{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Design"],"cover":{"alt":"Skateboard Sculptures by Haroshi","height":1764,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/fuckfinger-skateboard.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-01-16T16:06:44Z","description":"Skateboard sculptor Haroshi from Japan recently opened a great exhibition in Los Angeles, showing his latest skateboard sculptures made of broken decks! I love that fuckfinger...","html":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese skateboard sculptor \u003cstrong\u003eHaroshi\u003c/strong\u003e, who became infatuated with skateboarding in his early teens, creates impressive art by recycling old, broken skateboards and is still a passionate skater. I just stumbled upon some flicks from his latest exhibition in Los Angeles, which includes in addition to other skateboard sculptures, an amazing fuckfinger made of skateboards which is really killing it!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"skateboard-sculpture-art\"\u003eSkateboard Sculpture Art\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my eyes, being able to create those skateboard sculptures requires lots of technical skills as well as the right machines as it is mentioned on \u003ca href=\"http://haroshi.com/artworks/\"\u003eHaroshi’s website\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn order to make a sculpture out of a thin skateboard deck, one must stack many layers. But skate decks are already processed products, and not flat like a piece of wood freshly cut out from a tree. Moreover, skateboards may seem like they’re all in the same shape, but actually, their structure varies according to the factory, brand, and popular skaters’ signature models. With his experience and almost crazy knowledge of skateboards, Haroshi is able to differentiate from thousands of used deck stocks, which deck fits with which when stacked.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose of you who want to see more from his latest exhibition should check out \u003ca href=\"http://dailydujour.com/2012/01/07/preview-huf-x-haroshi-x-dlx/\"\u003edailydujour.com\u003c/a\u003e -It’s just great!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1220\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1220\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1220\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_996d2a10f4a3a883.avif 480w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_164ca0980a819442.avif 960w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_ae53fb3ac6e92022.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_9acf6e80a04a8e22.webp 480w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_c9f753c517e10497.webp 960w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_8e291fd7c32f3f64.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_ed48d2e5df134c2c.jpg\" srcset=\"/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_c60acc8c14270aeb.jpg 480w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_1284cdb16dacc26b.jpg 960w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture_hu_ed48d2e5df134c2c.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"955\" alt=\"skateboard sculpture\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eskateboard sculpture\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1220\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1220\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1220\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_abc24671af65bef2.avif 480w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_ef179f6eae56e5f1.avif 960w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_b619c9e11aabc1db.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_59fd40b9201e8c96.webp 480w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_372b2b3991a622f0.webp 960w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_836bdff4e68b4fab.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_bc860152eb655615.jpg\" srcset=\"/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_5a2110e8b568054.jpg 480w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_b1797acd248a1d67.jpg 960w, /skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art_hu_bc860152eb655615.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"955\" alt=\"Haroshi skateboard art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eHaroshi skateboard art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.crackajack.de/2012/01/09/fuckfinger-made-from-old-skateboards/\"\u003ecrackajack.de\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nJapanese skateboard sculptor **Haroshi**, who became infatuated with skateboarding in his early teens, creates impressive art by recycling old, broken skateboards and is still a passionate skater. I just stumbled upon some flicks from his latest exhibition in Los Angeles, which includes in addition to other skateboard sculptures, an amazing fuckfinger made of skateboards which is really killing it!\n\n## Skateboard Sculpture Art\n\n\nIn my eyes, being able to create those skateboard sculptures requires lots of technical skills as well as the right machines as it is mentioned on [Haroshi’s website](http://haroshi.com/artworks/):\n\n*In order to make a sculpture out of a thin skateboard deck, one must stack many layers. But skate decks are already processed products, and not flat like a piece of wood freshly cut out from a tree. Moreover, skateboards may seem like they’re all in the same shape, but actually, their structure varies according to the factory, brand, and popular skaters’ signature models. With his experience and almost crazy knowledge of skateboards, Haroshi is able to differentiate from thousands of used deck stocks, which deck fits with which when stacked.*\n\nThose of you who want to see more from his latest exhibition should check out [dailydujour.com](http://dailydujour.com/2012/01/07/preview-huf-x-haroshi-x-dlx/) -It’s just great!\n\n![skateboard sculpture](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/skateboard-sculpture.jpg\u003e)\n\nskateboard sculpture ![Haroshi skateboard art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/Haroshi-skateboard-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nHaroshi skateboard art \nVia [crackajack.de](http://www.crackajack.de/2012/01/09/fuckfinger-made-from-old-skateboards/).\n","tags":["Skateboarding","Sculpture","Art Exhibition"],"title":"Skateboard Sculptures by Haroshi","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/skateboard-sculptures-haroshi/"}