BIGFOOT’s Ominous Compositions from the Magic Mountains Opens September 11th at Hurley’s )( Space Gallery
Costa Mesa, CA – August 30, 2010 – Hurley, the action sports and lifestyle apparel company, welcomes artist BIGFOOT to its )( Space gallery. BIGFOOT will team up with Hurley’s resident artist, Jason Maloney, to create a must-see art installation.
Bay Area-based, nature-loving artist BIGFOOT has been a major influence in the skateboard industry for more than a decade. Despite his reclusive nature, Bigfoot has a very active presence in both the sports and art world, designing skateboard graphics and footwear. He has exhibited in galleries in the US and Japan, and in 2004 unveiled his first vinyl figure through Strangeco. His eponymous character and love of heavy metal – especially the masked rock group KISS – play a major role in his studio work, as well as his highly recognized street art.
)( Space art gallery is located at Hurley’s headquarters -- 1945 Placentia Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. The gallery is open Monday–Friday, 10am–5pm. www.hurley.com/hspace.
Music and food will be offered at this FREE exhibit. On the music end, DJ JOSHR will open for KISS tribute band Dressed to Kill. Food will be provided by the infamous Kogi Taco Truck and the heavy-metal-themed food truck Grill ‘Em All, currently in the final four of The Great Food Truck Race on the Food Network. The skate park will also be open during the exhibit, providing plenty of incentive for a crowd to come down to the )( Space Gallery.
WHAT: “BIGFOOT: Ominous Compositions from the Magic Mountains”
WHEN: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 6-10pm
WHERE: Hurley’s )(SPACE Gallery, 1945 Placentia Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
REQUEST: Live or phone interviews, HD video B-roll, high-resolution jpegs and tiffs.
DOWNLOAD: Available by request.
Installment to feature 13-foot high “Juggernaut” sculpture and 10 interactive water conservation exhibits
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. – The Ecology Center, in partnership with Hurley, will open “Splash! How Good Water Works,” a free interactive exhibition launching Saturday, August 28 to bring attention to the more than 1,800 gallons of water the average Southern Californian uses each day. The attraction will be open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. until August 2011, and will be held at The Ecology Center, located at 32701 Alipaz St. in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Visitors will be greeted by a 13-foot-tall “Juggernaut monster,” a sculpture made of 365 five-gallon water bottles, standing in front of the entrance to emphasize our average daily water usage. “Splash!” will also feature interactive, family-friendly exhibits throughout The Ecology Center’s campus, demonstrating how water relates to everything we do – the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the lifestyle we live. The exhibition highlights ten solutions to reduce our water footprint, including reusable water bottles and buying local and seasonal foods, among other daily behavior changes.
“The world’s poorest survive on less than five gallons of water a day, and yet we continue to feed the Juggernaut monster,” said Evan Marks, executive director of The Ecology Center. “A daily water footprint of 950 gallons is a sustainable global standard. I’m confident that we can win this war on water scarcity, and The Ecology Center is committed to providing our community with solutions to decrease our water footprint.”
“Splash! How Good Water Works” represents the first collaborative project between The Ecology Center and Hurley’s H20 initiative.
About The Ecology Center
The Ecology Center is an exciting new educational center, whose purpose is to engage the entire family in fun, hands-on activities that teach practical, environmental solutions at the household and community level. The Ecology Center is located at 32701 Alipaz St. in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. For more information, please visit www.theecologycenter.org or (949) 443-4223.
About Hurley
Founded in 1999, Hurley is an authentic “Microphone for Youth” brand rooted in surf, skate, art, music and beach cultures. Driven by creativity and freedom of expression, Hurley develops world-class products for guys, girls and kids, including sportswear, footwear, eyewear, accessories, loungewear, swimwear and wetsuits. A wholly owned, independently run subsidiary of Nike, Inc., Hurley’s corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, CA, with international offices in Tokyo, Sydney, Barcelona and Bali. www.hurley.com
Photo Gallery from the biggest night of the week.
James Marshall aka Dalek debut of his newest mural painting
Donnie Miller wins his second Microphone for Youth t-shirt design contest in a row. The unique Poseidon design ended up taking the win over many others. Donnie fills us in on how he came up with the idea, why there was so little clothing involved and if he plans on going for the three-peat. The winning design will be available for purchase at the customization station all next week at the US Open. Be sure to make your way down to the HB Pier to check out Donnie's winning design and the other events taking place at the 2010 US Open of Surfing.
Donnie Miller:
The task as I saw it was to make a design that's fully compatible with the existing US Open logo. It should be as simple and emblematic as possible, and add special new meaning to the surfer in the circle image. I did my best, and I think the goal was achieved.
Poseidon obviously must be the host of the event! It's his turf after all. He’s wearing so little clothing because he's waiting to buy a US Open outfit at the beach. I wish I could talk to the people buying the shirts and ask their opinions about it, but I'm afraid some of the kids are taught not to talk to strangers, unless our mutual friend Hurley introduces us!
And I unfortunately won’t be entering a design into this next round of Microphone for Youth. But maybe I’ll go for the three-peat sometime in the future.
The top three designs from the US Open MFY T-Shirt Contest
Submit your new designs for Hurley’s next MFY T-Shirt Design Contest here. Theme for this round’s design: anything goes.
Opening at the )( Space Gallery Wednesday, August 4, 2010. 7-10 PM
One thousand, one hundred and seventy-six man-hours was how long it took James Marshall and crew to finish the new mural located at the Hurley Space Gallery. How much paint you ask? Anywhere from a quart to a gallon of seventy-three different colors were put to use for the creation. Sections of the mural will be for sale, allowing you to buy your favorite portion from the two full walls of art. Come down to Hurley HQ to check out the masterpiece.
The exhibit will be on display through August 27, 2010
Monday – Friday, 10AM – 5PM
1945 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
For more information please contact:
Annie Adjchavanich, annie_a@hurley.com
Check out the "making-of" video we took during the artists' latest collaborative effort.
Hurley resident artist Jason Maloney and graffiti wizard, Bigfoot, joined forces to create a 110-foot long by 20-foot tall spray-painted mural on the walls of 14-year-old skate prodigy Curren Caples' private skate park. Click here to see Curren putting it to good use in a spot he filmed for Fox Sports.
