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Surf art is popular in Australian culture, with fashion brands like Mambo and artists like Reg Mombassa playing key roles in popularising the genre. In South Australia, the annual Onkaparinga Surf Art Exhibition shows for two months during Port Noarlunga's peak tourist season, and offers contributing artists a prize pool of AUD$2500 and the opportunity to sell their work.
A self-taught artist, Brophy began painting on surfboards as a young boy when he first began to surf in his native South Carolina. Originally, Brophy set out to be a professional surfer, and he traveled the globe using artwork to help pay for his surf adventures. More and more, he was commissioned to create art, and a lifetime profession was born.
The New York Times called Severson "a pioneer of modern surf culture;" [3] who created "the surf art genre; joined the earliest ranks of surf filmmakers; developed the "Surf Fever" writing font now synonymous with surfing; and started the first major magazine dedicated to wave riding, Surfer, a holy book of the sport.
In December 2012 during an interview piece regarding his solo showing of surfboard sculptures at Gallery WOA in Lisbon, Fuel TV Europe (a popular action sports channel) declared Ithaka Darin Pappas as "The Godfather of Contemporary Surf Art". [3]
Jim Phillips is an American graphic artist known for his contributions to surf and skateboard culture. He is best known for creating the iconic Screaming Hand logo for Santa Cruz Cruz Skateboards, a design widely regarded as one of the most recognizable in skateboarding history.
An internet Surf Club is a group site (usually a blog) where artists and others link to "surfed" or "surfable" items on the Web and also post some of their own creative work. "Nasty Nets Internet Surfing Club" was the first to use the words "surfing club". [ 1 ]
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The Onkaparinga Surf Art Exhibition is an annual group art exhibition held at The Arts Centre, Port Noarlunga, South Australia. The event celebrates surfing and coastal culture in the state, and launches with a party featuring live music and in some years, screenings of surfing movies. In 2019, the event was held for the 26th time. [1]