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DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES
Our core aim in Smorgasboarder magazine always was and will be to be inclusive.
We love all kinds of surfing, all kinds of surfers from the best to the worst (whatever
that means to you personally) and all kinds of boards from long to short.
When it comes to art we feel no differently. Art is as personal as is surfing, and
there as as many varied forms of expression as there are waves to ride. Furthermore,
art in any form is completely subjective - what makes art great for one person is as
personal as what makes a good day out surfing for each of us. Art and hand shaping
a surfboard could also not be more closely aligned as both take talent, skill and
thousands of hours of practice to understand and never ever fully master…
There will also be a new personal height to reach. But most importantly when all the
stars align perfectly, both art and surfing simply make you happy.
It’s with that intent that we’re so chuffed to present our second ever dedicated art
edition! This mag is packed with some of our personal favourite artists - artists of
vastly varying styles, levels of recognition and even commercial success, yet all tied
together by an underlying love for surfing, surf culture and the ocean. Some paint
boards, some paint canvases, some paint walls, some draw pictures, other sculpt in
metal - all of them make many of you happy by putting their work out into the world
and brightening someone’s day.
Enjoy, get inspired, and go surfing!
Cheers!
the Smorgasboarders
An artist with a lens... Sydney photographer Brad Bessant sees Snapper
Rocks on the Gold Coast from an angle not too many would imagine.
Photo: Brad Bessant - Find him on Facebook at Brad-Bessant-Photography
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SMORGASBOARDER | SUMMER 2016