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BRUCE MACKAY MURAL AT REVOLUTION CAPE TOWN
Verb collaborating artist, Bruce Mackay, recently spent a few days at the Revolution store on 223 Long Street, Cape Town, painting this bad ass mural. Stop by the store to check it out and pick up a free Verb zine with any Verb item you buy.
LOUIS MINNAAR INTERVIEW
Name: Louis Minnaar
Hometown: Pretoria
Favourite colour: I can’t choose. I like them all. Maybe a mixture – black…
What was your inspiration or the idea behind your Verb design?
Verb – well, love. The act of loving being the ultimate thing to do. The imagery depicts a little croc being rescued by a man. The man loves the awkward creature even though it has its flaws. You can pull it all together in the idea of a father son or God man relationship.
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VERB ZINE LAUNCHES AT REVOLUTION STORES
Verb has launched their very own collectors’ zine featuring interviews and artwork by collaborating South African artists 35-ten-73, Bison, Chemistry101, Theory One, Bruce Mackay, Black Koki, Kronk, Louis Minnaar, Wesley van Eeden, Christian Mugnai, Alice Edy and Jordan Metcalf as well as skateboarders Leon Bester, Simon Stipcich, Dennis Collins and a feature on
I Love Screenprinting Studio. These zines are available exclusively through Revolution stores nationwide as well as through the online store, www.revolutiononline.co.za, when you purchase any Verb item. Zines are limited to only 300 copies and the offer is only valid while stocks last.
INTERVIEW WITH CHEMISTRY 101
Name: Chemistry 101
Hometown: Joburg / Cape Town
Favourite colour: underpaid designer yellow
INTERVIEW WITH GODMACHINE
Godmachine hails from South Wales, UK and is one hell of an Illustrator, designer and artist. He has handled the artwork of every great metal band and record label in the planet and has also worked with companies like Flip Skateboards, Adidas, Globe, Birdhouse and many more. Godmachine was recently commissioned to do a range for KFD Skateboards and this is what he had to say about the range, metal, his inspirations and his work…
VERB EXHIBITION – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
On Friday 3 December Verb had it’s second exhibition of limited edition artist series skateboards and serigraphs in Australia. This time it was at the well-known China Heights Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition also featured skate art from locals Luke Brown, Andy Murphy, Rome Torti, Nate Gamble, Jack Tarlinton, Beastman, Marcello Guardigli, E.L.K and Steve Gourlay. The exhibition was a great display of skateboarding-inspired creativity in it’s many shapes and sizes. Click HERE for more photos.
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REVOLUTION “CITY CULTURE COLLECTIVE” XMAS PARTY
Free Revolution Xmas Party going down on Thursday 16th Dec in Joburg! Facebook event info HERE.
- AV Skateboarding Issue 9 Screening
- Live performances by Ramblin’ Bones, Car Crash Burn and more
- Free skateboarding in the brand new basement skatepark
- Photography exhibitions by Rudi Jeggle, Marcus Maschwitz, Gavin Scott, Tyrone Bradley, Skate For Change and more
- Skate art exhibition by Verb artists Theory One, Kronk, Wesley van Eeden, Chemistry 101, Love and Hate and more
- Music Video exhibition by Louis Minnaar
- Verb Zine launch
- Food and drinks on sale
- Free giveaways
CORNER OF KRUGER AND MAIN STREET.
INTERVIEW WITH 35 TEN 73 OF LOVE AND HATE STUDIO
Name: 35 ten 73
Hometown: Cape Town
Favourite colour: Grey
What was your inspiration or the idea behind your Verb design?
I tried to express the excitement of what skateboarding on the streets must feel like.
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EXPRESSIONS SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCH
Check out the launch for Expressions South Africa Book One on Thursday 18 November at Museum Gallery in Woodstock. Exhibition running from 6pm, wallride jam and best trick from 6:30pm. Skating, drinks, art, homies, djs… sounds like all the boxes are ticked! Check out the Facebook event page HERE.
INTERVIEW WITH ALICE EDY
Alice Edy is a fine artist from Joburg, now living and working in London. Edy worked on a range of boards and clothing for Verb and recently finished the album artwork for Zebra & Giraffe. We caught up with her to talk about her inspirations for the Verb range and her art…
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