Canvas
Paul practices the art of
the frontside air in BC.
There were lots of lead bodies
Once I saw a
body
with no head, no hand, no foot,
Where are you guys
Bosnia
What tova?
Sanjevo E
What neighborhood?
Dobrinja
When did you leave?
1995
parents saw a man
go crazy
Its a crazy
country
There's lots of guys with guns,
It's not good. I un much happier have in B.C.)
Prijedor
Vasenica
Zepa
BEOGRAD
Stovic
Once a talk parked next
partment building
AU
y artistic journey has been
M
the result of my experiences
Lwith everyone who has
helped and inspired me in this
crazy decade. Above all, thanks to
my people at Burnside for nine bru-
tal, exhilarating, intense, transcen-
dental years. Thanks Mom and
Dad, and my brothers John, David,
and Mike. I am indebted to my pro-
fessors at PSU: Susan Harlan, Tim
Ely, Dig Misra, Laura Ross-Paul,
Joe Biel, Mel Katz, Ann Shiogi,
Linda Wysong, and Eleanor
Erskine. You sent me on this path
and gave me the opportunity to
explore any possibility and destroy
any boundary. A big thanks goes to
the participants in Skateboarder
Art, the ongoing group exhibition at
Cal Skate, especially Dan Ness,
Piper Rovin, Chris Hornbecker, and
Chris Rhodes. Your diverse and
rebellious art has been truly
rewarding to see. And thanks,
Susan, Madeline, Noah M, Dylan,
Tracy, Sean, and Hara.
Finally, a big no thanks to George
Bush and Slobodan Milosevic, who
totally screwed up the 1990s. You
guys were also a big influence, and
through my artwork, you shall be
cursed to the grave and beyond.
My artwork is dedicated to all of
your victims, those who fought
against all odds just to survive.
-Paul Fujita, Portland, Oregon
and stabbed 27 times
The life kids had their own wars,
but just for fun you know.
Groups of fifty kids would run around
in the ruins and throw rocks.at kids
from other neighborhoods
Mau sup
get across
Street
here
60%
But nobody got hurt.
CHE TRIKS
he put a bomb up to his chest
next to his heart, like this
Ot
Greta (6th e
2. Protuavionski top (42)
Mitraljez nozvan
Ongperi
it shot at some guys, and they shot
back and hit our building. Of course, we
were all in the basement,
You couldn't skate board at all, because there was
a lot of rocks on the ground.
It's a beautiful country
Srpski teritorijalci?
☑
maybe I'll go back someday.
ezerd
Above: Interview with two skaters from
Dobrinja, Bosnia. Series of drypoint etchings.
Background: Mandala, colored pencil on paper.
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