Gonz “art” is trash. Change my mind.

[radcunt]

I always felt his art was simplistic and childish. Pretty much crap to me. I'm honestly irked that the art world gives him so much praise and his work commands high dollars. His art has barely evolved in 30 years! He's made a career by fooling everyone. With all that said... his skating is overrated too. He comes from an era where style was everything and the dude lacks that as well. The dude is a self aware caricature of himself.

Dude...








Cmon...

[SHARPSHOOTER]

Yeah what an idiot. I remember watching Video Days like 10 years ago in my Baker phase and thought it was regular . Now I go back and can really appreciate the clips , the style and the board slides. You forgot there was a handful of people boardsliding double kinkers in the 90s.

His art becoming popular I feel was out of his control. He’s just rolling with it now, why wouldn’t you? Imagine doing some shitty paintings and the world went nuts for them (*cough* Basquiat *cough*). I’d just continue to crank them out too and see where life takes me on the free ride.

[GAY]

I'm so grateful to have zero interest in art.

[V.I. Lenin]

i’m 32 years old. I understand some of you guys in your 40s that grew up watching Gonz will inevitably support anything he does but jesus christ his art is so cringe.

I'm 25 years old virgin""

[Crusty Grundle]

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I always felt his art was simplistic and childish. Pretty much crap to me. I'm honestly irked that the art world gives him so much praise and his work commands high dollars. His art has barely evolved in 30 years! He's made a career by fooling everyone. With all that said... his skating is overrated too. He comes from an era where style was everything and the dude lacks that as well. The dude is a self aware caricature of himself.

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Dude...








Cmon...

Dang... That first photo is sick! The others don't do it for me, but you have reminded me of some sick shit that he was doing back when street skating was just starting to evolve. I retract my comment on his skate style, I don't get on with most of Gonz's stuff but I can admit that he has his moments.

[Mike Oxwelling]

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i’m 32 years old. I understand some of you guys in your 40s that grew up watching Gonz will inevitably support anything he does but jesus christ his art is so cringe.

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Pretty sure you meant Danny Minnick.  But since he's not Gonz...you'll have no clue who that is.

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Uhm. I know exactly who Danny is and have met him multiple times in LA. Dude shot alot of Muskas’s most memorable footage. Try again KOOK.

When you brag about meeting "Danny" and get so offeded you envoke "he filmd the Muska".   I'll take kook status over your defense of "Danny" any day my guy



And I'd take a 9999/10000 Schmoo over your boy "Danny"s "art" any day

[Mrskillson]

This just popped up in my suggested news feed

https://hypebeast.com/2020/3/mark-gonzales-adidas-skateboarding-shmoofoil-collection-lookbook-release-information

[Ultra Karen]

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I always felt his art was simplistic and childish. Pretty much crap to me. I'm honestly irked that the art world gives him so much praise and his work commands high dollars. His art has barely evolved in 30 years! He's made a career by fooling everyone. With all that said... his skating is overrated too. He comes from an era where style was everything and the dude lacks that as well. The dude is a self aware caricature of himself.

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Exactly. He is almost become a parody of himself in a way.

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Curious to know what you think is "good" art?

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RETNA, Spy, Banksy are all crushing it

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three of the most urban outfitter artist out there.

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retna is an OG from my city and on MSK crew - he fucks with Louis Vuitton , don’t play yourself girl

people watch exit through the gift shop one time and don’t know how to act

here’s some better ones ya bish
style wars (had to)
Infamy
Wild style
Men in black 1/2/3
Dirty hands 1/2/3
Bomb it
Getting up
Piece by piece
State your name
Area08
Sly artistic city
Kings and toys
Stockholm subway stories
Stockholm live

Don’t play yourself my G

[Swithflip]

I bomb abandoned places...

[Maccat]

Some are my thing and some not so much. Wouldn’t cop a piece that wasn’t a deck. Good on that.

[psyduck]

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I always felt his art was simplistic and childish. Pretty much crap to me. I'm honestly irked that the art world gives him so much praise and his work commands high dollars. His art has barely evolved in 30 years! He's made a career by fooling everyone. With all that said... his skating is overrated too. He comes from an era where style was everything and the dude lacks that as well. The dude is a self aware caricature of himself.

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Exactly. He is almost become a parody of himself in a way.

[close]

Curious to know what you think is "good" art?

[close]

RETNA, Spy, Banksy are all crushing it

[close]

three of the most urban outfitter artist out there.

[close]

retna is an OG from my city and on MSK crew - he fucks with Louis Vuitton , don’t play yourself girl

people watch exit through the gift shop one time and don’t know how to act

here’s some better ones ya bish
style wars (had to)
Infamy
Wild style
Men in black 1/2/3
Dirty hands 1/2/3
Bomb it
Getting up
Piece by piece
State your name
Area08
Sly artistic city
Kings and toys
Stockholm subway stories
Stockholm live

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Don’t play yourself my G

Word, I don’t listen to bieber but glad retna got paid making an album cover for your boy

Let me know if beebs needs some work for his next album im down to get a check, graffiti doesn’t pay too well these days yknow?

I’m sure you already watched all those videos and are all city in your area tho

You should come to LA and tell folks retna is wack and an urban outfitter artist! You’d be super cool in the streetz yo

[psyduck]

I bomb abandoned places...

ill!

[Schneaumunn]

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The only snowboard I ever paid full price for features Gonz art and I still think it’s the best thing he’s ever done. You be the judge:

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And it's a ranquet, which is just sick as fuck.

Mike Ranquet sat shotgun in my Vanagon at a demo and proclaimed: “Minor Threat ain’t gonna cut it, got any Slayer?”
We quoted this for YEARS

[Schneaumunn]

I was a full-on Gonz Fan and still dig him,
but he is vexing.
A teammate of his described traveling with
him as being like taking a toddler with you.

[DCLOVE]

Spent full week with Mark once, he is one those people that goes by "larger than life". His whole life is an art, I guess that what it takes to go for a handrail when everybody skate ramp or flat.

You can question his art, but he is true artist.

The word you’re looking for is autist.

[Saarinotsorry]

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i’m 32 years old. I understand some of you guys in your 40s that grew up watching Gonz will inevitably support anything he does but jesus christ his art is so cringe.

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Pretty sure you meant Danny Minnick.  But since he's not Gonz...you'll have no clue who that is.

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Uhm. I know exactly who Danny is and have met him multiple times in LA. Dude shot alot of Muskas’s most memorable footage. Try again KOOK.

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When you brag about meeting "Danny" and get so offeded you envoke "he filmd the Muska".   I'll take kook status over your defense of "Danny" any day my guy



And I'd take a 9999/10000 Schmoo over your boy "Danny"s "art" any day

Im not your guy muh dude

[Rockin Robbin]

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I always felt his art was simplistic and childish. Pretty much crap to me. I'm honestly irked that the art world gives him so much praise and his work commands high dollars. His art has barely evolved in 30 years! He's made a career by fooling everyone. With all that said... his skating is overrated too. He comes from an era where style was everything and the dude lacks that as well. The dude is a self aware caricature of himself.

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Exactly. He is almost become a parody of himself in a way.

[close]

Curious to know what you think is "good" art?

*pretentiously adjusts spectacles*

[Bill Salt]

I work in art and I've been skating for 32y.The dude is a skate legend for sure but when it comes to art and especially paintings, damn this is pure rip off...
He would have never popped out without is skateboarding fame.Period

[breezy_again]

I work in art and I've been skating for 32y.The dude is a skate legend for sure but when it comes to art and especially paintings, damn this is pure rip off...
He would have never popped out without is skateboarding fame.Period

User name checks out

[WorldsbestWeedsm0ker]

Average person walks into museum and looks at famous abstract painting “hey my kid could’ve painted this!” Yeah but they didn’t and even if they did art is 90% about who where when and why.
Gonz art also gives off child like wonder vibes which is a great representation of skateboarding IMO

[wil540]

Gonz' visual art is good, in my opinion. It is also ok if you don't like it. To understand Gonz' art better, maybe check out Kieth Haring, Philip Guston, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Again, if it is too basic for your tastes that OK, you dont have to like every skate artist. If Gonz' isn't your cup of tea, perhaps check out Winslow Homer.

[Bill Salt]

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Spent full week with Mark once, he is one those people that goes by "larger than life". His whole life is an art, I guess that what it takes to go for a handrail when everybody skate ramp or flat.

You can question his art, but he is true artist.

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The word you’re looking for is autist.

lol

[GAY]

To be fair, if someone told me I had to choose between sitting in a room with Gonz or sitting in a room with Gonz's art, I'd choose his art every time.

[zahed]

consistent, fun, and simple. seeing as this is a skate forum, if you don't appreciate that we don't agree on what style is.

[doublesteveburger]

To be fair, if someone told me I had to choose between sitting in a room with Gonz or sitting in a room with Gonz's art, I'd choose his art every time.

you'd spare him the opportunity to wrestle you or the chair you'd be sitting in? blasphemy!

[Abyss1]

To be fair, if someone told me I had to choose between sitting in a room with Gonz or sitting in a room with Gonz's art, I'd choose his art every time.

Id choose Gonz art over AI art too

[GAY]

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To be fair, if someone told me I had to choose between sitting in a room with Gonz or sitting in a room with Gonz's art, I'd choose his art every time.

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you'd spare him the opportunity to wrestle you or the chair you'd be sitting in? blasphemy!

Well now that you put it that way...

[Pooh Drunx]

That's just, like, your opinion, man.......

[funeral_tuxedo]

When I was younger I read Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut. The narrator's explanation of what draws him to abstract art was pretty eye opening. Its cool to not get certain styles art and write off other's people's interest in it, but I am really glad that I went down the abstract expressionism rabbit hole. Psychedelics definitely make it easier to appreciate emotion without context though so that might be a good place to start on your changing mind journey.

I loved that book! The OG "fugitive materials" cautionary tale. Anyways - OP, nobody is forcing you to like Gonz's art.

[Tom Pearl]

it's original so there's that.


i dig it