Sidewayz Stoolz.....

Well here's my contribution to the Sidewayz 2011 charity event. I had these perfectly good chrome stool bases sitting around, so I decided to get out the trusty angle grinder and chop a perfectly good Ride snowboard into four pieces to make these functional artworks...One stool auctioned for $250 and the other for $150, with proceeds going towards the Christchurch and Japan earthquake/tsunami benefits. Special thanks to John @ Westsyde Connection, Balmoral Boards, The National Grid and all the punters who attended this great cause...especially the lucky winners of my stoolz, muchly appreciated!

Sidewayz 2011.....

I am part of the Sidewayz charity art auction/exhibition opening this Saturday night, with a huge lineup of talent leaving their marks on skate decks and snowboards with all proceeds going to the Christchurch and Japan Earthquake benefits. I was stoked to be given a snowboard...you'll have to wait to opening night to see what I made of it, all I'm gonna say I was a tad nervous chopping into the board with the old angle grinder! If you can't make it along to the show I'm sure there will be plenty of pics circulating post event and also there will be an online auction too. I will post deets when they come to hand ok.
Sidewayz 2011 contributers include; Scott Marr, PigeonBoy, Konsumterra, Kalen, Sarah Scully, RJ Williams, Esjay, Vars, SMC[3], Stylo, E.L.K, Teem, Bennett, Anton Benois, Tim Andrew, Brandon Els, Qwux, Willem Van Stom, Tez, Phibs, Lise Pod, Jimmy Neilly, KON, Ellie Schroeder, Dave Kaziro, Benny Haz, Reka, Ben Goad, Ben Frost, Pinky, Lucas McGrath, kulk, Zoe Young, Wade Burkitt, Robert Bates, Rick Swaine, Beastman, Ollie Lucas, Mia Taninaka, Luke Taaffe, Julie Doye, Dina Raus, Deb, Cameron Wall, Bridge, Beth Josey, Barrett, Jeremy Shaw, Dave Smith, Kane Stamp, Liz Laughton, Jon Jones, Andrew Fawcet…plus heaps more!

Kami + Sasu Session.....

Amazing skateable installation "The Firmament" by Japanese duo Kami + Sasu at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo...for more cool pics check Niceproduce.com
Photo via Flickr by mark-chronic

Wrap ya peripheral tentacles around this.....

A great collection of early 90's Japanese design found via Pink Tentacles.

Poster for “Life” exhibition, Mamoru Suzuki, 1994.

Crop art of the explained kind.....

...no less amazing though is this rice paddy art out of Japan. Head on over to Pink Tentacles to check a heap more cool pics.

Hairy in Japan.....

Check out this weird-arse ad, only out of Japan!


.....this clip found via Lost at E Minor, thanks Zolton. To see more quirky, Japanese weird-arseness go to Japanator.