December 2008
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No Comply Art Exhibition- Sydney, Australia
The No Comply Sydney show was supposed to go down in Sydney a couple of weeks ago, but had to be postponed due to some crazy construction next door. The upside is that they got to add a few more fantastic artists to the show. One more skateboard art show? Yeah, maybe, but it’s way easier to paint on wood than canvas so hush up about it. Besides, the show is featuring new stuff from a bunch...
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How to Paint Custom Vans from Wigga Trigga TV
I sent Jacob a few questions to find out exactly how he got into painting sneakers (and shit).
“Your company is actually the reason I started doing custom shoes. I have a friend, Daniel Lavender… He has been a sneaker fiend for as long as I can remember, and we’ve always discussed our obsession together. I’ve always loved art and liked shoes, and he’s always loved...
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Counterfeit Kicks: Vanerns, You Say?
Suzy Kassem from About.com uncovered these fantastical wonderments of wonder. Vanerns. Yep, genuine 100% authentic Vanerns. She also ran into a guy in Cairo, Egypt who guarantees that all of the sneakers in his shop are the real thing….Nike, Adidas, whatever you want. Anything for $12 bucks. Read Suzy’s article on kooky knockoffs HERE.
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Mr. Cartoon x Estevan Oriol x Brian Grazer film
As the title subtly suggests, the guys at PrettyDamnDope.com caught up with artist Mr. Cartoon recently putting together an interesting interview. Fun Facts from the interview? He was the youngest artist to work for Hustler Magazine back in the day. (Really?) He also alludes to the film he’s working on with his bro, Estevan Oriol, photographer of our Iconoclasts campaign. They put together...
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Stacy Peralta Gets a Burned Whopper
It turns out that Stacy Peralta is right bummed on that whole Burger King project. Check the quote from an interview just up on Fuel: “Yeah, the Whopper thing. I got completely burned on that thing. It’s been an uncomfortable situation. I am a documentarian. I document things. I was hired to document that idea, not be in it. They used me to present it as if it was my film, my idea. So I...
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Vans Mail Bag: Kyle Collis' Vans Collection
Kyle messaged me on Myspace today talking about having 30 pairs of Vans. I called him on it & asked him to see a picture of the collection. You know, I’m thinking maybe he has 8 pairs. He immediately sent me this photo of 24 pairs. Kyle was quick to say he didn’t include his Half Cabs because he skates in them. I’m guessing maybe if you photograph them it steals their...
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Van's Waffle Soul
Not to be confused with Vans’ Waffle Sole, Van’s Waffles have been word up in the all-natural breakfast delicacy corner for the past 40 years. Way back when Pilue Van Dam first whipped up her Belgian waffles for New York’s World’s Fair, people were all like, “Yo, these shits is tight.” And then Pilue was all, “Fo’ Reals? I better box ‘em and...
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Pop Deck: DIY Instant Fame & Fortune
…Well, maybe not, like, a ton of fame and fortune, but enough to get a high-five and pay some bills. If you’re unfamiliar, Pop Deck is an online community where artists can upload skateboard designs and tee shirt designs. Subsequently, the designs are rated by fellow community members and the winning designs score $200 bucks & a free deck for the artist. Winning decks are...
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Custom Vans by Leo Espinosa
I don’t know how I’ve managed to miss these lil’ beauties for the last couple of months. Artist/designer Leo Espinosa posted these on his blog in October as part of a custom Vans show in Detroit called “Recollect-Dead.” (It was a sneaker show blending the Day of the Dead with Halloween.) Anyway…..these are impressive. The translation? “The Dead dreams...
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Buy The Hour, Buy The Week
Recently I was in Salt Lake City, UT (hanging out and eating turkey…being cold, and all that) and I happened to run into Josh Sheuerman a local artist/friend of friend. He was in the middle of taking down a show he’d done at a coffee shop. It was a really neat installation containing photos and paintings from the worst hotels in the city. Also, Josh had set up the café like crackhead hotel...
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Oslo Opera House is a Skate Park
Wired Magazine’s December issue features a fantastic-looking Oslo Opera House that’s skate friendly. Apparently, architects are paying attention to how skaters use their environment. The design of the opera house, which opened in April of this year, was influenced by skaters directly as the architects recruited a few of them to advise on their plans. “We spoke to them about...
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A-Lo Opens Solo Vans Photo Show in Sacto
That was a lot of O’s in the title. Anyway, photographer Amanda Lopez has been documenting her Vans as she globe trots for a while now. On December 13th, 2008, she finally opens her solo show, True Story: The Vans Shoe Series, in her home town of Sacramento, CA. Yaahhhhh! Here’s the show info. Check it out if you’re in her ‘hood. “From its chance origins in a small...