Bert - Street Art Meets Surf Art

Another fresh new piece from surf-street artist, Bert.

This one is themed on the ASP WCT event in Bali, but essentially Joel Parkinson beat Michel Bourez, aka Spartan, in the final to win the event. The trophy he earned is of a colorful wood carved Bali warrior face. In the piece Joel stands is triumph while holding his Oakley Bali Pro trophy over his face, a Balinese wood dagger in one hand and his foot is placed upon a defeated Spartan helmet.

Very cool.  There is a lot of crossover between street culture and surf culture, and this piece works as both.  To check out Bert's full gallery, or to stay updated on Bert's latest street art surf escapades, check out Bert's website.

Surf's up, and stay up bruh!

Surfing Street Art

M&F just got sent this interesting story about street art capturing some major pro-surf drama.

The story behind the piece begins at the end of last years tour, but really comes to life during the first contest of the 2013 tour when Slater and Joel Parkinson battled in the final heat for the competition title. While Parko was in a barrel and potentially earning a score at the end of the final heat to secure the win, Slater used his awarded priority and dropped in on the wave forcing Joel to pull out moments after giving Slater the bird, ultimately earning Slater the needed score to make a last minute comeback and win the first contest of the 2013 tour. Click the jump to see how this drama turned into street art.