Vote for Ed?
...As the "Sexiest" Vegatarian/Vegan~?
You know he's gonna lose, but vote for him anyway.
Here he is unveiling his "Magnum" look on you, if that doesn't beat Joaquin Phoenix, what will?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>VOTE HERE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Here he is unveiling his "Magnum" look on you, if that doesn't beat Joaquin Phoenix, what will?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>VOTE HERE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
What happens when you give out free stuff?
At the recent KROQ Weenie Roast at the Irvine Amphitheater.
You expose Toy Machine to a buch of people who don't give a shit about Toy Machine.
What is sect thinking?
"Please get me out of here, the things these people are saying make me want to choke on my own barf and die."
"I'll go back to these dorks' house and steal all their wine coolers..."
"Please, blow smoke up my ass, I love it."
"This hag is felching my air."
"Bro, Don't fuck with me or I'll get my jock to kick your ass, he's Clutch!"
"Exxxxxxcelent."
"A small step backward on my plans to ruin humanityyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!."
Posted May 22nd, 2009 by Its a dangerous path you take your company on when you start...
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RVCA Promo DVD
Leo Romero, Josh Harmony, Austin Stephens, Ed Templeton, and a bunch of other rad dudes like Keegan and Cairo...
Ask your shop to get it!
Ask your shop to get it!
Daniel Rosin gets tattoed...
Remember this kid, Daniel, from Deanna's Show in Dusseldorf ? (Scroll down)
He had me draw on his leg, he was fairly drunk, and was going to tattoo it in soon after.
I advised against it because a blunt sharpie marker on a drunken leg is not the best of conditions for something you will have for life.
I advised against it because a blunt sharpie marker on a drunken leg is not the best of conditions for something you will have for life.
Well, he did it. Complete with sect holding a beer can just like I drew it.
Whoa.
Ed's Exhibition News...
BARRY McGEE / ED TEMPLETON / RAYMOND PETTIBON
Curated by Aaron RoseOPENING 9TH APRIL / 7PM AT CIRCLECULTURE GALLLERY BERLIN / GERMANY
EXHIBITION: 10TH APRIL TO 30TH MAY 2009
TUESDAY TO SATURDAY, 2 PM – 6 PM
This exhibition serves to focus on the recent artistic output by three underground heroes from the worlds of skateboarding, graffiti and punk. Even though each of these artists has now firmly established themselves in the world of contemporary art, there are still common themes between them that hail back to their subcultural roots. It could be described primarily as an overriding sense of concern for and representation of the downtrodden, the outsider, the anti-hero. McGee’s sad, sullen faces and neon-colored geometric panels reflect the archetypal image of man overpowered by omnipresent media, Templeton’s portraits of suburban youths perfectly illustrate the harsh alienation of teenage life, while Pettibon’s drawings and paintings focus sharply on issues of personal/social unrest, life during war and the constant power struggle between a man and his destiny. The fact that this is the first time an exhibition has featured all three artists in such direct proximity to each other will be an interesting statement not only on each artists’ individual style, but also the unique similarities that run through all of their works.
Barry McGee (1968-) comes from a background of creating unsanctioned work on city streets in his native San Francisco. Originally signing his works with the tag “Twist”, the artist draws his force and inspiration from the contrast and tension that exists between the city center and the suburbs, between wealthy districts and the slums. McGee’s signature tags and markings have inserted an element of the individual and the handmade into a depersonalized urban landscape that has become increasingly crowded with corporate logos, trademarks and advertisements. McGee’s complex installations convey a sense of vitality and chaos, juxtaposed with a precarious nature and sense of alienation. Large-scale wall murals, clusters of small, framed drawings and snapshots, various tools and other street detritus make their way into his installations in an almost symphonic fashion. McGee has exhibited his works internationally including Deitch Projects, New York, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Foundation Cartier, Paris, and Fondazione Prada, Milan. McGee currently lives and works in San Francisco, California.
Ed Templeton (1972-) was born in Orange County, California. He grew up in Anaheim, then his family moved to a trailer park in Corona. His father ran off with his babysitter. He eventually moved to Huntington Beach and began skateboarding when he was 13. By the time he was 18 I had started skateboarding professionally and left high school to enter skate contests in Europe. Upon his return he started painting and taking photographs. In 1994 he had his first solo exhibition at Alleged Gallery in New York. Since then he has exhibited his work internationally including exhibitions at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Kunsthalle, Vienna, ICA Philadelphia, Modern Art, London and Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles. His first hardcover monograph, Deformer, was published in 2008 by Italian publisher Damiani. To this day Templeton still skates professionally and runs a skateboard company, Toy Machine. He lives and works in Huntington Beach, California with his wife Deanna and their cat Ptah.
Raymond Pettibon (1957-) was born in Tucson, Arizona. The fourth of five children, Pettibon earned a degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating from college, Pettibon worked briefly as a high-school math teacher, but soon after set out to launch a career as a professional artist. A cult figure among underground music devotees for his early work associated with the Los Angeles punk rock scene, Pettibon has acquired an international reputation as one of the foremost contemporary American artists working with drawing, text, and artist’s books. Retrospectives of his work have been held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. In 2002, an exhibition of his drawings, Plots Laid Thick, was organized by the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain, and traveled to the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, and the Haags Gemeentemuseum in the Netherlands. Pettibon’s work was also featured at Documenta XI in Kassel, Germany. Pettibon lives and works in Venice Beach, California. (All works by Raymond Pettibon are shown by courtesy of Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin und Regen Projects Los Angeles.)
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Fwd: Toy Machine Boards Rock
Last Saturday I was chillin with my homie Eric and since we're twelve we had my mom driving. My mom took Eric and I to our local Ft. Myers, Florida skate shop, Brotherhood, and Eric bought a Brotherhood brand board and I got a Toy Machine Team deck board and some Nike SB's. At the skateshop I slapped my old Royal Trucks, Bones Swiss Bearings, and Ricta Wheels with Thunder Hardware on the board. Then my mom drove us to the Bonita Skatepark. Eric who's ten times better than prettymuch anyone at the park was rippin' with his new board. I'm beein' pretty chill with my homie Peanut and he see's my new board so now he's kinda' stoked on Toy Machine. After that I start skating and it had so much pop and shit and I was rippin' so hard, it was tight. Toy Machin 4 life. Later I slapped some Tensor's on it.---Curry White
Once in a while we get a sponsor-me e-mail:
From: "Stew Quinn" <nameandemailprotected@booya.com>To: person@tumyeto.net
Cc: person@tumyeto.net
Sent: Friday, January 9, 2009 8:31:25 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: rapidly improving skateboarder
Dear Toy Machine employees and team,
My name is Stew Quinn Aka Sleeper. My skills are improving at a very fast speed i have had 2 sponsorship offers i took neither of the two because you truely have the best skateboards.
I also am an excellent filmer and a great spot finder i almost always practice both everyday. i have very high confidence in myself and others.
If you need some photos tell me so i can send them. Now please think about for me because i cant afford decks anymore.
