Download or read book Skate art written by Romain Hurdequint and published by Cercle d'Art. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2000s proved a turning point for the skateboard and its relationship to art. Previously restricted to practical use, the skate deck left the pavement to appear on the walls of galleries and auction houses. Such was the advent of an entirely new contemporary art movement, laconically baptised Skate Art. From silk-screening to Posca markers, from repurposing and twisted shapes to upcycling broken boards, this volume provides an overview of the most significant techniques and decks of the last two decades. Artists from the realm of Street Art have long had a close relationship with Skate culture, and figures like Shepard Fairey, D*Face and ROA are among the first to have applied their art to this support
Download or read book Figure Skating written by John Misha Petkevich and published by Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 1988-11-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a sport, an art, a fitness activity, nothing quite beats figure skating for excitement, grace, beauty, or fun. Now former U.S. Champion figure skater John Misha Petkevich shows how you can find your full potential as a figure skater no matter what your age or ability. The lavishly illustrated volume includes: Detailed instructional-photo sequences What to look for in skates, clothing, rinks, and instruction Getting started 6 basic turns that every figure skater should know 15 spins that you can master The keys to preforming 19 clasic figure skating jumps and splits
Download or read book Andy Howell written by Andy Howell and published by Gingko Press Editions. This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying DVDs (directed by Ted Newsome; produced by 2HeadedHorse) contain interviews, biomentary, and skate videos.
Download or read book The Art of Falling written by Naomi Grigg and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Art of Falling " is for skaters who want to transform their skating. Whether you are just getting started in freestyle slalom skating or are an experienced slalomer, or even a skater from another discipline looking to improve your core skills, the lessons found in "The Art of Falling" will help you pick up tricks faster, improve the quality of your skating and troubleshoot problems. The information is written with inline skaters in mind, but it also applies to quad skaters. Containing the wisdom and insights from Naomi Grigg's acclaimed series of workshops and retreats on freestyle slalom skating, "The Art of Falling" is invaluable to any skater. It's a resource that will grow with you as a skater and enhance the value of all of your lessons and practice.
Download or read book Artistic Impressions written by Mary Louise Adams and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contemporary North America, figure skating ranks among the most 'feminine' of sports and few boys take it up for fear of being labelled effeminate or gay. Yet figure skating was once an exclusively male pastime - women did not skate in significant numbers until the late 1800s, at least a century after the founding of the first skating club. Only in the 1930s did figure skating begin to acquire its feminine image. Artistic Impressions is the first history to trace figure skating's striking transformation from gentlemen's art to 'girls' sport.' With a focus on masculinity, Mary Louise Adams examines how skating's evolving gender identity has been reflected on the ice and in the media, looking at rules, technique, and style and at ongoing debates about the place of 'art' in sport. Uncovering the little known history of skating, Artistic Impressions shows how ideas about sport, gender, and sexuality have combined to limit the forms of physical expression available to men.
Download or read book The Art of Skating written by Irving Brokaw and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patterns on Black Ice written by Louise Vacca Dawe and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new technical book which teaches you about figures from a technical, historical and philosophical perspective. Also includes, foreword by World Class Canadian skater Elvis Stojko, and skate sharpening advice from Olympic Canadian speed skater Patrick Kelly.
Download or read book The Fun of Figure Skating written by Maribel Vinson Owen and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1960 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former North American champion and member of three United States Olympic teams gives her impressions of this art-sport.
Download or read book Concrete to Canvas written by Jo Waterhouse and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the art of twenty-nine skateboarders who are also artists, displaying a wide range of works from decorative boards and abstract canvases to graffiti and other guerrilla street art.
Download or read book A Treatise on Skating written by R. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1772, Robert Jones's Treatise on skating is the oldest surviving book about ice skating. It begins with advice on choosing skates and starting to skate, then details more difficult maneuvers for advanced skaters. Several editions, some containing new material, were published in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today's readers will find this glimpse into the beginning of figure skating fascinating. This edition includes the full text of the original 1772 edition, the sheet music for "The Skater's March" from the 1780 edition, the letter to the reader from the 1797 edition, and W. E. Cormack's 1855 revisions, plus a new introduction and notes.
Download or read book Surf Skate and Rock Art of Jim Phillips written by James L. Phillips and published by Schiffer Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection of graphic art covers 40 years of Jim Phillips' free-lance and fine art, and contains hundreds of samples of posters, ads, logos, labels, cartoons, and other art forms that have entertained many and provided cultural identity for others. The story weaves history and insight into Jim's images, revealing the life and works of this California artist. ..."--Back cover.
Download or read book Spinning written by Tillie Walden and published by First Second. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tillie Walden's Eisner Award winning graphic memoir Spinning captures what it’s like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know. It was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark. Weekends were spent in glitter and tights at competitions. Perform. Smile. And do it again. She was good. She won. And she hated it. For ten years, figure skating was Tillie Walden’s life. She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school, and spent weekends competing at ice rinks across the state. Skating was a central piece of her identity, her safe haven from the stress of school, bullies, and family. But as she switched schools, got into art, and fell in love with her first girlfriend, she began to question how the close-minded world of figure skating fit in with the rest of her life, and whether all the work was worth it given the reality: that she, and her friends on the team, were nowhere close to Olympic hopefuls. The more Tillie thought about it, the more Tillie realized she’d outgrown her passion—and she finally needed to find her own voice. This title has Common Core connections. A New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Teens A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017 A 2018 YALSA Great Graphic Novel A 2017 Booklist Youth Editors' Choice
Download or read book Culture on Ice written by Ellyn Kestnbaum and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-21 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in-depth, critical look at figure skating.
Download or read book Peasprout Chen Future Legend of Skate and Sword written by Henry Lien and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It’s Hermione Granger meets ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ meets the Ice Capades meets ‘Mean Girls.’” For all its disparate ingredients, though, PEASPROUT CHEN: FUTURE LEGEND OF SKATE AND SWORD speaks in a single, strong voice, thanks to its spirited heroine." —The New York Times "Massively entertaining...Peasprout Chen is a future legend, indeed." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Welcome to Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, where the blades are sharp and the competition is fierce. Peasprout Chen dreams of becoming a legend of wu liu, the deadly and beautiful art of martial arts figure skating. As the first students from the rural country of Shin to attend Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, Peasprout and her little brother Cricket have some pretty big skates to fill. They soon find themselves in a heated competition for top ranking. Tensions rise when the dazzling pearl buildings of the Academy are vandalized and outsider Peasprout is blamed for the attacks by her rivals ... and even some friends. Now, she must uncover the true vandal to ensure peace between Shin and Pearl – all while becoming a champion.
Download or read book Mice Skating written by Annie Silvestro and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mouse doesn’t want to stay in the house . . . even if it’s cold outside! For most field mice, winter means burrowing down and snuggling in. But not for Lucy! She loves snow crunching under her paws and wearing a fluffy wool hat. And most of all, Lucy loves to skate, and she’s just ACHING to show off her new skill with her friends. After all, a winter wonderland is twice as nice when you have friends to enjoy it with. But the other mice just don’t understand—and after a disastrous indoor snowball fight, it looks as if they never will. Can Lucy find a way to make the other mice come out and “mice skate” too? With intricately detailed illustrations as cozy as a fireplace in December (and a cup of cocoa, too), this funny punny warmhearted love song to winter—and to one brave, bold, and generous mouse—will have kids bundling up for some cold-weather fun of their own.
Download or read book The Skating Minister written by Duncan Thomson and published by National Museums of Scotland. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The finely balanced, black-clad figure of a minister skating on ice on a gray and wintry afternoon has become a Scottish icon. This is one of Scotland's most visited pictures.
Download or read book The Comeback written by E. L. Shen and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E. L. Shen's The Comeback is a heartfelt middle-grade debut about a young Chinese American girl trying to be a champ—in figure skating and in life. Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen is just trying to nail that perfect landing: on the ice, in middle school, and at home, where her parents worry that competitive skating is too much pressure for a budding tween. Maxine isn’t concerned, however—she’s determined to glide to victory. But then a bully at school starts teasing Maxine for her Chinese heritage, leaving her stunned and speechless. And at the rink, she finds herself up against a stellar new skater named Hollie, whose grace and skill threaten to edge Maxine out of the competition. With everything she knows on uneven ice, will Maxine crash under the pressure? Or can she power her way to a comeback? Set in Lake Placid, New York, this is a spunky yet stirring middle-grade story that examines racism, female rivalry and friendship, and the enduring and universal necessity of love and support.
