"VIOLET WAVES" (Ondas Violetas) By The Artist, Ithaka

"VIOLET WAVES" (or Ondas Violetas) a new recycled surfboard sculpture by contemporary artist and songwriter, Ithaka for his project The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka_(musician)

The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard

In 1989, while living in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles, Ithaka began one of the major art projects of his life, The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard. This is a large body of contemporary sculpture work created using garbaged surfboards as raw building material and recycling them into wall-hanging modern art pieces. The series to date, which is said to contain an estimated three hundred full-sized sculptures, has been exhibited on four continents and featured in hundreds of magazines and on many TV features. The most recent solo exibition of these works was hosted by WOA: Way Of Arts in Cascais, Portugal in December of 2012. He has been active with this medium continuously since its inception and all in every area he has had residence; Japan, Greece, Portugal and Brazil - in additional individual pieces made in Mexico.

Ithaka "Stay Strong Little Brother" (with lyrics)

Ithaka "Stay Strong Little Brother" (with lyrics)


Directed by Holly Cherry and Ithaka
in Lisbon, Portugal-1997.

Starring: Ithaka, Lo Mateus (aka M'Loa), and Hugo Campos.

This track appeared on californian-born Ithaka's second
album Stellafly which was recorded in 1997 while the artist
was living in Portugal.

The song was written by Ithaka (lyrics)
with Joe Fossard & Ewan Butler (music).
Produced by Joe Fossard.

Vocals: Ithaka
Background Vocals: Jo (aka Josette, Hi-Fi Jo)
Guitar: Ewan Butler


The album "Stellafly" by Ithaka
was originally released
November 1997 in Portugal
where the prestigious national newspaper Jornal Publico awarded it with:
Album Of The Year

[ and also: Single Of The Year (Seabra Is Mad) & Video Of The Year (Seabra Is Mad).



The album was also nominated
for four Blitz Premios (The Portuguese Grammy) for;
Best Album, Best Male Vocalist,
Best Single (Seabra Is Mad) 
and Best Video (Seabra Is Mad).



All licensing inquiries for any Ithaka releases

should be directed to Scion Four Music (New York).

"THE FORGOTTEN FOUR" a short-story by Ithaka

One of the most euphoric days in my entire life…

eating fish and gulping down wine and firewater 

with nineteen kindred souls in the Garden of Eden.

I never return to places I’ve experienced real magic. 

And after only a couple of days on Atalaia Island, 

I already knew that I’d never be going back there.

You never know if it’s the place itself that’s incredibly special, 

or that small envelope in time you spend there. 

You walk around through life  

with these amazing Technicolor memories 

(it’s all we really have in the end) 

and if you go back and it’s not the same, 

it destroys all the wonder and perfection preceding.

by ithaka ©2002- from the short-story entitled,  The Forgotten Four (published in Water Magazine - USA)

Full story at: http://ithakastories.blogspot.com/2007/09/forgotten-four-short-story-by-ithaka.html

Ithaka Exhibit at WOA-Way of Arts - On Surf Portugal Vid Mag [English Subtitles]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApFrWqZPE38

Published on Feb 14, 2013

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California-born contemporary artist, musician, photographer, writer and surfer, Ithaka,

featured on Surf Portugal Vid Mag

regarding his November/December 2012 exhibit

at Gallery WOA - Way Of Arts in the Cascais/Lisboa area.


Most Ithaka music available on itunes.com

http://twitter.com/#!/ithaka_ [ithaka twitter]

http://planetithaka.blogspot.com/ [ithaka blog]

"POLARIS" A New Sculpture By Contemporary Artist, Ithaka

"Polaris" A New Sculpture By Contemporary Artist, Ithaka, from the massive body of work known as The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard, here photographed with Camille Ebreo in Los Angeles - 2013

Contemporary Artist, Ithaka in Visão Magazine

Contemporary artist, poet and musician, Ithaka 

photographed by Miguel Manso at Gallery WOA-Way Of Arts 

in Estoril, portugal for Visão magazine (2007).

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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 exibition of these works was hosted by WOA: Way Of Arts in Cascais, Portugal in December of 2012.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reincarnation_Of_A_Surfboard

Ithaka - Somewhere South Of Somalia

Contemporary artist, poet and hip hop vocalist 

Ithaka in East Africa during inspirational trip

 for his third album, Somewhere South Of Somaila

 (released 2001).

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In 1998, after over six years in Portugal, Ithaka returned back to California where he recorded his third album called Somewhere South Of Somalia with producer Conley Abrams III. The lyrics from this album were written on a two month journey into East Africa.^[3]