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 […]
Ryan Burch does not hesitate to get creative. He hand shapes his own experimental boards and surfs them in a style that cannot be imitated. The following video showcases his unique and inspirational approach to drawing lines on everything from fun looking sections to hollow grinders:
Woods Beer Company beverages in reusable cups, art on the walls, music, good times, and a good cause – My Plastic Valentine is an art show benefit for 5 Gyres hosted by Establish, a progressive oriented venue in the Outer Sunset, this Thursday, February 9 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. According to their website, “The 5 Gyres Institute is […]
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 […]
In this mesmerizing short edit by Perry Gershkow featuring Nat Young and Luke Davis we get a glimpse of Ocean Beach in San Francisco at its best. sources and links: For other vimeo edits by Gershkow check out the link below: https://vimeo.com/search?q=perry+gershkow And check his website: http://www.perrygershkow.com image from: https://251d2191a60056d6ba74-1671eccf3a0275494885881efb0852a4.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/13466202_hills-of-gold—nat-young-kolohe-andino_t64dc030d.jpg
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 […]
The International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF) held annually in San Francisco is in its 14th year of operation. The festival features films with themes ranging from conservation to coastal culture to ocean sports and exploration to progressive uses of ocean based technology. IOFF is currently seeking submissions for the film student competition component of the festival with an extended deadline […]
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 […]