The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard Ithaka Darin Pappas

in 1989, while living in miracle mile district of los angeles, ithaka began 1 of major art projects, reincarnation of surfboard, large body of contemporary sculpture work created using recycled surfboards raw building material , repurposing them contemporary wall-mounted art pieces. series date, said contain estimated 3 hundred full-sized sculptures, has been exhibited on 4 continents , featured in hundreds of magazines , on many tv features. recent solo exhibitions of these works hosted hurley clothing in costa mesa, california in october 2013 , woa: way of arts in cascais, portugal in december 2012. has been active medium since inception; additional individual pieces made in mexico. in december 2012, during interview piece regarding solo showing of surfboard sculptures @ gallery woa in lisbon, fuel tv europe (a sports channel) declared ithaka godfather of contemporary surf art . works project appear in private collections of international surfing celebrities, hollywood production companies , of rock pacific trust (founded entrepreneur, phil rock).