The Reincarnation of a Surfboard is a body of sculpture work created by Ithaka Darin Pappas (contemporary artist, musician, photographer, writer and surfer). 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 (Asia, Europe, North America, South America). The most recent solo exhibitions of these works were mesa hosted by WOA - Way Of Arts in Cascais, Portugal in December 2012, by Hurley International in Costa Mesa, California in October 2013 and F+ Gallery in Santa Ana in February 2015.[1][2]
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In December 2012 during an interview piece regarding his solo showing of surfboard sculptures at Gallery WOA in Lisbon, Fuel TV Europe (a popular action sports channel) declared Ithaka Darin Pappas as "The Godfather of Contemporary Surf Art".[3]
Solo exhibitions
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- 2015 F+ Gallery - Santa Ana, California (Sculptures, Photographs, Paintings)[4]
- 2013 Hurley International - Costa Mesa, California (Sculptures, Photographs, Paintings)[5]
- 2012 WOA - Way Of Arts (Sculpture, Video & Photography) curated by Gonçalo Leandro- Cascais, Portugal[6]
- 2011 Nike Posto 5.0 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2010 The Camp - Costa Mesa, California[1]
- 2010 Gallery Alma Do Mar - São Paulo, Brazil
- 2008 Clash - Lisbon, Portugal
- 2007 WOA - Way Of Arts - Estoril, Portugal curated by Gonçalo Leandro
- 2000 International Surfing Museum - Huntington Beach, California
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- 1995 Universidade Moderna - Lisbon, Portugal
- 1992 Gallery YMA -(Photography and Sculpture) Tokyo, Japan
- 1990 Pepperdine University - Los Angeles, California
Group exhibitions
edit- 2023 Surf Skate Roots Rock (Los Angeles)[7]* 2016 Surfboards On Parade - Huntington Beach, California[8]
- 2014 Surfboards On Parade - Huntington Beach, California[9]
- 2013 Sagres Surf Culture - Sagres, Portugal[10]
- 2010 Oca Do Ibirapuera - São Paulo, Brazil
- 2007 Oca Do Ibirapuera - São Paulo, Brazil
- 2006 MIS - São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound, Brazil
- 2005 MIS - São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound, Brazil
- 2003 Gallery Minna 111 - San Francisco, California
- 1992 NICAF:[11] Nippon International Contemporary Art Fair - Yokohama, Japan
- 1990 01 Gallery Los Angeles
Book appearances
edit- 2009 "Surf Story" compiled by Robb Havassy[12]
- 2004 Belong: A TV Journalist's Search for Urban Culture[13] – by Jennifer Morton (Canada)
- 2000 The End of Print[14] by David Carson (graphic designer) (United States)
Documentary
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edit- 2012 Action Sport Plus – Fuel TV[17]
- 2012 Zoomed In – Sport TV[18]
- 2012 Curto Circuito – SIC Radical[18]
Magazine, newspaper, and web features
edit- 2013 The Orange County Register - "Broken Boards Given New Life As Art" by Laylan Connelly[5]
- 2013 Jornal I - "Ithaka Is Also Mad" by Beatriz Silva (May 4, 2013)[10]
- 2012 Surf Portugal Magazine - "Pranchas Renascidas" by Susana Santos
- 2012 Onfire Magazine (Portugal)
- 2012 Visão Magazine (Portugal) "Pranchas De Surf Reencarnadas Como Art" by João Paulo Vieira
- 2012 Fluir Magazine (Brazil) "Miscelania" by Alessandro de Toni
- 2010 The Huffington Post - "Surf's Up And Get Creative!" by Lauren Selman[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Surf's up and Get Creative!". HuffPost. 8 June 2010.
- ^ https://br.enjooy.com/event/last-night-of-aliens-of-akahtilandia-exhibit-at-f-gallery-santa-ana-friday-13-03-2015-1798448?locale=br
- ^ "Pranchas de Surf como nunca as viste | Ithaka the 2012 event". 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Santa Ana: Aliens of AkahtiLândia (Exhibit at F+ Gallery) - Cultural Events". Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ^ a b "Broken boards given new life as art". 9 October 2013.
- ^ https://beachcam.sapo.pt/sem-categoria/ithaka-de-volta-a-portugal-dia-23/
- ^ "SURF SKATE ROOTS ROCK ART & MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA". juicemagazine.com. 2 July 2023.
- ^ "The 2016 Surfboards on Parade Event and Auction". July 2016.
- ^ "Surfboards on Parade Reception | Huntington Beach News". www.huntingtonbeachnewspress.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05.
- ^ a b "Ionline".
- ^ "Book Details".
- ^ "Ithanka Darin Pappas in the Surf Story Project book by artist Robb Havassy features surf art and surf stories by 88 of the most influential and creative surfing artists in the world". Archived from the original on 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ Morton, Jennifer (2004). Belong: A TV Journalist's Search for Urban Culture : From Beirut to Bamako, from Havana to Ho Chi Minh City : Stories and Photos. Insomniac Press. ISBN 9781897415702.
- ^ Blackwell, Lewis; Carson, David (October 2000). The End of Print: The Graphic Design of David Carson. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9780811830249.
- ^ "Modo Operante Produções".
- ^ "Edição 2006 | FATU".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Artist/Musician ITHAKA featured on FUEL TV (Portugal) 2012. YouTube.
- ^ a b Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Recycled Surfboard Artist, ITHAKA : TV Appearance on Short Circuit (Portugal). W/ English subtitles. YouTube.