (in four parts). Part I, Part II, Part III, Party IV.
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San Clemente, California based screen-print artist and painter David Blake will be presenting 15 all-new, original art pieces in his solo show Greetings From The OC at Laguna’s Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow.
“David Blake is one of a few dynamic up-and-coming artists from Orange County who are showing the world that Southern California culture is quite relevant, if not outright potent. His work has consistently been a favorite of collectors across the country, and we are excited to host his first solo exhibition in California,” explains gallery owner Torrey Cook. Blake is among a carefully curated platform of exciting, ascending artists that Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow and Vans, in collaboration for the entire year of 2014, are committed to bringing to the southern California art movement.
The show runs March 6-30, 2014 with an opening reception on March 6 from 6 to 9 PM. Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow is located at 1175 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA. Follow the jump for more details, including an interview with David Blake. [click to continue…]
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Legendary skateboard photographer Jody Morris has collected his photos into an elegant, lovely hard bound book titled 20plus. Featuring photos from two decades of skateboarding 20plus is a necessary addition to every skate library.
Here’s what skateboarding documentarian Sean Mortimer has to say about the book:
Morris’ unifying love of skating is clearly seen through his images as Skid Row skaters are snapped alongside legends like Tony Hawk and Danny Way. Morris’ close relationship with his subjects allows for rare images of iconic skaters lounging in graffiti scrawled tour vans, shredding abandoned buildings, avoiding dessert dust storms. . . It’s Morris’ rare ability to blend the culture into the action that makes him one of the most sought after action sports photographers. With over 70 magazine covers to his name, 20 PLUS is loaded with definitive images from an insulated culture.
20plus is available online at Half Acre Paper for $39.95. Click the link to purchase, or follow the jump for more info. [click to continue…]
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MTNApproach that company that makes packable skis for getting into the backcountry without a split board has teamed up with Travis Rice and Mike Parillo’s Asymbol on some art graphics by Adam Haynes.
This new release from MTNApproach features graphics by Asymbol contributor Adam Haynes. The system showcases his painting Silverton—which embodies the vivid and genius imagery Adam is known for. This piece is also specifically relevant because it illustrates the hometown of Cory Smith (MTNApproach founder). In addition to the Asymbol graphics, this model has been drastically improved in both construction and materials, reducing the total weight to 3.2 pounds underfoot.
For the official word from MTNApproach, follow the jump
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