A black light sea urchin mandala, a starfish crucifixion sculpture, a sardonic painting entitled Whale Evacuation Plan, and other representations of a perilously anthropocentric connection between humanity and sea life make up some of the subject matter of Charlie Callahan’s work. Callahan studied art at Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio before settling into the art scene along […]
The Costa Mesa Conceptual Art Center, a gallery space developed by Alex Knost and Daniella Murphy, is hosting an exhibit titled The Bonzer. The show celebrates the history of a surfboard design that quietly pushed the boundaries of the shortboard revolution and yet largely stayed off the mainstream radar. Originally created by Malcolm and Duncan Campbell in the […]
The spread of plastic in our oceans is a massive problem that calls for immediate large scale corrective action. Plastic pollution is causing direct harm to marine life, contaminating the food chain, and contributing to climate change (5 Gyres). According to a peer reviewed journal published through PLOS in 2014, there’s more than 5 trillion pieces of plastic weighing […]
Indoek and Think Tank Gallery in Los Angeles will be hosting a one-night photography exhibition fundraiser benefiting Surfrider Foundation on Thursday January 12, 2017. The concept behind the show is intriguing – give a single-use camera with 27 exposures to established photographers, have them fire off all 27 frames, and submit the camera to curators at Indoek for image selection […]
Ian Ross paints like he surfs – throwing fast, kinetic, stylish lines all over a wide variety of walls. While the angles he draws on a wave are fleetingly appreciated by lonely seals in the frigid waters of Northern California and a handful of human observers, his skill and agility in the art world are reaching an international audience and leaving a salient mark, […]
The ocean has a way of inspiring an appreciation for existing in the present. Ethan Okamura’s photography touches on this phenomenon by freeze-framing the movement of waves, ocean foam, and droplets of water in appealing and thought provoking compositions. With titles such as Foam DNA, Dreamy Foam and Sky, and Dancing Foam the viewer is encouraged to […]
Paul Nicklen’s photographs are raw, taking his viewers to locations and settings most humans will never go, offering an intimate look at unique species few people are likely to encounter. Massive ice caps melting in the far reaches of Norway, narwhals in the Arctic, leopard seals hunting penguins below ice sheets, and divers swimming beneath massive waves in Hawaii […]
Thomas Campbell is prolific. He’s a film maker (The Seedling 1999, Sprout 2004, The Present 2009), painter, photographer, sculptor, and all around purveyor of what’s good about surf and skate culture – creativity, fun, vibrance, rawness, and expression. His work comes across as a manifestation of all of these attributes. From single fin surfboards sprayed in lively […]
Jason Bradly is a well established wildlife photographer. He is currently exhibiting work at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. The show, California: At The Water’s Edge gives its audience a look at the sea life in the unique waters of the California coast. As it says on the museum’s website: “Bradley’s photos explore the […]