RVCA SKATE PROMO

So, this is a promo put out by RVCA featuring Leo Romero, Kevin "Spanky" Long, Josh Harmony, Cairo Foster, Austin Stephens, Ed Templeton, Keegan Sauder, David Reyes, Nestor Judkins & Julian Davidson. I think everyone knows RVCA for their clothes, their Artist Network Program and the ANP Quarterly, but the actual athletes seem to get marginalized in the big scheme of things. And really, it's what they do that inspires a lot of the art that comes out of the ANP.

I really like the notion that skateboarding itself has specific aesthetic decisions that are made at all times when someone is on a board. And what about the influence that skateboarding has had on culture? I wonder if skateboarding should be taken a little more seriously in mainstream circles and more importantly the art world. Anyways, enjoy the promo - you don't have to skate to take a look.

MIDEO CRUZ

I met Mideo Cruz today,aninstallation artist from the Philippines who does provocative work with soundscapes and sensory bombardments. He's usually an active part of his own pieces but he only interacts with viewers if he's not cold. Most of his stuff is a highly political commentary on capitalism, wealth, and greed. He is all about blood, violence, Coca Cola, the color white, Disney, and blasphemy. He wears a silver butterfly in his right ear. He collected the bones for this piece for ten years, and the meat is fresh raw lamb. Check out THE NEW WORLD DISORDER, his international artist's movement. He's quite softspoken.