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 My original Notes and still from Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers (2007)

Proposal – Practice 2  - FMP Planning 

“We Can Fly” is a short experimental documentary about skateboarding artists in the UK. It will feature artists/skateboarders from the UK and consider the cultural importance of the scene in regards to protecting the creativity and the core of skateboarding. The stylistic influence of this film is the work of Alleged Gallery frequenter Harmony Korine, whom alongside his peers featured in Beautiful Losers (1994) a documentary about skateboard/ artists in New York in the 1990’s. 

I intend on deploying Korine’s raw, candid hand held quality, akin to Trash Humpers (2007) and Gummo (1997). The film will be a combination of candid footage with prearranged interviews and set up creative scenarios (such as possibly projection bombing a fine art gallery with skateboard videos and any other live acts of art that i can get my featured artists involved in!) 

Imperative to this film being possible is for me for be able to get the skateboard artists on board with this idea. If you are a skater/artist or know anyone who would like to be involved in this film please DM or share my post. Thank you

I am interested in Jason Caines’ project because it recognises the links between skateboarding and art and celebrates the ideological and creative nature of the culture. On their Facebook page they profile their members who are ‘skateboard artists’, giving them publicity but also allowing others insight into other creatives in the skateboarding community.

The latest 'NCN' profile is of Phil Evans: a skateboarder and filmmaker/ photographer and illustrator based in Malmo, Sweden. In his bio, Evans states: “Skating traditionally attracted weirdos and it also attracted people who produce unorthodox material. Skate culture can be fussy, if something is not authentic it doesn’t really last too long or gets called out, so there seems to be an unspoken standard that exists in the culture” (Evans, P 2015).This statement hits the nail on the head when it comes to my findings and understanding of skateboardings relationship with Art. "The No Comply Network" is all about the authentic, the alternative, the original and most importantly the non commercial creative integrity of skate-art and this philosophical idealism is the centre of the culture

Jason Caines | Tre Flip, Birmingham | Photo: CJ

Sources

Facebook - The No Comply Network Page https://www.facebook.com/nocomplynetwork/ [accessed 19-12-15]