“It’s probably going to get a little more rowdy after 9, when the bands start,” Cervantez said.īands scheduled to perform until 1 a.m. Prices, set by the artists, range from $20 to $300. “I’m surprised so many artists stepped up to do this,” Cervantez said.Īmong them are show co-organizer Craig Booth, Matt Medla, Pach Atomz, Julie Deutschman and assorted tattoo artists. The skateboard decks, which will remain on view at George’s Lounge through April 26, will be displayed floor to ceiling in the back room and along one of the walls in the main room.
“Right now I’m working on a Star Trek one with Tribbles and actual fur, and I’m doing a really crazy one with Miley Cyrus, Beetlejuice and that Russian president guy (Vladimir Putin),” he said. A 3-CD deck, which he calls “a piece for peace,” has all the Chakra points painted on it and such found objects as a candelabra, a doorbell and a Buddah. Show co-organizer Matthew Mayle is creating five skateboards for the show. There’s some classic old-school ’80s boards.” I did a king of hearts and queen of hearts and they’re both crying. One has a giant octopus fighting an orca whale. “One has a portrait of Marilyn Monroe done Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) style. “I’ve seen a lot of them already,” Cervantez said about the artwork. The Collective Skateboards shop in Jackson Township provided the decks to artists for $12 apiece. “The Goofy-Foot Skateboard Art Show” will feature more than 100 skateboard decks painted and otherwise decorated by area artists. Saturday at George’s Lounge at 229 Cleveland Ave.
“That’s how I spent my youth, skating pretty much every day, all day.”Ĭervantez has combined his passions for skateboarding, art and live music by co-organizing an exhibition opening from 5 to 8 p.m.
“My cousins gave me a skateboard when I was 7,” he said. Jorge Cervantez, the elaborately bearded young street artist who’s lately become a downtown Canton fixture, has been skateboarding for about as long as he can remember.
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