Quiksilver is doing a new video series featuring their park and their riders - Alex Olson, Austyn Gillette, Tony Hawk, Danny Garcia, Justin Brock, Christian Hosoi, David Clark, Kyle Leeper, Omar Hassan, Reese Forbes, Riley Hawk, Jake Donnelly, and Alex Davis. given the talent of the team and the filmers they have, there is going to be some damn good stuff coming out of there in the coming months!
Mike Babiarz and Soren Johnstone having been grinding out the production on the "Hicks On Sticks" video. They still are in need of some funds to complete the project. Click here for more info on how to donate to support this awesome video.
Just a lil reminder that our release party for the newest issue of Color, 9.1 "The Art Issue", is tomorrow night at the Crawford in Toronto, along with the premiere screening of Oskar Material!!! Judging by how insane the Vancouver & Montreal parties got, this one is gonna kill it...
Friday March 18th
The Crawford
718 College St., Toronto
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Color 9.1 Release Party Vancouver @ The Biltmore March 12, 2011 (photo courtesy lindsaysdiet.com)
World Industries, Blind, 101 and Almost are just a few of the companies that Marc McKee has created the graphic direction for since his start in 1989. A visual influence for the past 20 years, Marc McKee presents his favorite designs and book release this Saturday the 19th in LA.
Marc bio: Book info: Exhibit info: Gallery Info:
In 1989 Marc McKee started creating skateboard graphics for World Industries and many of its subsidiaries, like Blind, 101, Menace, A-Team and Almost. Spearheaded by McKee, this era is considered the golden age of skateboard art, touting funny and offensive graphics that were hugely popular then and remain so today. McKee was also the editor of Big Brother Magazine during its first four years and later worked on the Blunt Snowboard Magazine, before selling both to Larry Flynt Publications. Today, McKee continues to make art for skateboard companies.
The Art of Marc McKee marks the first installment of the Seen Unknown series edited by Winston Tseng, art director for Enjoi Skateboards. Tseng has worked with some of today’s most genre-defying visual artists and designers whose work extends well beyond skateboard culture. From sneaker and apparel design to product packaging, posters, high-profile ad campaigns, and fine art galleries, the work of Seen Unknown artists is often recognizable, though their creators’ names remain unknown—until now. With Seen Unknown, Tseng unifies the diverse range of work by some of his favorite artists, putting it all in once place for readers to enjoy.
The exhibit will consist of a selection of McKee’s personal favorites from over 20 years of legendary skateboard artwork. From old classic decks to new limited edition prints to never-before-seen original drawings and paintings, McKee’s work is a must see for skateboarders and art enthusiasts alike.
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery represents and facilitates the spirit and collaboration between art, music and design. In 1998 Tyler Gibney founded HVW8 in Montreal and in 2005 he and Addison Liu opened HVW8 in Los Angeles. With a focus in supporting avant-garde graphic design, it soon became the premier underground gallery in Los Angeles and over the past three years has featured artists such as Parra, Geoff McFetridge, Kevin Lyons, Ed Templeton, Lance Mountain, Mos Def with Cognito, Charles Munka, Michael Leon and Alvaro Illizarbe.
Another park pops up in LA and Theotis Beasley along with Jose Garcia and Carlos Vega roll in to check things out.
Stacks just posted up a new Sebo Walker part by Michael Leon and Ian Passmore. Watch and get stoked!
ONE MORE DAY!!! Name the four original Real team riders for your chance to win a trip to SF for the premiere of Real's new video AND get crazy at the DLXSF warehouse with a ton of free stuff!! Enter on the site or send your entry to contest@colormagazine.ca... GOOD LUCK!!
Eric Swisher from the Chrome Ball Incident, what is rapidly turning into an encyclopedic history of everything that was ever rad about skateboarding, has turned his attentions to everybody's all-terrain favourite, the one and only Richard McCrank. It's a fantastic interview, and Rick even fesses up to personally selecting his music for Menikmati. Good thing he's had better luck since. Because that Destroyer song in that Especial video was perfect. You can read the whole interview over at ABD.
Ben Tour and myself made the trek out east to Montreal for the Color 9.1 issue release party. The NDG park is intimidating to say the least. The locals took charge and shredded for hours, Pabst Blue Ribbon was on hand, and Quiksilver shirts went out to the park destroyers of the night.
Packed!
Early evening doubles action got things heated
Color X Quiksilver T's made there way into the hands of many
Double truck'n through the deep
PBR tallies!!
Vince blasting to the ceiling
Ben Tour and his contribution to the NDG park. Many thanks to Gabe and Phil at NDG, all the local shredders for welcoming us, PBR for the tasty brew and Quiksilver for hooking up the rad shirts!
