Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Sunday, June 21, 2020

"Umbilicus" by photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas (Speak Magazine 1996)

 Fall 1996Another relaunch, another controversial cover, another bad issue. The infamous belly button, the work of photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas, caused the issue to be immediately returned by hundreds of distributors and newsstands. The image was most commonly called "disturbing," which is exactly why we chose it. To date, this is Speak's worst-selling issue.

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In 1996 my project Umbilicus was featured on the cover of the cutting edge culture magazine called Speak, with graphic design by the brilliant Martin Venesky.

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

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) 



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For more information about this image please contact: 
ithaka.art@gmail.com - Also see: @_ithaka_

Monday, March 4, 2019

The Tomas Blot series by Californian artist, Ithaka Darin Pappas



Artwork by Californian artist: Ithaka
series: The Tomas Blots
Links:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/468212-ITHAKA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZXy50yj_t9UuHqeOQhpGQ
http://planetithaka.blogspot.com/
https://genius.com/artists/Ithaka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka_Darin_Pappas
http://ithakaofficial.com/
https://www.facebook.com/IthakaBlue/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ithaka/69363540
https://store.cdbaby.com/artist/Ithaka2
https://www.instagram.com/_ithaka_/?hl=en
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5225987/
https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/ithaka-interview
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka
http://upmagazine-tap.com/en/pt_artigos/ithaka-2/
https://everything.explained.today/Ithaka_Darin_Pappas/

Friday, February 1, 2019

Paintings by Californian artist/photographer, Ithaka


Painting by Californian artist and photographer, Ithaka Darin Pappas, from the Tomas Blots series.

Links:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/468212-ITHAKA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZXy50yj_t9UuHqeOQhpGQ
http://planetithaka.blogspot.com/
https://genius.com/artists/Ithaka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka_Darin_Pappas
http://ithakaofficial.com/
https://www.facebook.com/IthakaBlue/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ithaka/69363540
https://store.cdbaby.com/artist/Ithaka2
https://www.instagram.com/_ithaka_/?hl=en
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5225987/
https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/ithaka-interview
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka



http://upmagazine-tap.com/en/pt_artigos/ithaka-2/

Sunday, November 5, 2017

TOMASBLOT BUTTERFLIES (atworks by Ithaka)






The TomasBlot Butterflies are a series of photographic art piecescreated by Californian artist, Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)in Lisbon, Portugal (1997) based upon symbols his father drew hours before passing away in 1991. 

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

"AMARIS" A Contemporary Sculpture by Artist, Ithaka


Sculpture entitled "Amaris" by contemporary artist, Ithaka, from the body of work known as The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard (300+ wall-mounted sculptures since 1989). This piece was made in 2013 and was acquired by the Dr. Maryam Rahimi Collection (California) in 2015.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

"Artists Join the Line Up" by Daniella Walsh

source: laguna beach independent august 14th 2014
http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/artists-join-line-huntington/


Artists Join the Line Up



Dave Hobrecht and his fiancée Carly Squires with the artist’s Kelly Slater-inspired board. Photo courtesy of Bobby Z
Dave Hobrecht and his fiancée Carly Squires with the artist’s Kelly Slater-inspired board. Photo courtesy of Bobby Z
It’s not often that one sees an entire surfboard embedded in a framed canvas, but sports artist Dave Hobrecht has done just that before drawing and painting the image of legendary surfer Kelly Slater riding roiling waters on the assemblage.
“For this project I really wanted a board ridden by Kelly Slater, but I was told repeatedly that Kelly simply did not give away his boards,” said Hobrecht. “And then, I got the board after all,” he explained happily.
Even so, the 5 foot 10 inch board shaped by Al Merrick was too small to do his concept justice. Instead, Hobrecht decided to surround the board with canvas and a frame that echoes the board’s curvature. It is meant to be free standing since the wax Slater rubbed on the board’s deck is still visible.
Hobrecht’s work is one of 28 surfboards created by locally acclaimed board shapers and fine artists for “Surfboards on Parade,” charity benefit planned in Huntington Beach in October. During August’s First Thursday Art Walk, visitors to his Laguna Beach gallery, Hobrecht Sports Art, could admire a few of the charity boards including one by the marine artist Wyland.
Artist Wade Koniakowsky with the Polynesian theme board he created with well-known shaper Bill Stewart.  Photo courtesy of Bobby Z
Artist Wade Koniakowsky with the Polynesian theme board he created with well-known shaper Bill Stewart. Photo courtesy of Bobby Z
Of those present, artists had embellished them with images ranging from legendary surfers to sharks and a replica of an Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe.
Hobrecht’s work will join all the others this weekend in a citywide display in Huntington Beach through Aug. 17. A walking map can be found on www.surfboardsonparade.org
Thereafter, the creations can be viewed at the Shorebreak Hotel, the Hyatt Regency and the Waterfront Beach Resort, which will host the Oct. 11 gala and art auction.
Organizers hope that the Wyland board, shaped by Tim Stamps, will fetch $25,000, an average going price. Hobrecht’s board, given its illustrious history, might bring twice as much, promoters suggest.
Hoag Hospital, noted for its cancer institute and work with skin cancer patients, is the most prominent beneficiary of the gala, founded by the Rotary Club of Huntington Beach. Others include the Huntington Beach Art Center and the International Surfing Museum.
Contributing artists range from Dana Point to Mata Atlantica, Brazil. That’s where artist Ithaka spends half of each year photographing endangered insects. “It is a bio-diverse hotspot where I keep a studio and one that inspires my work,” he said.
His brilliant blue moth made from recycled surfboards reflects the seemingly otherworldly creatures he has photographed. His “Lazulius Tinnea” can currently be found at the Main Street Wine Company on Main Street in Huntington.
Artists and shapers are donating time, effort and materials. For some, the collaboration pushed them into new territory.
Another artist’s work on display inside Hobrecht’s gallery.  Photo courtesy of Kevin Ashford
Another artist’s work on display inside Hobrecht’s gallery. Photo courtesy of Kevin Ashford
For example, artist Wade Koniakowsky, of Carlsbad, teamed up with board shaper Bill Stewart, owner of Stewart Surfboards in San Clemente. They switched their usual roles.
“We tossed a coin, and I got the mine and Wade got the shaft, meaning I got to paint the deck and Wade got the underside,” quipped Stewart, noting that they became close friends 15 years ago when they swapped a surfboard for a painting. His nine-foot board, replicating those ridden in Hawaii and featuring a lovely wahine surrounded by water and flora, he values at $25,000.
“Painting the board came naturally since I do a lot of figurative art based on Polynesian culture,”explained Koniakowsky.
Roy Gonzales delves into the cartoon art subculture in his tribute to Hawaiian surfing legend Montgomery “Buttons”Kaluhiokalani. The Stinger surfboard was created by Duke Aipa and further symbolizes the symbiotic connection between the Hawaii and California surf scene. Gonzales describes the Stinger as a wider, lower gravity board that is easier to maneuver and that inspired the invention of skateboards. “I have donated boards before to charity. It is a great opportunity to reach out into communities, especially kids,”he said.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

ITHAKA TRAZ "REENCARNAÇÃO DAS PRANCHAS DE SURF" A PORTUGAL

SOURCE: http://www.surfportugal.pt/noticias-surf-portugal/industria/1828-ithaka-traz-qreencarnacao-das-pranchas-de-surfq-a-portugal




ITHAKA TRAZ "REENCARNAÇÃO DAS PRANCHAS DE SURF" A PORTUGAL

Guitarfish__Ithaka_via_WOA-Way_of_ArtsGuitarfish é uma das peças que poderás admirar na Way Of Arts no dia 23 deste mês. Foto: divulgação

 Tudo começou em 1989, em Orange County na Califórnia, após a inesquecível viagem de Ithaka num tubo de Newport Point. Uma bancada de areia com um pico triângular perfeito e tubular que, não tendo o desfecho final previsto, ou seja sair do tubo intacto, resultou numa prancha partida ao meio!

 No entanto Ithaka, após olhar para “os restos” inutilizáveis da prancha que pousavam pela sua casa durante algum tempo, albergando uma história muito pessoal que lhe fazia viajar por memórias especiais, incluindo aquele dia clássico em Newport cujo tubo cristalino havia desenhado o destino da sua prancha, Ithaka decidiu dar-lhe uma nova expressão e deixa-la viver na qualidade de escultura.

Bling_Barrels__Ithaka_via_WOA-Way_of_ArtsMais uma peça de arte do Ithaka que poderás admirar. E sim, aquela mão é do artista. Foto: divulgação
 Começando por pintá-la para seguidamente lhe dar um novo shape, nasceu assim, nesse mesmo dia, um novo talento que passara a identificar o Ithaka como, além de artista e surfista, um escultor considerado por muitos como um icon do surf art mundial, à qual junta a sua identidade de rapper, fotógrafo, escritor e surfista.

Algumas das pranchas que usou para esculpir surfaram 4 metros em Grajagan (G-Land) ou Pipeline, estiveram em vários lugares do mundo e agora são esculturas que nos podem acompanhar e trazer uma energia nova às nossas vidas... Conforme verbaliza o artista em relação às pranchas que esculpe: “É um final feliz para a vida destes felizes objectos, criados pela magia que também existe no Homem.”

 Dia 23 de Novembro, 6ª feira, a partir das 19h na Way of Arts (DNA Cascais, Cruz da Popa, Alcabideche) é inaugurada uma exposição com alguns clássicos e a nova colecção de 14 obras deste artista produzidas ao longo dos últimos 5 anos. São obras únicas à espera de um destino especial...contacte antecipadamente a WOA através do site www.wayofarts.com e garanta uma para si! Entretanto, fica com atenção ao site da SURFPortugal para veres uma entrevista com Ithaka. 

Sobre Ithaka

 Ithaka nasceu e cresceu no Sul da Califórnia, tendo igualmente vivido no Japão, Grécia, Portugal e Brasil, onde actualmente reside.

 Aquando a sua passagem por Portugal, Ithaka gravou os seus primeiros dois álbuns, “Flowers” e “Color of Paint and Stellafly”, cuja música “Escape from the City of Angels” participou na banda sonora do filme “The Replacement Killers”, da Columbia Pictures.Em adição, Ithaka foi igualmente escritor e vocalista da música “So Get Up”, dos Underground Sound of Lisbon. Mais tarde, regressou à Califórnia onde gravou com o produtor Conley Abrams III o seu terceiro álbum, “Somewhere South of Somalia”, cujas letras das músicas foram escritas durante uma viagem de dois meses a Este do continente africano. Algum tempo depois, Ithaka passou a viver no Rio de Janeiro, onde gravou os seus dois álbuns mais recentes, “Recorded in Rio” e “Saltwater Nomad”, tendo regressado por um curto período de tempo a Portugal, em 2007, para compor, cantar e gravar a música “You”, com DJ Vide, ex membro do Underground Sound of Lisbon.

 Paralelamente à música, a sua curta série de “contos”, intitulada de “Fishdaddy Chronicles”, tem sido publicado nas mais diversas revistas de surf do mundo, tais como a Surfer, The Surfer’s Journal, Water e Transworld Surf, cujo conto “Miracle at Malibu” foi publicado em 2009 no Surf Story book, um volume de contos e cultura surf, complicado por Robb Havassy, em formato de colecção.

 O trabalho abstracto que desenvolve no seu corpo de esculturas e fotografia, mundialmente reconhecido como “The Reincarnation of a Surfboard”, tem sido assiduamente exposto a nível global, cujas séries mais recentes foram expostas na WOA|Way of Arts (Lisboa, Portugal, 2007), The Champ (Costa Mesa, Califórnia, 2010) e galeria Alma do Mar (São Paulo, Brasil, 2010). Actualmente, Ithaka encontra-se a desenvolver grande parte do seu trabalho no seu pequeno rancho em Recanto Akahti, na América do Sul, situado na tangente da Floresta Tropical de AkahtiLândia, no Brasil.

Mais informações em www.wayofarts.com/pt/arte-contemporanea/artistas/ithaka/ e www.facebook.com/pages/ithaka-artist/185013541539814?ref=ts

Monday, June 23, 2014

Cover Of "Stellafly" - Ithaka's 2nd Album



Album art for Ithaka's 2nd album 
called Stellafly. Released in 1997.
The photograph depicts a woman 
in a chicken wire swimsuit in front of the sculpture entitled Stellafly by Ithaka

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

Stellafly[3] was the second album to be released by Californian hip hop lyricistvocalist and contemporary artistIthaka (musician).[4]
It was written and recorded in LisbonPortugal in 1997, (where Ithaka lived and worked between 1992 and 1998) and is based upon his own personal adventures in Western Europe. Lyrically the record covers many diverse topics such asSubstance abuseBig wave surfing, and Ghosts.
Although the album is the English language, it was nominated for four Blitz Premios (The Portuguese version of The Grammy Awards) and in 1997 received top honors in the respected Portuguese newspaper Jornal Público (Portugal) for "Best Song" Seabra Is Mad, "Best Video"(Seabra Is Mad), "Artist Of The Year" and "Album Of The Year".
Songs from this album later appeared on the hit 2007 Xbox 360 basketball game, "NBA 2K7" from the NBA 2K (series) and on the soundtrack for the American surfing movie "Second Thoughts", winner of the 2004 Surfer (magazine) Reader's Poll Award for "Best Video".


Saturday, June 21, 2014

Ithaka Sculpture entitled "LURE #3" at Gallery WOA - WAY OF ARTS



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The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard is a body of sculpture work created by contemporary artist, musician, photographer, writer and surfer, Ithaka. The project, which began in 1989 consist of approximately two-hundred and fifty wall-hanging sculptures that have been made using recycled surfboards as raw building material. The series to date has been exhibited on four continents. The most recent solo exhibitions of these works was hosted by WOA: Way Of Arts in CascaisPortugal in December 2012 and by Hurley International in Costa Mesa, California in October of 2013

Ithaka on instagram: @_ithaka_

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ithaka.artist

Contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com

Represented by: Gallery: WOA - Way Of Arts
goncaloleandro@wayofarts.com

Ithaka wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka_(musician)

Ithaka Art Featured in (Tarzan Magazine Japan)


The artwork of Californian artist, 
Ithaka 
as featured in Tarzan Magazine in Japan.

Pieces shown in article, Nela, Olga, Roula
(from the series Tree Girls, Flower Sisters & Mother Nature) 
Ravensplice I, Stella Fish, The Price Of Peace ? 
and Mostellafly (blue toned photograph).

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Ithaka on instagram: @_ithaka_

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ithaka.artist

Contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com

Represented by: Gallery: WOA - Way Of Arts
goncaloleandro@wayofarts.com

Ithaka wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka_(musician)