Kelly Slater & Kevin Ancell Collaborate On #ThePod

WHO:           

Professional Surfer Kelly Slater, RVCA ANP Artist Kevin Ancell, and RVCA Founder PM Tenore

WHAT:

Kelly Slater and Kevin Ancell have come together to collaborate on #ThePod, a project paying tribute to the wild captures and captive breeding of the Orca whales. Collectively, taking the idea about freedom and applying it to the friends who have passed on and influenced their lives, they designed a series of surfboards mimicking the marks of the Orcas, with the first one saying, "BLACKFISH."

The project was featured at an art exhibit curated by RVCA founder PM Tenore during Pow! Wow! Hawaii.

To read more about the project, please visit: https://www.rvca.com/b/post/kevin-ancel-kelly-slater-thepod

WHEN:

Friday, February 13^th, 2015 

6:00 p.m

WHERE:

Modern Hotel Honolulu – Sun Suite Terrace

1775 Ala Moana Blvd

Honolulu, HI 96815

SOCIAL:

Join the conversation by using #ThePod #Blackfish

RVCA can be found on Instagram at: @RVCA @ANP

Kelly Slater can be found on Instagram at: @kellyslater

Kevin Ancell can be found on Instagram at: @kevinancell

PM Tenore can be found on Instagram at: @pmtenore

MORE INFO:

RVCA:

RVCA is the brainchild of company Founder and President, PM Tenore. Transcending the boundaries of traditional action sports apparel, RVCA is a design-driven lifestyle brand free from passing trends. PM Tenore's intention from the very beginning has been to create a platform for RVCA, which combines art, music, fashion and a modern lifestyle in an original way.  www.rvca.com

KELLY SLATER:

11 Time World Champion Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has won an unprecedented 11 ASP World Titles, including 5 consecutive titles in 1994–98. He is the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 39) to win the title. 

KEVIN ANCELL:

Kevin Lloyd Ancell was adopted at a young age and raised by a group of Southern California surfers. They were the movers and shakers of the 1970s surf scene, and for Ancell, surfing became a way of life as well as a teacher of discipline; it helped him meet challenges and overcome fear. That is where the art comes in. For Ancell, art is an exploration of the inner surf self and another form of self – expression. Ancell draws most of his inspiration from the works of Rembrandt, Caravaggio and the old, Flemish masters. https://www.rvca.com/t/anp-artist/kevin-lloyd-ancell

PM TENORE:

Founder and president of RVCA, PM Tenore cites his inspirations as "Family, Friends, Art, Music and Community Involvement".  Having begun his career in fashion and the arts at the age of 15, Tenore has an appeal that naturally draws people to him and is the driving force behind the success of the RVCA brand. https://www.rvca.com/t/anp-artist/pm-tenore