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Banksy Confirms “Hula” Piece on Nottingham Salon

Published

3 years ago

October 17, 2020

Skate Newswire

Earlier this week a new piece popped up on the wall of a salon in Nottingham, England featuring a girl hula-hooping with a bike tire behind a bicycle missing it’s rear wheel. It bore a striking resemblance to Banksy’s work. After some public debate on the its authenticity, the elusive artist took credit for “Hula” this morning. A local shopkeeper gave the BBC the below account of how it transpired.

Alex Mitchell, 31, said: “I only saw the driver. I didn’t know what was going on or whether I should call the police.

“He pretended like he had broken down but he was there for at least two hours.”

Mr Mitchell said at one point the man came in and bought two Ribenas.

He said a piece of cardboard was left “gaffa taped to the wall” and when he returned the next day, the same person was there again.

“I asked him ‘who is the artist’ and he just winked at me,” he said.

“I’m not going to say whether it is Banksy or not, it definitely looks like one but no-one saw who painted it.”

“Maybe he was just passing through.”

Banksy does it with style again and again.

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Image Via Banksy

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Meet the 63-Year-Old Female Skateboarding Pioneer

At 63 years old, Judi Oyama continues to push the limits and break barriers in the world of skateboarding while preserving its rich history for future generations to enjoy

Published

2 months ago

March 9, 2023

Skate Newswire

At 63 years old, Judi Oyama continues to push the limits and break barriers in the world of skateboarding while preserving its rich history for future generations to enjoy.

She started skateboarding when she was 13. To this day, she still takes part in slalom competitions and is even a member of the US Slalom Skateboarding team.

I’ve been skateboarding for over 50 years, and I want to see how long I can keep going.

As a pioneer of the sport, Judi was there for the inception of Independent Trucks and helped recruit many notable names to the Santa Cruz Skateboards team.

Judi also holds onto a treasure trove of skateboarding memorabilia, including rare boards, vintage magazines, and more. On top of that, she also helped curate for the NHS Skate Museum.

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Solo Skate Mag Releases Matheus Du Bronks “Labirinto” Part

Published

2 months ago

February 22, 2023

Skate Newswire

Matheus Du Bronks delivered an impressive part in “Labirinto”, an independent full-length video project by Bruno Rocha.

Filmed for almost 5 years and in 8 countries, “Labirinto” also features Akira Utida, André Saide, Bruno Prado, Claudio Junio, Felipe De Carvalho, Gustavo Dos Anjos, Leonardo Favaro, Lucas Marques, Mauricio Carvalho/Patrick Vidal, Simone Terzi, and Tallys Junior.

The rest of the parts will be released on various skateboard channels.

Here’s what Bruno says about the video:

“More than a traditional full-length skate video the idea was to bring up moments of questioning and reflection about themes from existentialism to racism, through a collection of audio, animations, texts, and also some easter eggs hidden in the course of the video. The idea appeared in my mind in 2016 while I was studying the myth of ”Cretan Labyrinth”, that summed up tells the story about a labyrinth created in order to hide the negative side effect/s of King Minos greediness/greed. By applying the ideology of the myth to our current times, I still see ourselves trapped in a Labyrinth that keeps hiding from us the greed of this capitalistic world around us, leaving us lost in endless paths and taking us away from harmony, equality and love towards the other.”

CULTURE

Meet South Africa’s Soul Skaters in the Latest ‘Greetings From’ Episode

Published

3 months ago

January 31, 2023

Skate Newswire

Meet Beki, Mooki, and more than thirty other faces who make up some of the close-knit city skate scenes today as they welcome us into their skateboarding culture.

“Greetings From Johannesburg” lets us explore the skateboarding scenes thriving throughout the city in 2023, from Westdene DIY to the Island Gals and the mighty Skate Society Soweto.

“Greetings From” is a documentary series from Red Bull Skateboarding that takes you into the heart of our global skate scene’s favorite communities.