Showing posts with label ithaka darin pappas. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 5, 2023
Reinkarnasi Papan Selancar oleh Ithaka Darin Pappas dipamerkan di pameran grup Surf Skate Roots Rock - Los Angeles
Reinkarnasi Papan Selancar oleh Ithaka Darin Pappas dipamerkan di pameran grup Surf Skate Roots Rock - Los Angeles
Karya Ithaka Darin Pappas di pameran "Surf Skate Roots Rock" di Los Angeles, Juli 2023. Foto: Ithaka Darin Pappas. Patung dalam foto di sebelah kiri "Sophula" (dari serial Tree Girls, Flower Sisters & Mother Nature) dan "Bucerius Palus Tinea" dari serial Aliens of AkahtiLândia) dari keseluruhan tubuh seni papan selancar Ithaka berjudul "Reinkarnasi Seorang Papan luncur". Pameran seni selancar kolektif "Surf Skate Roots Rock", didirikan/dikurasi oleh Alan Scott (dan diproduksi oleh Alan Scott, Josh "Bagel" Klassman dan Dan Spillane) diadakan pada 8 Juli 2023 hingga 27 Juli 2023 di The Vortex at 2341 E Olympic Blvd di pusat kota Los Angeles, California. Artis unggulan termasuk; C.R. Stecyk III, Skip Engblom, Steve Olson, Wes Humpston, Greyson Fletcher, Josh “Bagel” Klassman, Ray Flores, Never, Josh Paskowitz, Corky Carroll, Marty Grimes, Lonnie Toft, Ric Clayton, Jayme Burtis, George Wilson, Matt Wesson , Gregg Smith, Grant & Chris Rohloff, Kid Caviar, Tim Jackson, Kelly Jackson, Mark “Funcrime” Munski, Steve Shehelp, Jeff Shehelp, Tonan Ruiz, Geri Lewis, Ithaka Darin Pappas, Pat Conlon, Bart Saric, Sean Strain, Susanne Melanie Berry, Rachel Anne Air Hujan, dan Alan Scott.
Artis kontemporer, Ithaka Darin Pappas
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Ithaka Darin Pappas "UMBILICUS" (the Tokyo belly-button project 1992)
"UMBILICUS" (the Tokyo belly-button project)
by artist, Ithaka Darin Pappas
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"UMBILICUS" by Ithaka Darin Pappas (Japanese belly-button project - 1992)
@photographer_ithaka.d.pappas
*To schedule this exhibit at a museum or gallery - or for merchandising inquiries,
please contact ithaka.official@gmail.com
Although originally conceived in 1988, it wasn’t until the summer of 1992, while briefly living in Japan, that Ithaka Darin Pappas began and completed his photographic project UMBILICUS, a collection of one-hundred and twenty-seven black and white navel portraits.
During a period of two months, Ithaka combed the streets of Tokyo is search of willing belly-button subjects. 
However, photographing in the light of day, sometimes in the middle of public squares and parks filled with thousands of people, did not prove to be an easy task.
Japanese people were quite shy when asked to show their navels in public to a stranger, further complicated by the fact that the photographer was a Gaijin (foreigner). 
For this reason some sessions were held in the subjects’ homes or offices after first meeting them in public.
Regardless, because of the high rejection rate
(10-20 refusals for every one acceptance), sometimes it would take an entire day just to complete the belly-button portrait of only one or two subjects.
In addition to the Japanese majority of navels photographed, a percentage of outsiders were also included.
These individuals were from Brazil, China, Denmark, England, Germany, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United States.
Subject ages ranged from three to ninety-six.
In addition to the Japanese majority of navels, a percentage of outsiders were also included. People from Brasil, China, Denmark, England, Germany, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden and the United States.
Says Ithaka,
“I didn’t photograph tourists for the project, but only actual residents of Tokyo.The foreigners who participated, mostly in their 20s-40s, were all living full-time in Tokyo and held a diverse spectrum of jobs from dishwasher to scientist.
Among the Japanese subjects - I photographed the navels of children as young as three (as well as those of their parents) and elderly people too, one in his late 90's.
The end result of UMBILICUS wasn’t only a study of human anatomy, but in actuality, concluded in becoming an anthropological observation of Tokyo’s population in 1992."
UMBILICUS was published for the first time in January 1993 in the Japanese edition of the world-renowned fine art photography quarterly called Déja-Vu (Issue #11), the same issue that photographic legends Inose Kou, Frederick Sommer and Nobuyoshi Araki appeared.
Other international magazine appearances of UMBILICUS soon followed.
In 1995, the rock group Flood (signed to the Portuguese label, União Lisboa) chose images from UMBILICUS to appear on the front and back cover of their debut album, Despertar.
In 1996, the San Francisco culture magazine Speak featured Ithaka’s UMBILICUS as their cover-story. The cover itself (designed by world-famous graphic artist Martin Venesky) was considered controversial, causing the magazine to be returned by many of their distributors. It was the worst-selling issue in the magazine’s history.
Also in 1996, UMBLILICUS was exhibited at Lisbon’s Instituto Português do Juventude, with selected images printed as large as two-meters wide and toned with Ithaka’s trademark deep blues.
Later in 1998, UMBILICUS was shown at Galeria Zé dos Bois (ZDB) in Lisbon, as part of Ithaka's larger photographic exhibit entitled, Quality Time.
#bellybuttons #photography #ithakadarinpappas
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Ithaka is represented by WOA-Way Of Arts (Portugal) and Coffin Alley Gallery (US)
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Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 2018
Note: These images are not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization
thru my myself ithaka.official@gmail.com or my representatives at the Tack Artist Agency Group in Los Angeles before reproducing in print, online or merchandising ... thank you.
Monday, June 15, 2020
Artist-musician-photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas by photographer Dede Fedrizzi (São Paulo Brazil 2013)
Artist-musician-photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas by photographer Dede Fedrizzi (São Paulo Brazil 2013)
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Ithaka Darin Pappas "Aliens Of Akahtilândia" (insect photographs
Aliens of Akahtilândia
by Ithaka Darin Pappas (insect photographs & art/ book-exhibit)
*To book this exhibit or for merchandising inquiries please contact ithaka.official@gmail.com Aliens of AkahtiLândia I'd been living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for five years and was feeling it was time to move on, when after researching a tip from an anonymous stranger in October 2010, I investigated (and soon afterward purchased) a small brick house on an acre of jungle property just outside of the Serra do Mar Atlantic Forest Reserve on the southern coast of the State of São Paulo – about 400 miles south of Rio. Needless to say, it was a move that somewhat metamorphosized my mostly urban-suburban upbringing and adulthood. The immediate neighborhood of about 2000 acres, an area I call AkahtiLândia, is extremely rural. There is a native Guarani village just down the road, where many of the local residents literally live in mud and stick huts. There are several rivers and small mountains, exotic birds and wild animals. For the past four and a half years, I've been occupied with a mutated version of the life I've known since my early twenties: making art and music…and surfing, but this time in a neo-tropical forest environment. One of the things that has really impressed me most about the jungle is the insect life. Visually, there's no end to the variety. The colors and geometric forms are absolutely mind-blowing. To me, insects are living, cutting-edge, contemporary art forms. I spend several hours a week just observing and photographing them. And attempting to ID them… but sometimes that's impossible. Many of them have yet to be officially recognized by the scientific community. It's also probable that in creatures having such short reproductive cycles (some procreating more than thirty generations of offspring in a single year) that subtle adaptations are constantly resulting in new variations of existing species. I've noted some bugs with extremely sophisticated behavioral traits. A few, believe it or not, seem to demonstrate what appear to be real emotions. This relatively recent obsession of mine has fueled an entirely new body of work entitled, Aliens of AkahtiLândia - integrating all three of my visual mediums; sculpture, photographs and mixed-media paintings. The sculpture pieces, although based on actual insects I have seen or photographed, are modified and manipulated versions of the real thing, while the flat mixed-media pieces are normally truer to the actual insects that inspired them. I call them Aliens not only because of their seemingly unearthly eccentric multi-colored appearances and high IQs, but also because of their extremely complex, functional and almost indestructible body designs. Most people who believe in extraterrestrial life think that beings from other solar systems will appear somewhat humanoid and be more or less our size. I disagree. I find it more likely that they would be something much smaller and more insect-like. Imagine if some of these creatures already present on this planet originated from other parts of the universe. How would we even know it? One earth insect, the Tardigrade - aka the Water Bear, has already been proven to be capable of surviving the vacuum of space. And if one or more of the insect species already here was actually more intelligent than us, how could we even measure or determine that? (maybe they simply choose not to communicate with us). More importantly, would we admit something so much smaller in stature to mankind is in fact superior to us in many ways? Ithaka Darin Pappas (2015) ===========================
#Ithakadarinpappas #contemporaryart #wildlifephotography #aliens
Artists I Like: , Yayoi Kusama, Andy Warhol, Jasper John, Takashi Murakami, Romero Britto, David Hockney, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Takashi Murakami, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, AI Weiwei, Junko Koshino, Yoko Ono, Louise Bourgeois, Peter Blake, Shepard Fairy, Richard Prince, Kadinsky, Monet, Helen Frankenthaler, Kirin Kiki, Slavador Dali, Picasso, Duchamp, Kruger, Banksy, Odeith, Vhils, Basquiat, Futura 2000, Os Gemoes, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Camille Henrot, Tomie Ohtake, Stephen Antonakos, Chryssa, Alekos Fassianos, Chryssa Romanos, Lucas Samaras, Jannis Kounellis, Takis, Mike Kelly, Chaz Guest, Retna, Edward Ruscha, Damien Hirst, Jorge Marin, Gabriel Orozco, Dr. Lakra, Daniela Rossell, Damián Ortega, Carlos Amorales, Minerva Cuevas, Julieta Aranda, Yoshua Okon, Gabriel Kuri, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Sculpture "Nicky & Hopper" by Ithaka Darin Pappas [Coffin Alley Gallery]
"Nicky & Hopper"
a 1990 sculpture by Ithaka Darin Pappas
from the three-decade body of work entitled,
Friday, April 10, 2020
The Reincarnation of a Surfboard - sculptures by artist Ithaka Darin Pappas
Artwork by Californian artist: Ithaka
Links:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/468212-ITHAKA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZXy50yj_t9UuHqeOQhpGQ
http://planetithaka.blogspot.com/
https://genius.com/artists/Ithaka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka_Darin_Pappas
http://ithakaofficial.com/
https://www.facebook.com/IthakaBlue/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ithaka/69363540
https://store.cdbaby.com/artist/Ithaka2
https://www.instagram.com/_ithaka_/?hl=en
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5225987/
https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/ithaka-interview
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka
http://upmagazine-tap.com/en/pt_artigos/ithaka-2/
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Friday, July 19, 2019
Friday, July 12, 2019
"Urban Nektar" a short-subject art film by Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)
Another short subject film in the series of fotomentaries under ten minutes utilizing images of existing flat art to tell stories.
© 2019 Sweatlodge Films
Thursday, July 11, 2019
"Taro Reef" photo surrealism
by Californian artist, Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)
"TARO REEF" - a surrealist photography series by artist: Ithaka
(plant waves photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Brazil)
The featured images were all photographed at Taro Reef during a single winter season. Taro Reef is located at AkahtiLândia, Ithaka's mini-ranch and art studio situated in the Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Rainforest) in the State of São Paulo (Brazil).
Although multiple attempts were made to continue the series, the taro patch at AkahtiLândia (Taro Reef) never again received ideal lighting conditions, nor did the curves of the leaves again emulate ocean waves as they had that one winter. The "Taro Reef" project is uniquely comprised only of the images on this presentation.
Galleries:
WOA-Way Of Arts (Europe)
Coffin Alley Gallery (North America)
Individual works (in order of appearance):
"Taro Reef #8"
"Taro Reef #9"
"Taro Reef #1"
"Taro Reef #4"
"Taro Reef #5"
"Taro Reef #11'
"Taro Reef #6"
"Taro Reef #3"
"Taro Reef #7"
"Taro Reef #10"
"Taro Reef #2"
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For prints, exhibits or licensing inquiries please contact: ithaka.official@gmail.com
Direction and edit: Ithaka ©2019 Sweatlodge Films
Song: Ithaka "Liquid Harmonics" album, Voiceless Blue Raven II
Note: all images in this presentation are under U.S. Federal and international copyrights ©2015, ©2019
#Ithaka #IthakaDarinPappas #fotografiasurreal
Monday, March 4, 2019
New artwork by Ithaka (from The Tomas Blots series)
Artwork by Californian artist: Ithaka
Links:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/468212-ITHAKA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZXy50yj_t9UuHqeOQhpGQ
http://planetithaka.blogspot.com/
https://genius.com/artists/Ithaka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka_Darin_Pappas
http://ithakaofficial.com/
https://www.facebook.com/IthakaBlue/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ithaka/69363540
https://store.cdbaby.com/artist/Ithaka2
https://www.instagram.com/_ithaka_/?hl=en
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5225987/
https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/ithaka-interview
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka
http://upmagazine-tap.com/en/pt_artigos/ithaka-2/
Monday, July 2, 2018
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
"Colibrí Gigante en el Monumento a la Revolución" photographic art by Ithaka (2018)
"Colibrí Gigante en el Monumento a la Revolución"
(Giant Hummingbird at The Monument to the Revolution)
by photographic artist Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)
[aka 'Urban Nektar #1' (2018) Series: Urban Nektar]
international copyright 1-6466137781
50cm x 75cm digital print on pexi-glass
signed and numbered (edition of 10)
#Mexico #hummingbirds #photography #contemporaryart
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Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 2018
Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization
thru my myself ithaka.official@gmail.com or my representatives at the Tack Artist Agency Group in Los Angeles before reproducing in print, online or merchandising ... thank you.
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Sunday, June 11, 2017
"The Reconstructions" by California-born contemporary artist, Ithaka
"The Reconstructions"
By artist: Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas)
from the series Aliens Of AkahtiLândia,
of the ongoing body of work entitled,
The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard
*Pieces are currently available
For purchasing or exhibit info see:
http://ithakaofficial.com/
or contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com
@ithaka_surfboard_reincarnation
http://www.ebay.com/usr/ithart
http://www.artpal.com/ithakaart
https://www.facebook.com/IthakaBlue/
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Ithaka
Born in California, multi-faceted visual
artist, global wanderer and naturalist, Ithaka, first began experimenting with
photography at the age of 5. By his late-teens, he was doing freelance magazine
assignments for publications such as Thrasher Skateboarding.
During his early twenties he
found regular work as a photographer in the West Coast music industry photographing
hip hop artists such as NWA (Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy E). Also during this
period, living in Los Angeles, he began sculpting - primarily using discarded
surfboards as his raw material of choice.
His own search for self-expression gradually
distanced him from the more commercial applications of photographic work and he
began exhibiting both his personal photographs and sculptures (often together) and
began traveling extensively.
During the 90's, he relocated several times: Athens
(six months), Tokyo (one year), Lisbon (six years) and in 2001 visited Brazil
for the first time. Where, for a decade, he has divided his time between
Southern California and a rural part of the state of São Paulo. And finally
after more than half a year in Mexico, he has finally returned to reside in
Southern California
As both a life-long surfer and a connoisseur of urban
culture, Ithaka has long had an inner-conflict of city vs. nature. His
influences have often been divided between the two worlds, but it's been there
in Brazil his love for the wilderness has grown substantially. His new found passion
for the jungle, and all of its mysteries, has become the dominant influence in
all aspects of his visual work.
Ithaka – (born
1966 Anaheim, California)
Solo
Exhibits:
2015
F+ Gallery - "Aliens From AkahtiLândia" (Sculpture, Painting and
Photography)
2013 Hurley International Headquarters
in Costa Mesa, California (Sculpture, Painting and Photography)
2012
Gallery WOA: Way Of Arts - Cascais,
Portugal (Sculpture, Video & Photography)
2011
Nike Posto 5.0 - Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil (sculpture)
2010
The Camp - Costa Mesa, California
(sculpture, photography)
2010
Gallery Alma Do Mar - São Paulo,
Brazil (sculpture. photography)
2008
Clash - Lisbon, Portugal
(sculpture)
2007
Gallery WOA: Way Of Arts - Estoril,
Portugal (sculpture)
1998 Gallery Ze Dos Bois
"Quality_Time: Part One" - Lisbon, Portugal (photography, text,
performance)
1996
IPJ: Instituto Portuguesa Da Juventude
"UMBILICUS" - Lisbon, Portugal(photography)
1995
Universidade Moderna - Lisbon,
Portugal (sculpture)
1992
Gallery YMA -Tokyo, Japan
(sculpture, photography)
1990
Pepperdine University – Los Angeles, California (sculpture)
Group Art
Exhibits:
2016 Surfboards On Parade
2014
Surfboards On Parade - Huntington Beach, California
2014
"Azores Wave Week - Ponta Delgado, São Miguel Island, Portugal
2013 McNamara Gallery - Nazaré, Portugal
2013 Sagres Surf Culture - Sagres, Portugal
2010 Oca Do Ibirapuera - São Paulo, Brazil
2007 Oca Do Ibirapuera - São Paulo, Brazil
1999 Photo Impact Gallery - Los Angeles,
California
1992 NICAF: Nippon International Contemporary Art
Fair - Yokohama, Japan
Book Appearances
2012
"Stop, Think, Go, Do: How Typography and Graphic Design Influence
Behavior"
Ithaka's
photo series Umbilicus featured in book by Steven Heller, Mirko Ilic (Rockport
publishers)
2004 BELONG:
A TV Journalist's Search for Urban Culture
by Jennifer Morton (Canada)
2003 ALTAS-LUZES -
by Rita Carmo & Miguel Cadete (Portugal)
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