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Kona Brewing Company is currently seeking artists who live in (or near) the southern California coast. The company is calling all artists interested in painting its 1970 Volkswagen bus, which will be the official Kona Brewing Co. vehicle traveling to surf events and contests. The artist chosen will have to… Read the rest
Sympathetic Resonance from Joshua Kirsch on Vimeo.
“Sympathetic Resonance”
2009 dimensions vary african padauk, birch veneer plywood, aluminum, yarn mallets, rotary solenoids, brass, wires, magnets, boot lace, electronic components.… Read the rest
Joshua Kirsch is a designer, artist and arguably a musician. Like the Natural Sounds blog for last weeks Music Monday, this
The religious pilgrimage route to Northern Spain is one of endurance and mental strength. Most walk the entire route across half of Spain, while some bike the journey. Their purpose: for adventure, religion or simply the experience.
John Colley decided to do it his … Read the restway. The British-born photographer and artist
During expedition downtime, climbers find ways to occupy their time. Some slackline, others play music. Renan Ozturk paints.
Click here to check out more of Renan’s awesome artwork.… Read the rest
Photographer, Rune Guneriussen, is a Norwegian based artist who takes everyday objects and arranges them in an environment unrelated to their man-made purpose. Not only are they in a unnatural and awkward setting, they evoke a kind of connection with the way we look at material versus the natural in… Read the rest
Hmm… not really sure what you should do with this. Obviously you would need to invest in an arm stretching device if you were to actually ride this thing, but that would just make you look weird. Probably better simply as a public art installation.
[Via: Wired]
Thanks to Derek … Read the rest
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And when some jerk steals your bike wheels — making it much more difficult to ride — make beautiful art. It’s the sweetest of revenge. And the best looking.… Read the rest
San Francisco artist Andres Amador works against the tide; with the beach as his canvas, his amazing works remain only until the waves wash them away.
He keeps a pretty extensive website of all his work, complete with a Tide Table Link, so you can follow along with which days… Read the rest
Dirty cars are certainly a consequence of our modern society, but artist Scott Wade uses them to create intriguing art. And he’s even got a few that should inspire you to get outside:
Cool stuff, but being on the verge of eco-nerds here at Wend, we’ll be keeping our eyes… Read the rest
Mark your calendars for this Thursday June 4th because with the help of Portland’s Lizard Lounge we’re helping to throw one hell of a party.
Along with The Portland Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, we’re hosting a benefit art show for Surfrider’s ongoing programs to benefit our oceans and the… Read the rest
A lover of natural textures, artist Bryan Nash Gill does an amazing job of translating nature’s design onto paper. He creates his works through relief printing and a laborious rubbing process. Sort of like when you were in kindergarten and put a leaf under a piece of paper and rubbed… Read the rest
We’ve started a new category — Enviro Art & Design — here on the Wend blog to feature some of our favorite artists and designers that incorporate nature and the environment into their works. Today we’re taking a look at Jim Denevan. Working completely by free-hand, Denevan constructs complex drawings… Read the rest
These impressive photos are from French photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand, who practices his art by taking aerial photos around the world. They will be on display in New York in 2009 and in California in 2010 as part of the Earth From Above exhibition, but in the meantime you can… Read the rest
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For any aging skater, this book is a walk down memory lane. Like a coffee table book of street art, Phillips’ book chronicles his art career over several decades. A surfer first, Phillips became enamored with skateboarding in its infant stages in the parking lots
