The Only Art Show Featuring the DIY Skateboarding Scene in Houston, Texas
Opening Reception Saturday, November 19, 2016, 7 – 9PM
BACK/SIDE ART SHOW
Featuring David Langston, Ian Richardson, and Dakota Roberson
Directions: Box 13 ArtSpace 6700 Harrisburg Blvd. Houston, TX 77011 Downstairs Back BOX
BACK/SIDE is a collaborative exhibition art show by David Langston, Ian Richardson, and Dakota Roberson. As residents of Eastwood, a historic neighborhood in the East End area of Houston, Texas, this exhibition both documents and highlights the current state of the rapidly-changing face of the neighborhood, and our city, through site-specific “installations” – integrating skateable structures, transitional ramp pieces, and film into the space.
A Glimpse into the World of DIY Skateboard Spot Creation
The installation allows viewers with little knowledge of skating to understand and relate to how skateboarders can apply their abilities, using the structures as tools to express their individuality and creativity. Through these installations, they demonstrate to the general public that there is an artistic and creative merit to why your next door neighbor’s son won’t quit skateboarding past 10PM.
Constant Construction for Better Skateboarding
David Langston, Ian Richardson, and Dakota Roberson are Houston natives and spent their childhood skateboarding and building ramps in their drive way, which is eventually how they came to meet each other. Langston and Roberson worked and still ride for Southside Skatepark in South Houston for several years. During that time, the constant construction and evolution of the skatepark led to the development of a real passion for the work and craftsmanship that goes into building them, people who want to get started on something like this, may want to look at welding for starters so they too can create soemthing amazing and innovative as these men have. Langston, Richardson and Roberson lived together and during that time collaborated on their own skateable structures, including a 21-foot long ramp in their backyard. The “Eagle House” ramp has long been destroyed but the love for skateboarding and the community it brings with it is ever growing.
See you here > Box 13 ArtSpace 6700 Harrisburg Blvd. Houston, TX 77011 Downstairs Back BOX