If you haven’t tuned in yet to artist Mike Maxwell’s Live Free Podcast, then you’re truly missing out. Newest podcast features a conversation between Artist Mike Giant and Jeff Durkin  which covers the moving Working Class, Film Making, Self Censorship, Vegas, Rebel 8 Tale of Two Cities, Counter Balance, The Premier, Ben Grillo, TOTT, Tattooing, La Cresta, The Folks, Less Keys, The Wanting Mind, and Icing on The Cake. 

  Live Free Podcast #64 W/ Guest Mr. Mike Giant and Mr Jeff Durkin is now up on itunes. Subscribe and Download. You can comment over there too if you like the show.

Also, make sure to check out buddy and prolific artist Mike Stilkey’s Podcast #63

Working Class trailer // 3 mns from BREADTRUCK TV on Vimeo.

SAN DIEGO, CA:  Breadtruck Films, Sezio, and the Museum of Photographic Arts are proud to host the world premiere of “Working Class”, a new documentary from Jeffery Durkin. “Working Class” tells a tale of two cities through the eyes of artists Mike Giant (SF) andMike Maxwell (SD).  

The film premiere will be hosted at MoPA in Balboa Park at 7pm on Thursday, September 8th. The Silent Comedy will kick the evening off with a stripped down performance, there will be cocktails available, and the film will start promptly at 8pm. General admission is $10, MoPA and Sezio Members $8.

Breadtruck Films, Sezio, and the Museum of Photographic Arts are proud to host the world premiere of “Working Class”, a new documentary from Jeffery Durkin. “Working Class” tells a tale of two cities through the eyes of artists Mike Giant (SF) and Mike Maxwell (SD).

“Working Class” documentary on artists Mike Giant and Mike Maxwell
A new documentary by Jeffery Durkin

Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El PradoSan Diego, CA
Thursday, September 8 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Pre-sale tickets: Click here.

SAN DIEGO, CA: The awesome folks at We Love Creativity recently held Eighth Ply, an event that combined over 60 artists, 75 used skateboard decks, one open air rooftop venue, a company that makes unique displays, and hundreds of San Diego art enthusiasts. They teamed up with Sk8ology, Djhere Productions, and the Hard Rock Hotel for this event. 

There were over 60 artists that participated in this years event, including Monstrinho, Mike Maxwell, Skem One, Wendy Teague, Nicholas McPherson, David Durham, Hovin Wang, Teddy Kelly, Brooks Sterling, Michael C. Hsiung (me), and many more. 

75 unique skateboard decks were displayed at the Hard Rock Hotel’s “Float” on August 5th from 7p-10p.

Here’s some photos courtesy of We Love Creativity.

SEE MORE AT WELOVECREATIVITY.COM

SAN DIEGO, CA: We Love Creativity and Sk8ology have teamed up with DJhere Productions for the second annual Eighth Ply skateboard deck art show. This year’s exhibit is at the Hard Rock Hotel’s “FLOAT” in San Diego and includes over 60 artists with one common medium, a skateboard deck.

Each skateboard deck will be exhibited at Magic in Las Vegas from August 22 – 24 with an exclusive public art exhibit at the San Diego Hard Rock Hotel’s “FLOAT” on August 5 from 7p-10p. The skateboard decks will be displayed and sold at the San Diego Hard Rock Hotel during the event on August 5.

The exclusive public art exhibit at the San Diego Hard Rock Hotel’s “FLOAT” will be on August 5, 2011 from 7p-10p with a hosted bar from 8p-9p for those on the guest list. Please visit welovecreativity.com/list for guest list consideration. The Hard Rock Hotel is located at 207 5th Ave., San Diego, CA 92101.

SAN DIEGO, CA: Artist Jay Howell and Christopher Kardambikis’s show opened July 22nd at the Double Break last weekend.  While I was unable to attend, here’s some photos from the opening courtesty of Mike Maxwell, Ms. Crystal Barnes, and Louis Schmidt co-owner of Double Break.  Looks like a great show and nice turn out.  Jay showed some of my favorite pieces, and I’m digging Kardambikis’ works as well. 

Double Break 
July 22nd - August 28th
1821 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101

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Mike Giant was recently visiting Southern California for the opening of Pasadena Museum of California Art’s Getting Upper: Graphic Designers and Artists Reconsider the Alphabet, a group show he’s in that was inspired by language-based experimentation from 26 artists, each re-imagining a letter from the alphabet.  He continues his trip down to San Diego to visit some buddies. 

Check out some more photos from his trip on his Rebel8 blog.

I’m back in LA now, chillin’ in my homie’s guest house. I had an awesome time in San Diego. I arrived Sunday afternoon and linked up with artist friends Mike Maxwell and James Brisk. Brisk told us about something called “Slappy Sundays” so we headed out to George Dewey Elementary School to grind some curbs! This is James and I with legendary SD skater Kien Lieu.

Artist Mike Maxwell also does some really insightful artist interviews on his podcast, LIVE FREE.  Mike has an upcoming show, Extra Sensory, May 20th at Subtext Gallery in San Diego.  For more info, you can check out the event info. 

That evening I hooked up with my old friends Bobby and Carl from Tribal.

Another great episode from artist Mike Maxwell’s free podcast, Live Free Podcast, featuring artist and Vans collaborator Travis Millard.  I’m going to listen to it with my cup of coffee this morning, and it looks like topics include The Marshmellow Man from Ghostbusters, Fudge Factory Comics, Mel Kadel, and more!

Mike Maxwell’s Live Free Podcast has some of most interesting artist interviews online (I say “has some of the most” because I haven’t listened to all of them yet)… Check out this interview Mike did with Vans collaborator and visual artist Kelsey Brookes.  They talk science, art, Berlin, galleries, mushrooms ;) , yoga, Banksy, surfing, and London.  Listen to the Kelsey Brooke’s interview.

If you haven’t been following talented San Diego artist Mike Maxwell’s free podcast show, Live Free, then you really should check out the artists’ interviews he does. Here’s one where Mike recently interviews Vans collaborator and artists Mike Giant via Skype from The Rebel8 Headquarters in San Francisco, CA.

Interview topics range from Upstate New York, graffiti, grip tape drawings, fine art, power of symbols, Stockholm syndrome, and hallucinogens.

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