Friday, February 24, 2012

Planking it

Planking it by powerdubbe
Planking it, a photo by powerdubbe on Flickr.

#fuerzaaysen #aysenlibre #patagoniasinrepresas

Fuerza a mis companeros en Aysen, Luchando para una causa justa siempre es difĂ­cil en un mundo de burocracia y mentiras.

This is not a bike helmet

This is not a bike helmet by powerdubbe
This is not a bike helmet, a photo by powerdubbe on Flickr.

eso no es un bike helmet.
Influences on this piece include a dotted gecko from brazil that I own, and the colors from a ojaxan bus.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

February

February by powerdubbe
February, a photo by powerdubbe on Flickr.

This piece expresses the turbulence I have been swimming in recently. It should be viewed while listening "Latino America" By Calle 13, to fully understand the quote, and where that is coming from... I feel that call 13, and that song in particular, are like this generation's versions of Neruda and Violetta Parra- poets that express the immense pain, pride, and overcoming which the Latin American countries contain in their history and their present moment.

Holy shavings

Holy shavings by powerdubbe
Holy shavings, a photo by powerdubbe on Flickr.

wood shavings, offered up to the gods.

Tony dubo

Tony dubo by powerdubbe
Tony dubo, a photo by powerdubbe on Flickr.

got this shot of tony the other night.. hope thats ok with you mr. dubo... i think it really conveys a lot about tony, one hand on the heart and one hand offering gentle guidance

It has begun

It has begun by powerdubbe
It has begun, a photo by powerdubbe on Flickr.

shot from greece. the way the guy jumps into the air is refreshing. the youth, athletic, creative, and intelligent- can and will take down oppressive state regimes if these regimes go to far. In the US, we still have an overwhelming apathy that has been bred into us by 20 years of MTV, reality TV, and the superbowl. however in some parts of the world, like in greece, this project of dismantling state structured and supported violence - from the police and the criminal justice system.