Week 8: Drew Brophy's art
Brophy's piece called "Death Tube" (found under the category called "Surf Art" features a surfer in the barrel of the wave. However, there is an angry orange monster facing the wave in which the surfer is in. Perhaps this could represent the sun beating down on the surfers. In the water, there are odd looking monsters. They have faces and tails.
Two possible ways of seeing this piece:
1. The monsters/demons in the piece can represent the problems and struggles in the surfer's life. The surfer is shown surfing in an environment in which there are monsters; this can represent that surfing helps one overcome or cope with his or her problems.
2. This art can be a portrayal of bravery exhibited by surfers. The ocean is dangerous because it is unforgiving and uncontrollable. The monsters in the ocean represent the danger. The person surfing in monster infested waters represents him or her facing danger, which is a very brave action.
Week 9: Tarp Surfing
This is the video I am discussing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6-vb20srZI
Tarp surfing is an alternative to surfing. To me it is a very intriguing concept. One person rides a long board while other people unfurl a tarp to resemble the motion of a wave. This is something that I would like to try. It looks fun and interesting. However, it appears to me that riding the fake wave would be easier than actually creating it. I further researched tarp surfing and found that its purpose was to simulate the motion of going in and through a wave. Skating was invented by surfers. Tarp surfing connects skating back to its original roots.
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