haroshi: skateboard art
haroshi filters through thousands of old decks and individually picks out the perfect board to use. after they are stacked, cut and shaved to form, they are painted and polished to a candy-like finish.
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japanese wood sculptor haroshi specializes in creating three-dimensional art pieces from used and broken skateboard decks. although haroshi uses one type of material for his art, skate decks vary widely in size and structure depending on the factory, brand and model. in creating his sculptures, he filters through thousands of old decks and individually picks out the perfect board to use. after they are stacked, cut and shaved to form, they are painted and polished to a candy-like finish.
not available to the outside observer is another one of haroshi’s artistic details. during construction, each sculpture is given a “soul”, a broken metal skateboard piece that is laid in the core of the piece. unkei, a 12th century japanese buddha sculptor, had a similar practice of including a crystal ball in his statues as the “soul” of the buddha.
screaming my hand, 2010 image © designboom
screaming my hand, 2010 image © designboom
screaming my hand, 2010 (detail) image © designboom
screaming my foot, 2010 image © designboom
screaming my foot, 2010 image © designboom
screaming my foot, 2010 image © designboom
screaming my foot, 2010 image © designboom
screaming my foot, 2010 (detail) image © designboom
mad skull, 2009 image © designboom
mad skull, 2009 image © designboom
tattoo bear, 2009 image © designboom
tattoo bear, 2009 image © designboom
tattoo bear, 2009 (detail) image © designboom
moose, 2010 image © designboom
moose, 2010 (detail) image © designboom
moose, 2010 (detail) image © designboom
kick front fork, 2007 image © designboom
shy peaco, 2008 image © designboom
mario series, 2009 image © designboom
mario series, 2009 image © designboom
mario series, 2009 (detail) image © designboom
mario series, 2009 image © designboom
love, 2010 image © designboom
love, 2010 (detail) image © designboom
piles of skateboard decks in haroshi’s studio image courtesy of territory magazine
artists working in studio image courtesy of territory magazine
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