"Turquoise Waves"
By artist: Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)
from the series Aliens Of AkahtiLândia,
of the ongoing body of work entitled,
The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard
*Pieces are currently available
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Ithaka
Born in California, multi-faceted visual
artist, global wanderer and naturalist, Ithaka, first began experimenting with
photography at the age of 5. By his late-teens, he was doing freelance magazine
assignments for publications such as Thrasher Skateboarding.
During his early twenties he
found regular work as a photographer in the West Coast music industry photographing
hip hop artists such as NWA (Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy E). Also during this
period, living in Los Angeles, he began sculpting - primarily using discarded
surfboards as his raw material of choice.
His own search for self-expression gradually
distanced him from the more commercial applications of photographic work and he
began exhibiting both his personal photographs and sculptures (often together) and
began traveling extensively.
During the 90's, he relocated several times: Athens
(six months), Tokyo (one year), Lisbon (six years) and in 2001 visited Brazil
for the first time. Where, for a decade, he has divided his time between
Southern California and a rural part of the state of São Paulo. And finally
after more than half a year in Mexico, he has finally returned to reside in
Southern California
As both a life-long surfer and a connoisseur of urban
culture, Ithaka has long had an inner-conflict of city vs. nature. His
influences have often been divided between the two worlds, but it's been there
in Brazil his love for the wilderness has grown substantially. His new found passion
for the jungle, and all of its mysteries, has become the dominant influence in
all aspects of his visual work.
Ithaka – (born
1966 Anaheim, California)
Solo
Exhibits:
2015
F+ Gallery - "Aliens From AkahtiLândia" (Sculpture, Painting and
Photography)
2013 Hurley International Headquarters
in Costa Mesa, California (Sculpture, Painting and Photography)
2012
Gallery WOA: Way Of Arts - Cascais,
Portugal (Sculpture, Video & Photography)
2011
Nike Posto 5.0 - Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil (sculpture)
2010
The Camp - Costa Mesa, California
(sculpture, photography)
2010
Gallery Alma Do Mar - São Paulo,
Brazil (sculpture. photography)
2008
Clash - Lisbon, Portugal
(sculpture)
2007
Gallery WOA: Way Of Arts - Estoril,
Portugal (sculpture)
1998 Gallery Ze Dos Bois
"Quality_Time: Part One" - Lisbon, Portugal (photography, text,
performance)
1996
IPJ: Instituto Portuguesa Da Juventude
"UMBILICUS" - Lisbon, Portugal(photography)
1995
Universidade Moderna - Lisbon,
Portugal (sculpture)
1992
Gallery YMA -Tokyo, Japan
(sculpture, photography)
1990
Pepperdine University – Los Angeles, California (sculpture)
Group Art
Exhibits:
2016 Surfboards On Parade
2014
Surfboards On Parade - Huntington Beach, California
2014
"Azores Wave Week - Ponta Delgado, São Miguel Island, Portugal
2013 Sagres Surf Culture - Sagres, Portugal
2010 Oca Do Ibirapuera - São Paulo, Brazil
2007 Oca Do Ibirapuera - São Paulo, Brazil
1999 Photo Impact Gallery - Los Angeles,
California
1992 NICAF: Nippon International Contemporary Art
Fair - Yokohama, Japan
Book Appearances
2012
"Stop, Think, Go, Do: How Typography and Graphic Design Influence
Behavior"
Ithaka's
photo series Umbilicus featured in book by Steven Heller, Mirko Ilic (Rockport
publishers)
2004 BELONG:
A TV Journalist's Search for Urban Culture
by Jennifer Morton (Canada)
2003 ALTAS-LUZES -
by Rita Carmo & Miguel Cadete (Portugal)
