Searching for the miracolous
Following his first movie about concrete DIY spots “Strongest of the strange” here comes “Searching for the miracolous”. The new video by Pontus Alv deals with his early footsteps into skateboarding and the loss of his father and grandparents.
Far East Skateboarding Network
Creative skateboarding and storytelling from the ‘Overground broadcasting’ DVD: “Yes, skating was originally from abroad. But the skating and audio-visual skills has evolved in Japan as time passed. The FESN skate philosophy, looking at overground from the perspective of underground, was born. This is a new definition of Japanese skateboarding, ‘from Japan to the World’”.
Reclaiming the streets
Reclaiming the Streets
June 13 – July 25
Rot(t)terdam, Meent 119-133
In the past month students, artists, skateboarders and designers from around the world have submitted more than 80 concepts for the ‘Reclaiming the Street’ competition. MAMA invited ideas and designs for an object or an adaptation to the urban public realm in order to allow skateboarders and others to playfully make use of public space.
Visit Showroom Mama for further info and to see the winning submissions soon.
The skatepark in Helsinki is a good example of an official playground which still has a nice atmosphere.
Jay Howell
The magazine author and record label co-owner Jay Howell has very distinctive and funny style. Here are some works from three years ago together with an interview. Lots of boners. The up to date video below is from Thirty Days NY.
The Gonz
Some weird scribbles by Mark “Gonz” Gonzales, skate legend and the man behind Krooked Skateboards. Visit the website for some 3D vids and graphics. It brought the book ‘Skateboarding 3D’ back to my mind.
Every surface becomes a dancefloor
Watch how it felt to ride a skateboard before the ollie had been invented. Two vintage skateboard videos collected from wooster. The one below is 30 years later. Old school – new school.
