Via SNAV: Chi-Town's Mikkey Halsted
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Photo Recap: Saber & Revok Solo Exhibitions
Two legendary graffiti artists Saber and Revok showed their new body of work at Known Gallery this past weekend. Saber's "Beautification" works feature his signature strokes of color overlaid on depictions of urban landscapes done on paper as well the large canvas pieces were definitely a treat. With "Gilgamesh" Revok continues to use mix media styles and found material as his canvas depicting beauty in decay, from dilapidated buildings and rubble of the past. Both exhibitions are on view until August 11th.
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Labels: art, found art, graffiti, known gallery, opening, recap, REVOK, SABER, via Y.S.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Black Velvet Paintings for Your Inner Nerd
Tattoo artist and painter Bruce White does these intricate stylized paintings featuring various often funny pop culture icons on the black velvet. He feels that working with velvet gives his paintings a degree of
visual contrast that cannot be replicated by painting on any other
surface. Check out some of his works beyond the fold.
Labels: art, black velvet, Bruce White, nerd, painting, tattoo art, via Y.S.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Via SNAV: The Neighbourhood at Bloomfest LA
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Film Map, A Street Map of Classic Cinema Titles
"Film Map" is an imaginary street map containing over 900 movie titles incorporated into names of locations and places. Loosely based on the style of a vintage Los Angeles street map has its own
Hollywood Boulevard and includes all kinds of fictitious landmarks.
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Labels: clever steez, Film, Hollywood, Los Angeles, maps, nerd, via Y.S.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Lupe Fiasco on RapFix Live this Wednesday
Labels: lupe fiasco, mtv, rapfix live, vans otw advocates
Via SNAV: The Man Behind the Village
I recently caught up with one of my good friends, Mel D. Cole, owner and founder of Village Slum NYC. I met up with Mel at Karmaloop offices while he was preparing to do a shoot with a new rap group called The Werx.
We headed up to roof of Karmaloop and it feels like I've been on a lot of rooftops in the last couple of weeks. Rooftops in downtown NYC are huge, I could have actually rode a bike up there.
Labels: mel d cole, SNAV, via SNAV, village slum nyc
Monday, July 23, 2012
Escif's Wall Art
Valencia street artist Escif has been painting walls all over the world from Spain to San Francisco and Los Angeles adding his figures and statements in all sorts of places. A lot of his works have a stylistic ink like made quality, which fit in very nicely in the urban environment without too much loudness which is a nice change of pace.
Check out some of his works beyond the fold.
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Labels: escief, graffiti, old world, street art, via Y.S.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Saddle Brown
Leather is probably one of my favorite materials on footwear. It's a relatively easy material to maintain, holds its own against the elements and ages quite nicely. We upgraded our materials this season for the OTW Collection and dressed the Piercy and Stovepipe in a rich saddle leather. Premium brown uppers are contrasted by bright hits of color throughout the lacing and detailing for this two pack. Check out these releases online at the Vans web shop or find a local dealer with our stockist list. Take a closer look at this material story after the jump!
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Labels: fall 2012, piercy, saddle leather, stovepipe, vans otw collection
The XX - Angels
Following the announcement of the release date of their second album which is coming this September 11th, the XX have released the very first single from the album "Coexist" titled "Angels", check out the mellow romantic vibes in video format above and peep the cover for the album.
Labels: amazing, mellow steez, music, the xx, via Y.S., video
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Video: DualForces x Vans OTW Pack via Hot Rod
Labels: breton boot, dualforces, dualforces collaboration, dualforces x vans otw, Hot Rod Los Angeles, utility bag, vans otw collection
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Nas - "Daughters" (Live on The Late Show)
Labels: album, life is good, nas, the late show with david letterman
Via SNAV: PSK Event
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Labels: dj drama, dj jazzy jeff, j rocc, questlove, rich medina, SNAV, via SNAV
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Vans OTW Presents "In Honor of Living the Good Life"
Labels: 13th witness, chris kong, dimitri coste, eric elms, in honor of living the good life, lupe fiasco, max wanger, photo book, scott pommier, vans otw advocates, vans otw collection
Photo Recap: Neck Face "Simply the Worst"
Neck Face's very special Friday the 13th art show entitled "Simply the Worst" opened last week at New Image Art gallery. For the occasion Neck Face painted the entire gallery space with all the favorite bad luck themed graffiti as well his signature imagery. With only a few pieces of art work on display the opening night itself turned into a spectacle and a celebration. The show is on display until July 21st.
Nasty Neck Face with the ladies
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Via SNAV: Brooklyn Shots
Our boy SNAV took a few street shots out in BK. Check out the rest of 'em after the jump.
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Labels: Brooklyn, graffiti, New York, SNAV, street art, via SNAV
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Celebrity Portraits Made from Shredded Money
Artist Evan Wondolowski uses thousands of paper strips from shredded money to create these super detailed portraits. So far he's done Biggie Smalls, Benjamin Franklin and Stephen Colbert. Each portrait takes about a month of painstaking labor and lots of patience...
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Labels: amazing, art, celebrity, Evan Wondolowski, money, via Y.S.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
DualForces x Vans OTW Pack Dealers (US)
2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
125 West 4th St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
726 Market St., San Diego, CA 92101
108 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113
1827 Powell St., San Francisco, CA 94133
2253 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
39 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105
3064 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92104
425 E. 1st St., Long Beach, CA 90802
151 Orchard St., New York, NY 10002
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305 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Austin, TX 78701
Photo Credit: Nice Kicks
Labels: boots, breton boot, dealers, dualforces, dualforces collaboration, vans otw collection
Incredibly Photorealistc Paintings by Jason de Graaf
Canadian artist Jason de Graaf creates astonishing looking acrylic hyper photo realistic paintings that look incredibly real. "Though I use photographs as the image
source, my goal is not to reproduce of document faithfully what I see,
but to create an illusion of depth and sense of presence not found in
photographs,' he said. Check out more of them beyond the fold.
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Labels: clever steez, Jason de Graaf, mad skills, painting, photography, realism, via Y.S.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
channel ORANGE - Frank Ocean (Full Album Stream)
Labels: album stream, channel orange, frank ocean
Rich Holland's Skateable Sculptures
Currently on display at the Kiasma Museum of Modern Art in Finland skateable sculptures by artist Rich Holland. The works look like a lot of fun if you are a skater as well as visually impressive. As Rich puts it in his own words: "The work, the actual activity is considered by most the above subject,
as it is mostly performed by the audience in question. The piece
reflects the natural shape of a wave, but brought into focus for the use
of skateboarding. You could also argue that this piece is an obvious
nod to skateboarding’s surf history, as such a piece has never been
created."
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Labels: functional art, Rich Holland, sculptures, skateboard art, via Y.S.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Interview with Kenneth Cappello
In this new interview feature we got to chat with an enigmatic and very talented photographer Kenneth Cappello. His works have appeared in variety of magazines as covers, features, ad campaigns, he's done photo exhibits all over the world and much more. Kenneth is also a music video director, proud owner of the coolest and probably the most famous dog Ciccicolina and all around awesome dude. Read on!
YS: How did you transition from doing skateboarding related photography to doing more of a "mainstream" photography?
Kenneth Cappello: Ehhh... I was never a skateboard photographer, I always just took photos. When skated I took a lot of photos of skating when I was going to punk shows etc. I took photos of that, when i was walking around drunk in NYC I took photos of that, as i became a photographer for a living you have to shoot ads and stuff to make money etc…
YS: What are your thoughts on the general notion that a lot of people call themselves a photographer just because they bought an expensive camera and got a Flickr account, i'd imagine it wasn't an easy road for you...
KC: No, it wasn't easy when i started. It wasn't digital quite yet you had to buy film then pay for it to be processed then pay for the prints to be made or print them yourself and pay for the darkroom time… There weren't any blogs or Flickr accounts or phones that took pictures or a website where something your friend could make…it was totally different. I used to carry prints i liked around in a photo box and show people at magazines trying to get work… Anyone can be a photographer if you have a camera thats fine, i think thats great… thats the cool thing about photography , it just gets weird when people become photographers shooting for big things based on their celebrity or who they are weather it be a famous person or a creative director etc that didn't have to pay any dues or what have you. Everything is so accessible now...
Labels: behind the scenes, feature, homies, Kenneth Cappello, otw, photography, Supreme, vans, via Y.S.
Via SNAV: Who's on Deck?
I caught up with a cool bunch of kids doing a photo shoot in the Bronx NYC. They were under a bridge in a skate cipher. It was cool to see kids in the inner city rocking out and doing tricks.
They were rocking OTWs . I usually see kids rocking their OTW on the cool out, these kids were getting busy in there pairs.
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Labels: bronx, L2BF, l2bf skate team, skate cipher, SNAV, via SNAV
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