Transworld Surf photo editor Aaron Checkwood has a new photo book coming out titled My Oceanside. And to kick it off the California Surf Museum is hosting a reception on Friday, June 29, 2012 and an exhibition that runs through September 4, 2012.
Focusing on a collection of photos showcasing life in Oceanside, Aaron deems this a tribute to a city whose people and landscapes are as diverse as the cultures that make it special. “The exhibit is just a snippet of the daily life of a vibrant, eclectic area that stands as the last bastion between San Diego County and the rest of the world,” said Aaron. . . The My Oceanside exhibit will run through September 4 with proceeds from the opening party to benefit the California Surf Museum. The event is proudly sponsored by Oceanside businesses Brixton, Raen, Chemistry Surfboards and TransWorld SURF magazine.
Good guy, great photos, and nice reason to visit the California Surf Museum and get a book signed. The party starts at 7 PM. The museum is located at 312 Pier View Way Oceanside, California. Follow the jump for more info. [click to continue…]
We’ve always been impressed by the way the crew at Agenda has been able to pull together great graphics, logos, etc. . . for all their shows, but we never really looked past that too much. Apparently, real artists are at work behinds the scenes. Dabs & Myla designed the poster for the Agenda Show Long Beach. Here’s their story. (Be warned, it’s a love story.)
Laguna Beach, California’s AR4T is kicking off Robert “Sticky” Shaw’s first solo art exhibition Love Kills this Saturday night (June 2, 2012).
“Love Kills” is a window into the past, present and future. The story starts in a time when Sticky was an adolescent and he suffered from a disorder called “Cutting” The “Cutting” came about from the loss of a dear family friend who took his own life. Sticky also at this time was a heavy drinker and was experimenting with prescription drugs and marijuana. He fell in love with Punk music and as tradition has it, he fell madly in love with a girl. They dated for a short period, and as a young adult it seemed like years. Then one day she moved to New York to follow her dreams and was gone. Suffering her loss, in his room – a comfort zone surrounded with images of punk rock heroes – Sticky cut himself to release his anger and frustration.
This Friday, June 1, 2012, Grant Brittain and Chris Miller present Six/Six, an art show collection of phone photos at the Encinitas, California style shop UNIV. The opening party begins at 7 PM. UNIV is located at 1053 S. Coast Highway in Encinitas, California.
It is Andy Kessler weekend in NYC. First on Thursday night May 31, 2012 Brooklyn’s Picture Farm Gallery is hosting a special benefit art auction (with all proceeds going to the Andy Kessler Foundation) featuring over 30 artists including Dennis McNett, Lance Mountain, Steve Olson, Wes Humpston, and more. Then on Satruday, June 2, 2012 House of Vans will celebrate Andy Kessler Day with “open skate inside and out, food, and live music from 4PM-7PM.”
The Picture Farm Gallery is located at 338 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn and the House of Vans is at 25 Franklin Street in Brooklyn. For complete information click the image above to view it full size.
On May 19, 2012 the Good Wood Skateboard Art Auction will open and run for one week. The auction features custom cruiser skateboard art by more than 80 artists including the following:
. . . Swoon, Matthew Barney, Richard Coleman, Ed Templeton, Neil Blender, Twist, Thomas Campbell, Lance Mountain, Cyril Lance Mountain, Jerry Hsu, Don Pendleton, Todd Batrud, and many more, the exhibit and auction benefits Power House Productions’ RideIt Sculpture Park.
By purchasing one of these one-of-a-kind you can help Detroit, Michigan getting rolling again. To check out the auction and bid beginning May 19, click here to visit GoodwoodExhibit.com. The auction closes on May 26, 2012. So don’t delay. For the official word follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Legendary action photographer Steve Sherman will be showing his art work at Encinitas, California based style shop UNIV this Friday evening, May 11. 2012 in a show titled T-Sherms Now.
Since the late ’80s, Sherman’s trademark moody black and white photos have broken new ground in a field where bright, front-lit color was the standard. . . Sherman’s surf star portraits and lifestyle photography explore uncharted realms of behind-the-scenes intimacy and journalistic presence, bringing fans closer to their surfing heroes than they ever thought possible.
The School of Visual Arts in New York City is presenting a showing of Art Brewer’s photos in a showing titled Art Brewer: Surf Evolution.
Often described as “the court painter” for the world’s surfing elite, Art Brewer is known for his mastery of the numerous technical and physical challenges involved in surf photography and the strikingly expressive quality of his images, which some have described as “portals to a vastly improved universe.” Filmmaker C.R. Stecyk (Dogtown and Z-Boys) explains in his essay accompanying the exhibition, “Art has thoroughly examined the sport of surf riding with an unparalleled sensitive ferocity…an underlying introspection is seamlessly incorporated into his works via a technical mastery which comes across as easy and elegant.”
The show runs June 8 – 20, 2012 with an opening reception on June 14, 2012 at 6 PM. Follow the jump for the official word or click to read the same thing on Surfline.com. [click to continue…]
Just a reminder: On May 5, 2012 (yes, it’s Cinco de Mayo) Laguna Beach, California’s AR4T Gallery will host an opening reception for Ben Brough’s new solo show, Lights Out Beach City.
Lights Out Beach City expands on the highly vagrant work imagined by Brough over fourteen years using space, color, cartooning, collage, and painting techniques. Screeching imagery of food, music, coastal living, cinema, sex and landscapes in styles and mediums selected to clash by intention.
On April 28, 2012 Los Angeles’s Known Gallery kicked off a group show presented by The Seventh Letter and Neff and co-curated by Agenda’sAaron Levant. Here is video from the opening night. If you missed it, be bummed. Then you’ll know better next time.
Transworld Surf photo editor Aaron Checkwood has a new photo book coming out titled My Oceanside. And to kick it off the California Surf Museum is hosting a reception on Friday, June 29, 2012 and an exhibition that runs through September 4, 2012.
