It recently came to our attention that our friend Thomas whom we know from via his wonderful photography, is also a very accomplished painter as well. He recently shared some work he completed for a solo exhibition that unfortunately got cancelled due to COVID-19 but the work is know available for your viewing pleasure earlier than expected. We caught up with Thomas regarding this new body fo work and here’s what he had to say.

“Been working on these paintings during the past 9 months for a show that was to take place at my home in Darlinghurst, Sydney Australia. Unfortunately shit happens and the exhibition was canceled due to that virus thing. So here they are. All works are acrylic on cotton canvas.”

Quarantine life is real and all these live IG’s going down have definitely helped the time go by with some flavor. We reached out to our longtime contributor Alf Alpha to come through this Sunday and take over the Innocnts IG for a couple hours to play some good ol’ fashion hip-hop classic, lowrider oldies, and rare cumbia tracks. Please join us 12pm-2pm Sunday April 12th as well do the quarantine with class.

For inquires on work by Johanna click here.

JOHANNA OLK
Her skin was as soft as her heart and her eyes as dark as her soul
2020
acrylic on canvas
130x89cm

Innocnts Gallery will be participating in the 3rd annual OPaf @otherplacesartfair, taking place March 14th and 15th at Battery Leary-Merriam, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California.

OPaf 2020 features forty three art project spaces and artists from the United States and Mexico.

Innocnts Gallery will be working with artists @nicoledodson_ and @stepchild666 to create a site specific installation with included performances (TBH) on both days of fair.

For more information leading up to fair give @otherplacesartfair a follow.

It’s difficult to use words to reflect my time in Vietnam, because Vietnam is not words. It’s a colour, a smell, a taste, a warmth. It is it’s own energy entirely. The best i can do to paint a picture of my experiences is through these images. Thought provoking in every way, Vietnam is a poem.

- THOMAS GATT

Well that’s a wrap! Our 3 month free online hashtag based beachbreak contest is officially over and the winner’s names are forever engrained in the folklore stories of ages to come. It was an interesting 3 month experiment that showcased some exceptional surfing on some not so exceptional waves. That was kinda the point to even out the playing field and let the surfing do the talking or in this case the boogie. Early mainland surf culture was founded upon the sands of shit beachbreak and as keepers of the flame, it’s important we honor this tradition of short break “hotdogging”.

With over 250 entries coming in, many last minute, the judges definitely had their work cut our for them. To ensure the validity of our final outcomes we tapped some of the best loggers in the game to make calls on their own. Judges for this event included Matty Chojnacki, Erin Ashley, Dane Peterson, Hallie Rohr, and Justin Quintal. Hard to dispute this crew of waveriders and their point of view. Surfers were judged on various elements including fluidity, style, wave selection, criticality, and overall boogie.

Big thanks to the judges for their efforts. Also much appreciation to this year’s inner contest sponsors including Cayucos Hot Sauce, the Hotdogger Championships, and Bodega Boarder Crew. This contest is also made possible from the encouragement of Joel Tudor and support of Vans Surf.

A few waves at Malibu...

Surfer: Sean Tully 
Video: Andrea Coleman
Music: Mind Your Own Business by Delta 5

From the creators of 1WV1FN, comes another fresh approach to the single fin log-riding contest that continues to widen the playing field and offer up a modest pay day while doing so. A contest with no travel costs, no entry fees, no heats, no false claims, no tri-fins  and no limited invites. Open to all men and women riding logs and forwarding the movement in their own way. Here’s the basic idea, best surfed beachbreak wave over a 3 month period wins. Simple as that. Winning male and female surfer each gets $800 usd and an invite into a future Vans Duct Tape Invitational held in beachbreak. The videographer for each winning wave will also receive $200 usd. Numbers taken from top 6 waves in both men/women will determine an overall “coast” winner. Winning coast will retain all bragging rights for one year and we’ll probably so something else cool as well.

EAST COAST TEAM: East Coast US, Africa, Brazil, Europe, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, etc

WEST COAST TEAM: West Coast US, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Bali, etc.

THE CONTEST

- A clip of your best single wave ridden at a beachbreak. Full ride – from takeoff to kickout

- Must be on a single fin log (9ft +) expressing traditional style

- Wave must be ridden within contest period: Aug 1, 2019 and Oct 29, 2019 (honor system)

- Open to anyone – male & female – anywhere in the world 

- Must be shot using a video camera – no iPhone, drone or GoPro submissions accepted

- Maximum of 5 wave entries per surfer. (upload/delete as desired)

- Videographer must have the surfer’s consent

- No entry fee required.

HOW TO ENTER

- Post a video on your Instagram (only surfer can submit and they must tag the videographer)

- Must tag @innocnts and #BeachbreakBoogie1

- Clip must be unedited with just the complete wave. (music ok)

- No watermarks, i.e. logos, titles, etc. 

JUDGING CRITERIA

Judging by a distinguished panel consisting of Justin Quintal, Matty Chojnacki, Hallie Rhor, Erin Ashley, and special guest judge tba. Judges will consider all waves/waveriders equally based upon the following criteria:

- 25% Length of wave (combination of maneuvers linked together)

- 25% Degree of difficulty and criticality (risk factor)

- 25% Style (Make it look good / Don’t force it)

- 25% Overall radness (Impress us)

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

Winner will be announced on Saturday November 14th, 2019 California time at 5pm via innocnts.com

PRIZES

Surfer prize (women/men each): $800 USD and invite to a future Vans Duct Tape Invitational

Videographer prize (women/men each): $200 USD

Upload ALL Submissions by October 31st, 2019