Monday, June 27, 2016

Ash Linaker Let It Bang


Ash Linaker lets it bang in this new part from The Bay.

Thursday, June 23, 2016

James Jarvis: Inspired By Portland

Illustrator James Jarvis helped Portland celebrate Go Skateboarding Day with an art show at Wieden + Kennedy inspired by Portland's skate scene. I braved the GSD crowds to see the show in person and get a t-shirt and zine. Proceeds from the sales go to help build more skateparks in town. As a long time James Jarvis fan I thought this show was a good excuse to get in touch and see how the show came about.

I first took note of James Jarvis' work in an MTV station ID. Watching it, I could tell a true skater was behind it. After a little research I found Jarvis to be a full on skate nerd who had been involved in the British skate scene for ages. Jarvis is an avid consumer of skate media and his Instagram feed is a place where he shares, on occasion, his interpretation of the most meaningful tricks of the day.




How did this project come about?

An old friend who works at Wieden+Kennedy asked me if I’d like to work on something with them for Go Skateboarding Day. We did talk about my coming out to Portland but because the event was planned as a fundraiser for Portland skateboarding we decided it would be a better use of the budget to make the show remotely.

Have you ever been to Portland?

I’ve visited a few times. I really love it. It seems like a very ‘real’ city, if that makes sense. I like the mixture of old and new, the natural and the constructed. It functions on a human scale.

Have you skated Portland?

I haven’t. My skating prowess doesn’t extend to much more than pushing around these days.




Where did you draw inspiration for these pieces? 

I’m familiar with a few of the classic Portland spots from following skate media. A lot came from talking with Garret at W+K. Obviously Burnside is the classic Portland spot, but I tend to get more inspired by ‘real’ street; those random locations that are given a new identity through skating.

What did you think of first when asked to create art inspired by Portland skateboarding?

We talked about my coming to Portland to make some location drawings at classic Portland spots, similar to what I did for my Objects In Space show a few years ago. I also considered just making and showing some simple drawings In the end we decided on making more reductive graphics that would lend themselves to reproduction, based on an A-Z of Portland skateboarding.

What other cities are ripe for this kind of project?

Making drawings about a place is a really meaningful way of interacting with and making sense of a city (just like skateboarding). Looking at a place through how it has been interpreted by skateboarding gives you a unique, left-field perspective on that place. The beauty of skateboarding (and drawing) is that this can happen anywhere and everywhere.




Go see the show at Wieden + Kennedy. While you're there, grab a t-shirt and zine in support of Portland Skateparks. If you can't make it to the show, you can see all the illustrations here. See more of my favorite James Jarvis pieces over at the Mostly Skateboarding Tumblr.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Fools Paradise


A crew of well traveled Canadians make good in this promo video for Fools Paradise. Featuring in order of appearance: Kyle Nickoshie, Everett Thompson, Tom Robinson, Skylar Kehr, Mike Phillips, Ben Struthers, Drew Summersides, and Carson Cartier. Via: Live Skateboard Media.

Monday, June 20, 2016

Justin Grzechowiak "a stone's throw 2" Bonus Part


Sunday Skateshop in Buffalo is working on their next video and Justin Grzechowiak has already stacked enough footage for it to toss this bonus part to the internet. 

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Vans Germany Nordic Tour


The German Vans team including Jan Hoffmann, Kalle Wiehn, Tobias Fleischer, Julian Ruhe, Thomas Graf, and Valentin Cafuk hit up Sweden and Denmark over 15 days and came back with a good handful of hammers.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Andrzej Kwiatek for Youth Skateboards


Andrzej Kwiatek gets savege in his part for Youth Skatebaords. Via: Kingpin.

Monday, June 13, 2016

Filharmonia Promo


Filharmonia makes a good first impression with their promo featuring: Krzysztof Poskrobko, Michał Przybyłowicz, Bartosz Górka, and Filip Dziewięcki. Via: Kyle Beachy.

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Jason Spivey Raw


A grip of raw Jason Spivey footage from various grimy east coast locations filmed by Michael Bueso.

South Korea GX (not GX-1000)


GX as in Global Xpression. Daniel Gemmell, Mikey Santillan, Ben Wallis, and Josh Barclay went to South Korea for a month and came back with this clip.

Tuesday, June 07, 2016

[RUSH]


With guys like Luka Pinto, Hugo Maillard, and Glen Fox in it, you know you gotta watch [RUSH].

Monday, June 06, 2016

Aggressors Promo


Seattle is looking sick in the promo for Aggressors by Jon Colyer.

Friday, June 03, 2016

Daze OSL May HD


Marcus Vik, Aleksander Østreng, Kevin Bækkel, Martin Dammen, Marcus Shaw, Jonathan Struksnæs, Thomas Berget, Gabriel Bjørsvik, Daniel Pedersen, Thomas Sandli, and Vi Duc Truong gettign it in the streets of Oslo, Norway in Daze OSL May HD.

Thursday, June 02, 2016

Ruben Spelta for Villains Conspiracy


Ruben Spelta has a casual Ginoesque style in this clip from Villains Conspiracy. A couple of clips could have been chopped to make a much stronger final edit. Oh well...

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Mariah Duran in YWBHFT


Props to all the girls out there skating street, like Mariah Duran in YWBHFT.