{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1956,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/talk-to-mr-ed-templeton/templeton_skaterkids_2004.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2009-09-10T20:48:10Z","description":"Like the other “Beautiful Losers”, Mr. Ed Templeton is a hero for a whole generation of skateboarders and contemporary artists. Read what he has to say!","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Templeton\u003c/strong\u003e is not only pro skateboarder, contemporary artist, painter, writer and photographer - no - he is one of the “Beautiful Losers”! In addition to that, he has his own skateboard company, named “Toy Machine” and belongs to the hip creative head of our time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"external-video\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVideo / YouTube\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe YouTube player loads only when you choose to load it; YouTube then receives your connection information.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbdhD_0IU_M\" rel=\"noreferrer\"\u003eWatch on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" data-video-src=\"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tbdhD_0IU_M\" data-video-title=\"YouTube video referenced by Talk to Mr. Ed Templeton\" hidden\u003eLoad YouTube player\u003c/button\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"video-player\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in Berlin artworks of him were shown a few week ago, when \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157616497147867/\"\u003ehe exhibited along with Pettibon and McGee\u003c/a\u003e at the Circle Culture Gallery.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, Juxtapoz posted a nice two-part talk (\u003ca href=\"http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/exclusive-interview-kelly-d-williams-x-ed-templeton\"\u003epart1\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/exclusive-interview-kelly-d-williams-x-ed-templeton-part-2\"\u003epart2\u003c/a\u003e) about skateboarding, arts and traveling between artist, designer, writer, and photographer** Kelly D. Williams** and Mr. \u003cstrong\u003eEd Templeton\u003c/strong\u003e. Here is an excerpt:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliams:\u003c/strong\u003e What about the worst trend in art?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTempleton:\u003c/strong\u003e Calling someone a “Skate Artist.” Is there a certain thing that can alert you to who is a skate artist? Whoa, I just walked right into that one, painting on a skateboard! But aside from that, what does that mean?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is like saying “Bicycle artists” anyone who rides a bike and does art is one now a “Bike Artist” People who have a flannel shirt on make art in a certain way, lets call them the “Flannel Shirtists” People who skate and make art do so in a wide variety of ways, so you can’t categorize them into some sort of group that implies that they are making art that is similar in any way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut there are people who don’t skate, and love to paint on skateboards for “street cred” they think it might give them. If you are trying to be called a “Skate Artist” you already blew it at life.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEd Templeton - Skaterkids, 2004\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n**Ed Templeton** is not only pro skateboarder, contemporary artist, painter, writer and photographer - no - he is one of the “Beautiful Losers”! In addition to that, he has his own skateboard company, named “Toy Machine” and belongs to the hip creative head of our time.\n\n[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbdhD_0IU_M)\n\n\nAlso in Berlin artworks of him were shown a few week ago, when [he exhibited along with Pettibon and McGee](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157616497147867/) at the Circle Culture Gallery.\n\nNow, Juxtapoz posted a nice two-part talk ([part1](http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/exclusive-interview-kelly-d-williams-x-ed-templeton), [part2](http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/exclusive-interview-kelly-d-williams-x-ed-templeton-part-2)) about skateboarding, arts and traveling between artist, designer, writer, and photographer** Kelly D. Williams** and Mr. **Ed Templeton**. Here is an excerpt:\n\u003e **Williams:** What about the worst trend in art?\n\u003e\n\u003e **Templeton:** Calling someone a “Skate Artist.” Is there a certain thing that can alert you to who is a skate artist? Whoa, I just walked right into that one, painting on a skateboard! But aside from that, what does that mean?\n\u003e\n\u003e That is like saying “Bicycle artists” anyone who rides a bike and does art is one now a “Bike Artist” People who have a flannel shirt on make art in a certain way, lets call them the “Flannel Shirtists” People who skate and make art do so in a wide variety of ways, so you can’t categorize them into some sort of group that implies that they are making art that is similar in any way.\n\u003e\n\u003e But there are people who don’t skate, and love to paint on skateboards for “street cred” they think it might give them. If you are trying to be called a “Skate Artist” you already blew it at life.\n\nEd Templeton - Skaterkids, 2004\n","tags":["Photography","Interview","Skateboarding"],"title":"Talk to Mr. Ed Templeton","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/talk-to-mr-ed-templeton/"}