Ed Templeton
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Edward "Ed" Templeton is a professional skateboarder
and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California
.
. He turned pro for New Deal Skateboards in 1990. He left New Deal in 1992 to start the short-lived company "TV" with Mike Vallely
. In 1993, Ed founded Toy Machine
skateboards.
Outside of skateboarding, Ed is an painter, graphic designer and photographer. He began by painting the graphics for his skateboard company, TV and later for Toy Machine. In 2000, Ed's book of photography Teenage Smokers placed first in the Search For Art competition in Italy
, winning $50,000. In the fall of 2001, Ed's artwork was featured in Juxtapoz magazine and in the 2002 produced an art exhibition, The Essentiel Disturbance, in the Palais de Tokyo (Paris) with the catalogue, The Golden Age of Neglect, published by Drago.
Ed Templeton is a featured artist of "Beautiful Losers
", a touring art exhibit, collected art book and feature documentary film, which includes the work of various contemporary artists. A lot of the art included in Beautiful Losers provides skateboarding and other urban themes. Templeton and some members of the Toy Machine team skated on ramps (and even a car) setup at the base of the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center in the summer of 2003 for the temporary showcase of Beautiful Losers. Ed Templeton is also an interviewee and his work and career one of the subjects of the Beautiful Losers film.
In 2008, after eleven years of selection and research, Ed Templeton has published Deformer (also the title of a 1996 documentary film about Templeton directed by Mike Mills
), the summary of his personality as an artist in which he speaks of his human and aesthetic growth in the "incubator of suburban outskirts", Orange County, California.
He is also a co-editor of the arts magazine, ANP Quarterly, started in 2005.
Skateboarding
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and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
.
Biography
Ed started skateboarding in 1985 in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California, with his friend Jason LeeJason Lee (actor)
Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and skateboarder known for his role as the title character on the NBC television series My Name is Earl, his portrayal of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, his role as Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin...
. He turned pro for New Deal Skateboards in 1990. He left New Deal in 1992 to start the short-lived company "TV" with Mike Vallely
Mike Vallely
Mike Vallely , also known as Mike V, is a professional skateboarder. Mike is also a musician, actor, television personality, stuntman, professional wrestler and FHL hockey player.-Early life:...
. In 1993, Ed founded Toy Machine
Toy Machine
Toy Machine is a skateboarding company started by Ed Templeton in 1993. The Toy Machine brand is housed under the Tum Yeto distribution company...
skateboards.
Outside of skateboarding, Ed is an painter, graphic designer and photographer. He began by painting the graphics for his skateboard company, TV and later for Toy Machine. In 2000, Ed's book of photography Teenage Smokers placed first in the Search For Art competition in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, winning $50,000. In the fall of 2001, Ed's artwork was featured in Juxtapoz magazine and in the 2002 produced an art exhibition, The Essentiel Disturbance, in the Palais de Tokyo (Paris) with the catalogue, The Golden Age of Neglect, published by Drago.
Ed Templeton is a featured artist of "Beautiful Losers
Beautiful Losers (film)
Beautiful Losers is a 2008 documentary feature film by director Aaron Rose and co-directed by Joshua Leonard. It was produced by Sidetrack Films in association with BlackLake Productions, and stars several artists including Harmony Korine, writer of independent cult films Kids and Gummo.It...
", a touring art exhibit, collected art book and feature documentary film, which includes the work of various contemporary artists. A lot of the art included in Beautiful Losers provides skateboarding and other urban themes. Templeton and some members of the Toy Machine team skated on ramps (and even a car) setup at the base of the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center in the summer of 2003 for the temporary showcase of Beautiful Losers. Ed Templeton is also an interviewee and his work and career one of the subjects of the Beautiful Losers film.
In 2008, after eleven years of selection and research, Ed Templeton has published Deformer (also the title of a 1996 documentary film about Templeton directed by Mike Mills
Mike Mills (director)
Michael C. "Mike" Mills is an American film and music video director and graphic designer. He is perhaps best known for his independent films Thumbsucker and Beginners.-Early life:...
), the summary of his personality as an artist in which he speaks of his human and aesthetic growth in the "incubator of suburban outskirts", Orange County, California.
He is also a co-editor of the arts magazine, ANP Quarterly, started in 2005.
Video credits
- Toy Machine - Brain Wash - 2010
- Emerica - Stay Gold - 2010
- Toy Machine - Suffer The Joy - 2006
- Toy Machine - Good & Evil - 2004
- Toy Machine - Berzerker - 2003
- Toy Machine - Sucking the Life - 2003
- ON Video Magazine - Summer 2003 - 2003
- Emerica - This Is Skateboarding - 2003
- 411 VM - Stand Strong - 2001
- 411 VM - Issue #30 - 1998
- Toy Machine - Jump Off A Building - 1998
- Daryl Grogan - Cold Sweat - 1996
- Thrasher - Hitting the Streets - 1996
- 411 VM - Issue #17 - 1996
- Sheep Shoes - Life of Leisure - 1995
- Toy Machine - Welcome to Hell - 1996
- 411 VM - Best of Volume 2 - 1995
- Toy Machine - Heavy Metal - 1995
- 411 VM - Issue #05 - 1994
- Toy Machine - Live - 1994
- Spitfire - Spitfire - 1993
- New Deal - 1281 - 1991
- New Deal - Useless Wooden Toys - 1990
Contest history
- 1st in 1995 Slam City JamSlam City JamSlam City Jam, the North American Skateboard Championships, was scheduled to return to Vancouver, BC in May 2008, but it has been postponed to May 2009 for unknown reasons. Debuted in Vancouver in 1994, Slam City Jam is the longest-running skateboarding event in North America and is among the best...
: street - 1st in 1990 Münster World Cup: street skateboarding
Selected Bibliography
- Caron Thomas,"ED TEMPLETON: THE CEMETERY OF REASON",S.M.A.K.,2010. ISBN 9789075679342
- "ED TEMPLETON: DEFORMER",Damiani,2008. ISBN 9788862080507
External links
- Official toy machine website
- Ed Templeton's page on Toymachine
- Ed Templeton at Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, CA
- Ed Templeton interview with Famousveggie.com
- Kelly D. Williams x Ed Templeton Interview Part II, Juxtapoz, 2009
- Juxtapoz Interview: Ed Templeton, Part I
- SWINDLE Magazine Interview
- Deformer, multi-media scrapbook by Ed Templeton, Damiani Editore, 2008]
- skatebook quarterly
- Roberts & Tilton Publications (book site)
- Illustrated bibliography: Ed Templeton