For some unexplainable reason, surfing keeps finding its way into my life lately. I dreamt of surfing the other night. The following day, I sat down on the couch after straightening up our kitchen and the show Parenthood was ending by showing one of the show’s fathers sitting on a surfboard and smiling contently as he looked out to sea. Then today, as I was browsing around BC for a new art blog to check out, I came across Club Of The Waves–a surf art blog. I am not a surfer, but I’m getting the feeling the universe is telling me to start. Too bad I live in the middle of Texas!
Even though I have never surfed, I find the sport–as well as the community, the fashion and the art that surround it–beautiful and intriguing. So, I was very excited when I stumbled across Club of the Waves. The art is just plain awesome. The style of the pieces shared on the blog range from what I’d call classic surf art to retro 70’s style to 60’s style psychedelic stuff too. There are also some amazing portraits and of course some very vivid and beautiful photos. (Painting, above, is featured on COTW and is by artist Rob Kaz, http://www.robkazart.com/)
In addition to the art, there are some great videos there. Some are surfing videos, but I also found an amazing and beautifully done PSA about the destructive effects of plastics in our oceans and a really interesting one about the lifeguards on Hawaii’s North Shore. The one video I really liked was one showing surfer and artist Robb Havassy creating a piece of art from start to finish. Here it is in case you feel like checking it out too:
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Source: Jason Teitelman
