Showing posts with label the reincarnation of a surfboard. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 25, 2025

ITHAKA DARIN PAPPAS: EL SURFISTA AZUL: UN PASAJE DE IDA PARA VIAJAR (extracto del libro "Belong" de Jennifer Morton



EL SURFISTA AZUL: 
UN BILLETE DE IDA PARA VIAJAR

QUIERO SALIR, TENGO QUE SALIR, SALÍ, 
ESCAPAR DE LA CIUDAD DE LOS ÁNGELES 
CINCO DÍAS DESPUÉS, ¿QUÉ TENGO? 
ESTOY EN OTRO LUGAR SOLEADO Y CALUROSO
LA DIFERENCIA AQUÍ ES QUE SOY LIBRE COMO UN PÁJARO
SIN PISTOLA EN LA CABEZA, SIN SANGRE EN LA CALLE
("Escape From The City Of Angels" del álbum de Ithaka, Flowers and the Color of Paint)

WANT TO GET OUT, GOT TO GET OUT, GOT OUT, 
ESCAPE FROM THE CITY OF ANGELS 
FIVE DAYS LATER, WHAT HAVE I GOT? 
I'M IN ANOTHER PLACE WHICH IS SUNNY AND HOT. 
THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT I'M FREE AS A BIRD. 
NO GUN TO MY HEAD, NO BLOOD ON THE CURB. 



ITHAKA DARIN PAPPAS ERA EL SURFISTA AZUL. Era un tipo duro y empedernido de Los Ángeles que se mudó a Lisboa para empezar de nuevo su vida. Decía que las olas lo habían traído. Ithaka solo vestía de azul. Nunca de otro color. El mismo tono de azul, por todas partes. Era algo que lo cubría todo el cuerpo. Su apartamento: todo azul. Paredes, techos, nevera: todo del mismo azul. Sus obras de arte... el mismo tono de azul. Tenía una enorme "cruz" en la cocina hecha con dos tablas de surf azules. Zapatos pintados de azul, algunos con aletas, estaban en la puerta de su casa. Fotos azules de ombligos cubrían las paredes. Azul, decía, era el color de su sangre. Y un poco de su sangre cuelga en mi pared. Sin contactos en tierra, Ithaka compró un billete de ida para su vigésimo sexto cumpleaños y simplemente apareció. Me encantó su valentía. Allí estaba él, este surfista angelino que decidió hacer las maletas e irse a vivir a Portugal con un idioma completamente nuevo que aprender y una nueva pandilla que encontrar. No era el estereotipo del chico guapo, rubio y de ojos azules. Era un hombre de barrio. Un auténtico callejero. Deambulaba por las calles de Lisboa con sus amigos. Hablaba despacio. Vestía sudaderas con capucha y gorras de béisbol. Llevaba el pelo castaño oscuro recogido en una coleta y perilla. Con carisma y una especie de estilo urbano, proyectaba una confianza absoluta.


Ithaka se infiltró por completo en la comunidad artística lisboeta. Expuso su arte y consiguió que General D y Cool Hipnoise colaboraran en su CD Ithaka: Flowers and the Color of Paint. El sonido es una voz suave con un buen groove de fondo, con un toque de rap portugués. Es bueno. Ithaka era muy original, haciendo lo suyo. A la gente le gustaba. 

Se expresa con fluidez y tiene unos versos geniales.

He sido pobre y he sido rico
He trabajado en un escritorio y he cavado una zanja
He montado en patineta y en un avión privado
He sido un don nadie y he tenido un poco de fama
Le estoy muy agradecido al océano azul
Porque me ayudó muchísimo
Alejándome de los que tienen y los que no
Mi lealtad no se ve afectada por el alboroto callejero
Alabo el movimiento del océano
Me mantuvo alejado de los problemas
Me mantuvo con vida
Me mantuvo alejado de las calles, lejos de los cuchillos

"I've been poor and I've been rich, 
 I've sat behind a desk and I've dug a ditch. 
 Rode on a skateboard and in a private plane, 
 I've been nobody and I've had a little fame. 
I've got a lot of thanks for the ocean blue, 
because she helped me out more than a lot, 
 keeping my mind off the have and have-nots, 
my loyalty don't lle in street commotion, 
I give my praise to the motion of the ocean, 
 she kept me out of trouble she kept me alive, 
she kept me off the street away from knives." 




No diría que fue una compra impulsiva. Algo en tener una tabla de surf (aunque no practico surf) me atraía. Tenía que comprar una de sus piezas de la serie "La reencarnación de la tabla de surf". Ithaka tomó tablas de surf viejas con la parte trasera rota y las convirtió en esculturas. Claro que eran azules, y esta estaba cubierta de piel sintética azul. Medía unos dos metros de alto, con formas recortadas en el centro que la hacían parecer el ala de una mosca azul peluda. Me dijo que podía peinarla como quisiera, pero que necesitaría mucho "no más lágrimas" de Johnson antes de intentarlo. Y lo más importante, tenía que llevarla a casa entera. Así que allí estaba yo, caminando por las estrechas calles adoquinadas de Barrio Alto con una tabla de surf azul peluda que era más alta que yo. Riendo todo el camino, mi camarógrafo, Steve Gelder, me ayudó a cargarla hasta que vimos un taxi. Ese fue el comienzo de un interesante viaje de regreso a casa. Sin rechistar, el taxista nos permitió meterlo en el maletero con la aleta asomando por detrás. Supongo que ya estaba acostumbrado, pues era conductor en Lisboa. Llegamos al hotel, sorprendentemente sin un rasguño. Después, tuvimos que afrontar el aeropuerto. En la facturación me dieron un par de bolsas largas de plástico transparente y cinta adhesiva. Lo marqué como FRÁGIL y crucé los dedos. (¡Ni siquiera me cobraron por el equipaje extra!). Para entonces, se había convertido en mi nuevo amigo y habría sido un desastre si no hubiera sobrevivido. El Reencarnación cruzó el océano, el mismo océano que cruzó Ítaca, y ahora cuelga con orgullo en mi casa. Siempre me hace sonreír.


Tuesday, October 7, 2025

"Raidor Bass" a sculpture by Ithaka Darin Pappas




The Reincarnation of a Surfboard is a body of sculpture work created by Ithaka Darin Pappas. The project, which began in 1989 consist of approximately 300 wall-mounted sculptures that have been made using recycled surfboards as raw building material. The series to date has been exhibited on four continents.

Saturday, August 5, 2023

Reinkarnasi Papan Selancar oleh Ithaka Darin Pappas dipamerkan di pameran grup Surf Skate Roots Rock - Los Angeles

Reinkarnasi Papan Selancar oleh Ithaka Darin Pappas dipamerkan di pameran grup Surf Skate Roots Rock - Los Angeles
Karya Ithaka Darin Pappas di pameran "Surf Skate Roots Rock" di Los Angeles, Juli 2023. Foto: Ithaka Darin Pappas. Patung dalam foto di sebelah kiri "Sophula" (dari serial Tree Girls, Flower Sisters & Mother Nature) dan "Bucerius Palus Tinea" dari serial Aliens of AkahtiLândia) dari keseluruhan tubuh seni papan selancar Ithaka berjudul "Reinkarnasi Seorang Papan luncur". Pameran seni selancar kolektif "Surf Skate Roots Rock", didirikan/dikurasi oleh Alan Scott (dan diproduksi oleh Alan Scott, Josh "Bagel" Klassman dan Dan Spillane) diadakan pada 8 Juli 2023 hingga 27 Juli 2023 di The Vortex at 2341 E Olympic Blvd di pusat kota Los Angeles, California. Artis unggulan termasuk; C.R. Stecyk III, Skip Engblom, Steve Olson, Wes Humpston, Greyson Fletcher, Josh “Bagel” Klassman, Ray Flores, Never, Josh Paskowitz, Corky Carroll, Marty Grimes, Lonnie Toft, Ric Clayton, Jayme Burtis, George Wilson, Matt Wesson , Gregg Smith, Grant & Chris Rohloff, Kid Caviar, Tim Jackson, Kelly Jackson, Mark “Funcrime” Munski, Steve Shehelp, Jeff Shehelp, Tonan Ruiz, Geri Lewis, Ithaka Darin Pappas, Pat Conlon, Bart Saric, Sean Strain, Susanne Melanie Berry, Rachel Anne Air Hujan, dan Alan Scott.
Artis kontemporer, Ithaka Darin Pappas

Thursday, April 16, 2020

The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard by Ithaka

January 06, 2013

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Sculpture Purpura Ascensus by Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)

Artwork by Californian artist: Ithaka



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/
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Sunday, March 24, 2019

GHOST PRISM #2 by contemporary artist, Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)


GHOST PRISM #2 by contemporary artist, Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)
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/

Artist, Ithaka Darin Pappas to exhibit at Hurley Headquarters


Links:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/468212-ITHAKA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZXy50yj_t9UuHqeOQhpGQ
http://planetithaka.blogspot.com/
https://genius.com/artists/Ithak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka_Darin_Pappas
http://ithakaofficial.com/
https://ww
It was just the start for the surfer turned artist – who now goes by the name Ithaka – a three-decade journey that would lead him to live near waves at exotic places around the world, scouring surf breaks for demolished boards to breathe new life into them. Now, the Anaheim native has returned home to Orange County to showcase his art at a show, “Reincarnation of a Surfboard,” on Friday at the Hurley headquarters in Costa Mesa.
“I think it’s kind of like returning to my roots in a way,” he said. “It’s like a homecoming.”
Like many surfers, it was love at first sight. The then-12-year-old was on a vacation in Hawaii with a friend when he first got a glimpse of surfers taking on Honolua Bay, where guys were getting barreled under 6-foot waves.
“I was like, ‘That’s the life for me,’” he remembered thinking.w.face


source:
https://www.ocregister.com/2013/10/09/broken-boards-given-new-life-as-art/book.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/

Monday, July 2, 2018

Contemporary Sculpture Work by, Ithaka


Artwork by Greek-Californian contemporary artist, Ithaka
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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/

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Íthaka exibe insetos feitos de restos de pranchas (Ithaka Darin Pappas)









Desta vez, o grande destaque é o artista Íthaka (ou Ithaka Darin Pappas). 
Ele mostrou na Califórnia (EUA) uma coleção de esculturas de insetos.
É importante destacar galerias que abrem espaço para 
as exposições de artistas que trabalham reutilizando materiais 
e criando arte e design. Íthaka é um ícone no meio do surf e nas artes plásticas.
Depois que as pranchas de surf não tem mais condições de uso, 
ele esculpe sua espuma, reaproveita quilhas, a fibra de vidro, 
criando formas surpreendentes. Aquilo que restou delas depois de partidas 
ao meio ganha nova “vida” e novas cores. 
A exposição atrai colecionadores destas obras de arte moderna. 
Cada peça possui uma alma de um passado deslizando 
sobre as ondas poderosas em picos no Havaí, México, Peru, EUA, 
Brasil, Indonésia e na Europa.
Fotógrafo, artista plástico, músico e rapper, 
Íthaka traz constantemente contribuições inusitadas para 
o universo do surf e das artes. Um exemplo desta 
explosão de criatividade são esculturas de insetos. 
A série é chamada de “Aliens of Akahtilândia”. 
Todas foram criadas no terreno que possui, cercado de mata atlântica, 
no litoral sul de São Paulo. Íthaka se inspirou nos insetos que encontrou por lá.
Esta exposição rolou na Galeria F+ e é parte do grande projeto chamado 
“The Reencarnation of a Surfboard” (Pranchas Reencarnadas). 
“Tudo começou em 1989 e, até hoje, são mais de trezentas 
esculturas em pranchas de surf que seriam jogadas no lixo”, revelou Íthaka.


Source: Revista Reartezar (Brasil)
http://reartezar.com.br/~reartezar/index.php/noticias/ithaka-exibe-insetos-feitos-de-restos-de-pranchas

Sunday, June 11, 2017

"Turquoise Waves" contemporary sculpture by California artist, Ithaka


 
"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

For purchasing or exhibit info see:
http://ithakaofficial.com/
or contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com 

@ithaka_surfboard_reincarnation

http://www.ebay.com/usr/ithart
http://www.artpal.com/ithakaart 
https://www.facebook.com/IthakaBlue/ 

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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)

2000 International Surfing Museum - Huntington Beach California (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 McNamara Gallery - Nazaré, Portugal
2013 Sagres Surf Culture - Sagres, Portugal
2010 Oca Do Ibirapuera - São Paulo, Brazil
2007 Oca Do Ibirapuera - São Paulo, Brazil
2003 111 Minna Gallery - San Francisco, California
1999 Photo Impact Gallery - Los Angeles, California
1992 NICAF: Nippon International Contemporary Art Fair - Yokohama, Japan
             1990 Zero One Gallery Los Angeles

   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)
           2000 THE END OF PRINT by David Carson (graphic designer) (USA)