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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Recap of I'M BOARD 4 by Thought and Theory

I'm Board 4 - Interview with Chad Landenberger from Thought & Theory on Vimeo.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

I'M BOARD IV @ 229 Hogan St, February 3rd 2010

The gallery at 229 Hogan street is a magical place. With a great location right on the southwest corner of hemming plaza, the location really can't be beat. If you might happen to walk past the entrance on any random day, you may not notice it at all. Looking at the building, you'll see glass windows on a narrow foyer facing the street. A couple of paintings on the wall, and a small staircase leading up along the right side wall. As you walk up the staircase though, you'll follow masking tape arrows pointing you to the loft. These arrows will lead you up multiple stairways in a serpentine manner, adequately building your anticipation on what you may find when you get there. It's an adventure.

Heading out to I'M BOARD IV at 229 Hogan last night was an adventure alright--much more so than I could have anticipated. Upon walking into the room at 7:00, I saw wall-to-wall people. Hundreds of familiar faces, and even more new faces littered the crowd. The walls were PACKED with art. I can only imagine the pain that went into hanging each and every piece. Boards were hung along the walls with little or no room to spare, some in rows of 2 or 3. One board was set up on the floor with a built-in TV screen and a gamecube running Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. There were silkscreened boards, boards with metal sculpted and welded together, hand painted boards, and more than a couple boards decorated in ways I have no ways to describe. In the center of the room, Red Bull had the DJ Setup with music playing and people breakdancing in the center of the room.

After the crowds slowed and more room was available, a flatground session broke out along the back wall of the gallery, with plenty of familiar faces. From what I can tell, the show was an amazing success, and I was pleasantly surprised to see just how large the art scene is here in Jacksonville. People have lots of hate to talk about our town, especially people living here, but last night it was nothing but love, and I was really glad to be there. In closing, I'd like to thank Chad Landenberger for an amazing show, everyone who submitted work for the show, the skateboarders who showed up, and Brock and Erin at Arturo for help with the photos. I can't wait for next year.

Erin and Broc from Arturo had a great boards.

Fuck art, lets skate. Glad you made it in, Craig!

If you look closely at this board, you'll see the painstaking detail. Each dot of ink perfectly placed to form the picture you see here. Art by Giovanni Murrell of Hail Mary Skateboards

Board by Ben Davis

This one had a fabric pattern.

For more images from the show, check out ArturoClothing.com, or check back for more updates on this post.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Chad Landenberger: I'M BOARD IV

An Interview with Chad Landenberger: I'm BOARD IV

First off, tell me a little bit about what I'M BOARD IV is all about.

I’M BOARD IV is the 4th annual skateboard art show I’m putting on, and it consists of artwork on skate decks. It’s an open submission so anyone and everyone is encouraged to participate in the show. It’s a show that combines two of my biggest influences: skating and art.

What first inspired you to create "I'm Board"? Was the idea all your own?

I had wanted to put on a large scale, general submission art show for some time and always thought a skateboard deck would make a great uniform canvas for people to work on. After getting some positive feedback on the idea from some friends, it gave me the push I needed to get the show together.

There have been various deck shows throughout the world so it’s not a very original idea, but Jacksonville didn’t have anything like that going on, and there is a pretty healthy skate scene here so I just ran with the idea of a skateboard art show.

How long have you been interested in skateboarding?

I remember going to a birthday party at a skating rink and instead of rollerskating I watched the Bones Brigade “Search for Animal Chin,” and after that I was hooked. A few years later my family moved to Arizona, and my neighbor had a mini ramp and gave me my first board when I was in 6th grade. So you could say I’ve been interested in skating most of my life. It’s definitely had a big impact on me, though I don’t skate nearly as much as I used to.

After seeing the work on display at I'M BOARD 4 on display, I was pleasantly surprised. Were there any specific pieces you can single out as your favorites?

Over the years there have been so many I don’t think I can pick a specific favorite, but I did get two awesome ones last year. One from Jesse Gay, it’s an old school shaped deck with just barely a kicked up nose. It has a stencil of a kid wearing an Indian headdress. It’s simple looking but when you get up close you realize the black lines are stencils and not paint strokes – I just really dig it. The second one I got last year was from Jeanne Ciasullo. It’s an acrylic painting of a female face with a hot pink background. It looks like it could be the album art of some indie/electro band. I wish I would have bought some from the first 2 shows as well, but I’ll try to take some home this year.

There were a lot of things on display last time around. Have you ever had to turn anyone away from entering?

So far every piece that has been submitted has been displayed. I’m always scared that only a few pieces will be turned in and I’ll only be showing 20 or so pieces. Then, usually the day of the deadline I get 80 submissions and people calling me asking for an extension, and a lot of scrambling goes on with people turning pieces in at the last minute.

Thanks Chad! Can't wait for the show!

I'M BOARD IV will take place on Wednesday, February 3rd from 5-9 at 229 N. Hogan St. during Art Walk. If you are interested in submitting work for the show, more info can be found here.

Some Highlights From Last Year's Show:

Click on the links below the images to go to their respective galleries.