"FLORAL ATTRACTION" by photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas (2020)

Ithaka Darin Pappas "Floral Attraction" ©2020

"Floral Attraction" 

a photograph by artist Ithaka Darin Pappas  © 2020

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Takashi Murakami with "Polyrhythm" (1992) Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Takashi Murakami with "Polyrhythm" (1992) Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas at Galerie Mars in Shibuya-Ku

 At the beginning of his career, Murakami appeared to be content with the lot of most successful contemporary artists: to create work that is admired by critics and desired by wealthy collectors but leaves the general public baffled or hostile. He was constructing conceptual pieces similar to the art being made in the West. Among those early works, which began attracting attention in the early 90's, was "Polyrhythm", a seven-foot-high slab of yellow resin, minimalist in form, on which many toy United States infantry soldiers climb. 

Read Full article here:  https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/03/magazine/the-murakami-method.html

Takashi Murakami photographed with "Polyrhythm" by Ithaka Darin Pappas 

in Tokyo Los Angeles (1992) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Murakami

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Takashi Murakami with his piece "Physical Pie" photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas (1992)

 

"Murakami Yawns At Mars"

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Ithaka’s: The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard (sculpture work by artist Ithaka Darin Pappas)

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ithaka’s: The reincarnation of a surfboard

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Esta semana tive a oportunidade de assistir a uma palestra sobre a história do Surf em Portugal.

E, nesta mesma noite, conheci um grande artista, que RESPIRA Surf: Ithaka

http://www.wayofarts.com/pt/arte-contemporanea/eventos/expoithaka2012/

Ithaka (leia-se Ítaca) é um músico e artista californiano, nascido na parte sul do estado (de ascendência grega). Ele também viveu em Japão, Grécia,Portugal e Brasil.

O músico, artista plástico, escritor, fotógrafo e surfista, Ithaka, começou a fotografar regularmente com apenas cinco anos – publicou sua primeira foto com 17. Por alguns anos, sustentou-se inteiramente com a fotografia, mas depois passou a desviar suas atenções para outras áreas de expressão, como escultura e música, apesar de a fotografia nunca ter saído de sua vida. A fotografia apenas se incorporou nessas outras atividades. “Um dos maiores projetos da minha vida tem sido a contínua série de esculturas The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard ou Pranchas Reencarnadas. São esculturas contemporâneas criadas exclusivamente a partir de pranchas de surf recicladas”, diz o californiano. Ithaka conta também que a fotografia sempre continuou ao lado desse trabalho, como parte das exposições. Mas, como afirma, “não apenas para mostrar como são as esculturas, e sim como um trabalho separado”. Ele vive no Brasil atualmente, onde gravou seu últimos dois álbuns, Recorded In Rio e Saltwater Nomad.

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Multifacetado, multiartista, polivalente são várias as definições encontradas para este artista extremamente original, que norteia sua vida no prazer que sente no contato com o oceano. Para ele, uma boa definição para si é a de comunicador áudio-visual – que vive simplesmente para criar e comunicar. A mensagem transmitida em sua obra pode ser facilmente captada ao observar seu estilo de vida.

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Aos 16 anos, pintava elementos do mar em qualquer coisa que via pela frente. Seis anos depois, após encontrar uma prancha sua quebrada, resolveu pintá-la e alterou completamente sua forma utilizando um serrote. “A partir daí, nunca mais pintei numa tela ou peça de madeira. As pranchas personalizaram minha arte”. Desde então, usa ferramentas simples como serrote e lixa, tinta acrílica e pó de madrepérola para transformar shapes em obras de arte. “Experimento materiais e tenho meus segredos. Mas, o primeiro passo sempre é consertar a prancha e prepará-la para receber os produtos”.

Reconhecido internacionalmente, já transformou mais de 200 pranchas. Ithaka participou de exposições na Europa, Brasil, Japão e Estados Unidos e acaba de lançar a série “Jurema”, produzida sob forte influência da flora brasileira, em que mistura aos blocos, galhos quebrados e sementes. “Deixei a forma da prancha natural e usei detalhes orgânicos. É uma série baseada na natureza”, especifica.

(mais na WikiPedia – Brasil)

 

Darin Pappas, (born: July 8th 1966), better known by his pseudonym Ithaka is an American hip hop artist, sculptor,artistic photographer, writer, poet, record producer and surfer, of partial Greek descent. He is sometimes referred to by his original family name; Pappagiannis – in Greek: Παππαγιάννης, or the alternative spellings Pappayounis or Pappayannis. Note: name was legally changed to Ithaka Darin Pappas in January 2000.

Ithaka was born and raised in Southern California, but later established himself in Japan, Greece, Portugal and Brazil(where the artist currently resides).

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In 1994, the international hit “So Get Up” that Ithaka wrote the lyrics for and vocalized (in participation with Underground Sound Of Lisbon) was nominated for “Song Of The Year” at that year’s Blitz Awards, and later climbed to 8th Place on Billboard’s U.K. Independent Dance Charts (and 52nd on Billboard’s U.S. independent Dance Charts).

In addition to creating music, his short story series entitled, Fishdaddy Chronicles, has appeared in surfing magazines around the world including Surfer (magazine),The Surfer’s Journal, Water and Transworld Surf”.^[4] In 2009, his short story “Miracle At Malibu” was published in the book entitled Surf Story, a collective volume of stories and surf culture compiled by Robb Havassy.^[5]

His abstract photographic art and body of sculpture work known as The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard have been exhibited globally, his most recent solo showings were hosted by The Camp in Costa Mesa, California in June 2010,^[6] Gallery Alma Do Mar in São Paulo, Brazil in October 2010, WOA-Way Of Arts in Lisbon, Portugal in December 2012 .^[7] and Hurley International in Orange County, California in October 2013.

At present the artist creates most of his musical, photographic and sculptural works at Recanto Akahti, his small ranch in rural South America located on the edge of the Atlantic Forest in AkahtiLândia, Brazil.^[8]

Ithaka borrowed his pseudonym specifically from the title of the poem “Ithaca” by the Greek poet, Constantine P. Cavafy, which in short summarizes that a journey is more important than the destination, that enjoyment of the journey of life, and the increasing maturity of the soul as that journey continues, are all the traveler can ask for. The poem, Ithaka has stated publicly, has served as a kind of life guide for the artist since he was in his early twenties. It should be noted that Cafavy’s poem itself was inspired by the Homeric return journey of Odysseus to his home Ithaca_(Island), as depicted in the Odyssey, even further connecting the artist Ithaka to his Greek ancestry.

(more at WikiPedia English)

Muito, muito inspirador!

Biggie Smalls "KING OF NEW YORK" by Barron Claiborne & Eazy E "SKATE OUTTA COMPTON" (by Ithaka Darin Pappas - as featured in C Magazine (spring 2019 Issue)

Biggie Smalls "KING OF NEW YORK" by Barron Claiborne & Eazy E "SKATE OUTTA COMPTON" (by Ithaka Darin Pappas - as featured in C Magazine (spring 2019 Issue) regarding the exhibit Contact High at The Annenberg Space for Photography curated by Vikki Tobak [][][] 


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"Soulmates From Atlantis" a sculpture by Ithaka Darin Pappas

"Soulmates From Atlantis" a sculpture by Ithaka Darin Pappas (from the ongoing series of entitled The Reincarnation Of Surfboard - 300+ wall-mounted recycled surfboard sculptures since 1989).