"The Legend," Mark Gonzales Finds Perfect Balance in Fine Art and Skateboarding

"The Legend," Mark Gonzales Finds Perfect Balance in Fine Art and Skateboarding | HYPEBEAST Diaries

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5 жыл бұрын

HYPEBEAST meets up with artist Mark Gonzales in his Lower East Side studio. The Supreme team member still skates, but has mellowed from his raucous early years. “I think at 50, I think I reached the type of maturity where my art is fine art,” he chuckles. “Where before it was just kid stuff.”
“Maybe inside the skateboard world I’m someway on the outside,” Gonzales reflects. “I’m a different way.” As he manuals through Chinatown and shows us the knick-knacks inside his studio space, he meditates on the contrast between his physical approach to skateboarding and emotional take on artwork. “I’m not afraid to … break a bone or … lose my teeth,” Gonzales affirms. “But… I like soft colors, I like pink, I like a lot of things that aren’t really ‘tough.’”
Inside the space, the Gonz maneuvers around half-finished canvases, Funko Pop figurines, old skate magazines and retro Makaha boards to get to his window-side workspace. “Mostly you can see it’s pretty messy, that’s the way I work.” he admits “Sometimes it’s hard for ideas to formulate with a clean environment.” As he paints, Gonzales considers how his work attitude has shifted “It’s kinda weird to not have a reason but just to be following an instinct. In my opinion, thats what makes good art.”
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@unionironjosh 5 жыл бұрын

He’s living a life people are afraid too live. I respect that.

@therealwewin 4 жыл бұрын

Afraid to live lol easy

@cynamonstudio 3 жыл бұрын

True as hell

@gdust6579 3 жыл бұрын

Hes a cool guy, and his art is so cute lol :3

@elijaw6746 3 жыл бұрын

care to explain what others fear about his lifestyle? not trying to be rude, just wondering!!

@unionironjosh 3 жыл бұрын

@@elijaw6746 he has the courage to live. Most people won’t skate that age. Or paint and dress with out a care of other’s thoughts.

@Cannabyte710 5 жыл бұрын

A lot of kids today need this video. Thank you Gonz.

@shaunhal1936 5 жыл бұрын

Okay Jason

@Cannabyte710 5 жыл бұрын

@Jason Hernandez You're just a bot.

@eugenefloyd8232 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your opinion Jason

@beemmeupscotty5993 5 жыл бұрын

50, look at that energy! Not a day over 30 in his Vibe

@dudelebowski8629 5 жыл бұрын

@@eugenefloyd8232 "that like uh your opinion man"

@servidig483 5 жыл бұрын

THIS is the type of content that TRULY matters, not the "high" fashion cringe compilations with those popular names.

@dParakeet 5 жыл бұрын

Fact

@sebsolace8281 5 жыл бұрын

Money on the line?

@sebsolace8281 5 жыл бұрын

this is all by design

@sebsolace8281 5 жыл бұрын

& dont source how you stole/learned the trick

@sebsolace8281 5 жыл бұрын

califorinia tony hawk started this nonsense to the olympics & he is the most jaded sk8r EVER

@ImTooAbstract 5 жыл бұрын

This is probably my favorite Mark interview to date - love the line about not having a “reason” to do something but following an instinct...

@ZKorvin 2 жыл бұрын

Gonz is a rare breed that truly understands what it means to be alive.

@imDezrt 5 жыл бұрын

The entire skate-streetwear cross section owes a debt of gratitude to Gonz. He's one of the few out there actually living it and keeping it real, rather than riding someone else's coattails.

@loveulez 4 жыл бұрын

"The entire skate-streetwear cross section owes a debt of gratitude to Gonz." lol the state of this foppish idiocy

@imDezrt 4 жыл бұрын

@@loveulez I'm not the foppish one, the cross-section is. And I'm saying they owe a debt of gratitude. Kapiche?

@tylerthecreator8517 4 жыл бұрын

Hes the cool grandpa that everyone wants

@lennybenz4281 5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest humans to impact this and my world.

@therealwewin 4 жыл бұрын

Rodney

@darlantro 5 жыл бұрын

I feel like Mark is the coolest guy. He is totally without ego. He could be walking around in underwear and still look cool doing it. He knows himself and what he loves. And from what I gather, he loves people, art, and skateboarding, and pursues those loves with passion.

@ArthurFellig 5 жыл бұрын

Whenever I see or hear of Mark Gonzalez, I feel a little bit better about being a human. Such and inspiring person!

@chlochlo_the_T_BAG 4 жыл бұрын

*gonzales

@MartinKohoutekchannel 5 жыл бұрын

As he once said "My life is poetic. It is better to live in a world of poetic meaning rather than hardcore reality". He seems like he has stuck with this belief and I'm genuenly happy for him. What an icon

@Max25670 5 жыл бұрын

These vids need to be longer.

@pauldavis7903 5 жыл бұрын

IMA 'BOUT TO ATTACK THIS DOUBLE SET, YO!

@onethousandpizzas 5 жыл бұрын

Paul Davis Pull over! There a liquor!

@BrownieTroop59 3 жыл бұрын

I do the tricks, not you.

@bovinicide 5 жыл бұрын

Nice little short. Gonz is actually a living legend.

@jamemann4700 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Gonz dont get run over man we still need u in the skate community, this new gen needs to learn frm u 🤙🏼

@DaytonJoey 5 жыл бұрын

An inspiration as always. Love the Gonz!!

@maxdaniels4326 5 жыл бұрын

for real tho man gonz is such a chill guy

@therealwewin 4 жыл бұрын

Selling out isn't inspiration

@filmerd 5 жыл бұрын

This is ABSOLUTELY the best thing I have seen in a while. Side of the Gonz that everybody hears about but not everybody sees. The artist side!

@ILLAILLS 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is inspiring beyond belief. Skate & Art.

@yellowyamanaka654 5 жыл бұрын

Been a supporter of this man since 2007 back in middle school, love the dude

@CollinGill7 3 жыл бұрын

the most beautiful mind in all of skateboarding

@MrFackoffline 4 жыл бұрын

God, I've opened youtube to find and rewatch the first small interview with Mark by hypebeast because it really inspires me and gives these unique creative vibes from Mark and always an inner smile. And I so wondered to find out the new and even bigger interview with him! Thanks, Mark for all that you're doing.

@zerofckz6158 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the day. Me and my friends use to skate down Southern Ave (South Gate) just to see Mark skate. He was and still is a bad ass. TeamAirBones 💀

@lorenzocorleone7605 5 жыл бұрын

Gonz always keeping it real! A big inspiration to many kids and grown adults

@blakehall3861 5 жыл бұрын

He must be the funnest person to shoot photos of and film! Literally one of the greatest skaters of all time!

@Caalifrna 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus. I’m lucky to have grown up while gonz is still alive.

@deadlotuses 5 жыл бұрын

i absolutely adore u gonz, a little glimmer in a dim world

@Marco-717 5 жыл бұрын

So gay it hurts 🤢

@Minnevan 4 жыл бұрын

@@Marco-717 Yeah! Looking up to a skateboarding legend is really gay, tell em like it is.

@adamjharmer9487 3 жыл бұрын

@@Marco-717 So repressed it hurts.

@darkwriter_xx94 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why but I love seeing him mix paint on paper plates. It really just showed how down to earth he is.

@Skiddyskates 5 жыл бұрын

Love it. What a beast

@the6ig6adwolf 5 жыл бұрын

Mark is a legend! I'd wager most people outside the skateboarding community walk by him on the street and assume he's a homeless guy.

@mario6279 5 жыл бұрын

Little do they knows he’s worth 10 million and is a legend

@christophersawyer253 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly!! He is a national treasure

@therealwewin 4 жыл бұрын

Rodney is a legend. Mark is a pioneer

@hofx666 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but since that’s the schtick he’s going for it kind of loses it’s value. Rich guy dresses like poor guy really isn’t all that interesting or unique.

@tranzco1173 3 жыл бұрын

Homeless guy with a 700 dollar tie though.

@sayyestobotanica 3 ай бұрын

An artist few have heard of but everyone needed

@aumshow 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks hypebeast.. forever my idol gonz

@vinaysingh3191 5 жыл бұрын

He seems chill

@memekampf1751 5 жыл бұрын

Love this dude. total free spirit

@Hertog101 5 жыл бұрын

How to have as much fun as Mark Gonzales? Translate that to life.

@nephimcknight5832 5 жыл бұрын

Words of wisdom by a true legend.

@jimgrude 5 жыл бұрын

People are talking a lot about where skateboarding is at, what's wrong with it, what's good, and what needs to change. All we really need to do is look at Gonz, then everything becomes clear as day.

@reds7vn644 4 жыл бұрын

The problem with skateboarding is it stuck it hasn't progressed any. You have to look at it Rodney Mullen is single-handedly responsible for skateboarding as we know it today. Heather not been Rodney Mullen Gonz wouldn't exist. Virtually every single skateboarding trick that we know today was invented by Mullen or he had his hand in it. If you look at modern skateboarding design that is completely one-hundred-percent Rodney Mullen's doing. Outside of the Supertramp where is skateboarding actually grown? And what I mean by that is if you look at the skating from the mid-90s early 2000s nothing's really happened in a major sense. Skateboarding is just stuck in the era of 1990 - 2000. If you're honest with yourself you can openly see this and admit it. All the major tricks that we know in Street where invented and perfected in the Years between 1977- 2000, in vert invert the 900 was landed in 99 by Hawk (super ramp does not count super ramp because that's just a bunch of BS in my opinion, if you can't do it on a halfpipe you can't do it). the reason I say that about super ramp is because all you have to do is build a caller rant once you do this you get more speed which means you get more air which means you get more Hang Time on a halfpipe you don't have this luxury. If you look at it snowboarding BMX hell even rollerblading and even the dreaded scooter has progressed more then skateboarding has in less time. Now don't get me wrong I love skateboarding I'm 47 years old now spend the majority of my time on a longboard or a nice pentail. But skating is nowhere what it was in the 80s and 90s.

@dhvmpyr 5 жыл бұрын

Absolute Legend

@tntsk868 5 жыл бұрын

Love your art Gonz.

@zzirjukez2899 5 жыл бұрын

Love you’re work

@QUAKECITYROCKER 5 жыл бұрын

Wish this was a weekly series

@tahseenasif1801 5 жыл бұрын

This is how life should be

@benthamin 4 жыл бұрын

A fucking legend, an absolute revolutionary man. Thank you.

@MrArtenow 4 жыл бұрын

So Great !!!!!

@millercowie606 5 жыл бұрын

Hero

@zenstateofmind9907 5 жыл бұрын

So Nostalgic.

@karateced 5 жыл бұрын

Legend. And wise

@empale1 3 жыл бұрын

Mark spreads inspiration. < 3

@bengonzales8039 3 жыл бұрын

He’s so humble and down to earth

@francoisabramovici 5 жыл бұрын

what an amazing human

@OneManMining 5 жыл бұрын

We need more of these kinds of videos

@nico-cf7wz 5 жыл бұрын

I like this guy, and his style

@youngmoneyblood2515 5 жыл бұрын

The title of this video is amazing

@miklom41 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely a great man, im still skating his board at 45

@BRADLEY808 5 жыл бұрын

one of our best.

@gdust6579 3 жыл бұрын

Im not a skateboarder but hes my favorite. I first knew about him from EA Skate. I want use rollerblading as a way to get more creative with my art

@sh4rku5 2 жыл бұрын

i don’t know anything about rollerblading but hell yeah, go for it dude!

@LucasPenido 4 жыл бұрын

Gonz is the GOAT! Happy to see him doing much better than a few years ago!

@vector8310 5 жыл бұрын

More of this, please

@tripler9632 5 жыл бұрын

skateboarding and art saves the day❣️

@2jimsy 5 жыл бұрын

Mark is the man

@dabrazillionaire 5 жыл бұрын

What an amazing man!

@Kerry.R 5 жыл бұрын

Mark Gonzales is an inspiration to every person on this god damn planet.

@danielberry8697 5 жыл бұрын

good stuff , what a great guy. real

@skarceoneafd9609 3 жыл бұрын

Mark has reached his second prime 💎 love you Brotha ✌🏼🙏🏼

@jbpaulo1 5 жыл бұрын

the king

@seanreardon3920 5 жыл бұрын

Man gonz is a treasure. What a sweet guy

@prettyricky411ify 3 жыл бұрын

Mark Gonzales your are truly amazing!!

@BeachBumsk8 4 жыл бұрын

We need more Gonz!!

@MichaelFurnesFilms 5 жыл бұрын

My hero

@yellowmagicdog3350 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah Mark! You are awesome

@Atomic_Johnny 4 жыл бұрын

Gonz is the guy we all wish we were uninhibited enough to be. He's free.

@JoseRivera-rr7hr 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this... truly you make guys like me who favor soft color happy 😊

@tokyo2moscow792 4 жыл бұрын

i love mark Gonzalez hes what got me into skating hes also my style inspo

@allenscottrogers5106 5 жыл бұрын

such a big influence

@dan-iw3bv 5 жыл бұрын

I've never been on hypebeast before, I'm still not sure i know exactly what it is but this video was in my suggestions cuz tha GONZ! i fucking loved this, i love the Gonz and any insight towards his world and his mind. Krooked's #1, you're #2!!

@ouzei 4 жыл бұрын

The Legend

@thisisbrettvi 5 жыл бұрын

gonz you an angel

@jorgemayancela5588 5 жыл бұрын

Legend

@user-pt1ky6eo9w 5 жыл бұрын

coolest dude around

@michaellorenzen8200 Жыл бұрын

on a different level

@anthonyargueta8448 5 жыл бұрын

This better be a part 1 cause 4 minutes, nah we need at least a 12 minute of film with gonz

@Unc_Talks 5 жыл бұрын

Supreme collab was iconic.

@d.l.jardine-dq3kp 8 ай бұрын

thanks mark

@d.l.jardine-dq3kp 8 ай бұрын

thanks again mark

@moonmanmigz 5 жыл бұрын

GOALS man

@itzgauze4343 5 жыл бұрын

All hail Gonz

@seanthomasrauchert1695 5 жыл бұрын

Best quote ever "you dont quit skateboarding cuz you get old: You get old cuz you quit skateing & marks a prime example

@bllessah 4 жыл бұрын

A legend

@kevinmejia93 5 жыл бұрын

the man himself!

@durden2480 2 жыл бұрын

What a legend

@squidwardshouse5431 3 жыл бұрын

Mad respect Living my dream. Just want to add music in too.

@01mail19 5 жыл бұрын

legend

@kcuf1085 5 жыл бұрын

Giant inspiration.

@lawrencemicheal3591 5 жыл бұрын

Greatest person EVER O_O

@dudeodude9169 5 жыл бұрын

i love you Mark

@kamogelophilliphlongwane1687 3 жыл бұрын

Skating for ever😎👌🏾

@dysfunctionalhero 2 жыл бұрын

Great art! Great guy!

@edwinmatos3698 5 жыл бұрын

The real goat!!!

@zzirjukez2899 5 жыл бұрын

Love you mark

@michaelaguayo1541 3 ай бұрын

I wish I was skateboarding with this man.

@rainwhenidie4444 5 жыл бұрын

TRIPLE OG LEGEND

@Wolf_Knife_CEO 5 жыл бұрын

OG sh!t Thanks Mark! 🛹👨🏼‍🎨