News, info and works of Greek-American interdisciplinary artist, Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas); visual artist, music-maker, writer, photographer, citizen biologist & saltwater nomad (surfer). Lives between LA, CDMX and AkahtiLândia, Brasil. Ithaka official instagram: @_ithaka_ #sogetup #ithaka #ithakadarinpappas
"ME, MYSELF & I" by: Ithaka [][][] a new
photo-coloring-collage work from the series entitled, Darling Dragons
(inspired by teaching photography, English and art to 4-6 years olds in
Mexico City - Spring 2016). Ink, crayon and resin on 24" x 30" wood
panel.
The
Reincarnation of a Surfboard is an artistic recycling project, created
by contemporary artist and SoCal surfer Ithaka. It consists of over 300
wall-hanging sculptures, constructed using broken or unusable
surfboards. The series has been exhibited on four different continents,
and the extensive collection has also been mentioned in books and
featured in documentaries.
Surfer, vocalist and artist, Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) at Madeira Island, Portugal. Photograph: João Valente - Surf Portugal Magazine.
Surfing first started in the Portuguese island of Madeira in the 1970s off the villages of Paul do Mar, Jardim do Mar
and Punta Pequena. Almost every surfspot is rocky and powerful. No
waves seem to break under six feet in the winter months. Madeira did not
really come to the attention of foreign surfers until articles in
surfing magazines in the mid-1990s. Since 1996, top Portuguese surfers
from the mainland compete in the Madeira regional edition of the
'Billabong' Challenge.[1]
In 2001, the World Big Wave Championships were held in Madeira.
One of the more memorable sessions in the history of Madeira surfing
occurred on January 25, 1995 at Jardim Do Mar. Portuguese big wave
legend José Seabra and the Californian artist/rapper/surfer Ithaka
rode absolutely flawless waves up to eight meters on the face by
themselves with no other surfers in the water. Photographs of the
session by João Valente have appeared in publications around the world including the cover of Surf Portugal Magazine.
The conditions which were some of the cleanest and glassiest ever
recorded at the classic big wave point break, inspired Ithaka to write
the song Seabra Is Mad[2] about Seabra's courageous performance on that day. The song was released on Ithaka's 2nd album Stellafly (1997) and was later awarded both "Song Of The Year" and "Video Of The Year" by the prestigious national newspaper, Público (Portugal)[3] as well a being nominated for "Song Of The Year" at that year's annual Premios Blitz
(the Portuguese equivalent of The Grammy Awards). Ithaka also wrote two
other songs inspired by surfing in Madeira, "Eden By The Sea" (also
from the album, Stellafly and "Been Four Years" (album Flowers And The Color Of Paint). In 2012, Paul Mandaca, a Brazilian Blues rock performer used a version of Eden By The Sea as the title track of his debut album.
CDMX: Voiceless Blue Raven-Volume Two (Sweatlodge Records).
CHAPULTAPEC was produced and recorded
by Ithaka in Mexico, City (2016).
Still photographs by Ithaka
at Bosque de Chapultapec Park, Mexico City.
Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in the Western Hemisphere, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultepec Hill, one of the park's main functions is to be an ecological space in the vast megalopolis. It is considered the first and most important of Mexico City's "lungs", with trees that replenish oxygen to the Valley of Mexico. The park area has been inhabited and held as special since the Pre-Columbian era, when it became a retreat for Aztec rulers. In the colonial period, Chapultepec Castle would be built here, eventually becoming the official residence of Mexican heads of state. It would remain such until 1940, when it was moved to another part of the park called Los Pinos. Today, the park is divided into three sections, with the first section being the oldest and most visited. This section contains most of the park's attractions including its zoo, the Museum of Anthropology, the Rufino Tamayo Museum, and more. It receives an estimated 15 million visitors per year. This prompted the need for major rehabilitation efforts which began in 2005 and ended in 2010.
El Bosque de Chapultepec es un parque urbano localizado en la delegación Miguel Hidalgo, en el Distrito Federal (México). Es uno de los mayores en su tipo en el hemisferio occidental, con una superficie de 678 ha.1 2 Chapultepec está dividido en tres secciones y alberga algunos de los sitios turísticos más importantes de México, como el Museo Nacional de Antropología. Cuenta con dos lagos artificiales, espacios deportivos y numerosas fuentes. Por todo esto, constituye uno de los lugares más visitados por los capitalinos y por los turistas que llegan a la ciudad de México.
La administración del parque recae directamente en la Secretaría del Medio Ambiente del Distrito Federal (SMA), a través de la Dirección General de Bosques Urbanos. El Bosque de Chapultepec se encuentra incluido desde 2001 en la lista indicativa de los bienes candidatos a ser reconocidos como Patrimonio de la Humanidad en México.
