This post has all the images of the artist decorated motorcycle helmets, a special Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle decorated by Barry McGee and limited edition apparel created for the Celeritas Show and Auction at SURU gallery to raise funds for Riders For Health. The Press release from Pirelli, with all the information, is at the end of this post after the images.
The Gallery:
above: Celeritas at Suru (photo by John Shearer/WireImage.com)
The Helmets
Audrey Kawasaki:
Jesse James:
Alex Pardee:
And Alex with his helmet:
Joe Hahn:
James Jean:
Jim Lee:
Mark Dean Veca:
Jeff McMillan:
Futura:
Mike Shinoda:
Stash:
Troy Lee:
Usugrow:
The Suzuki Hayabusa
Barry McGee (aka Twist) decorated a special Suzuki Hayabusa for the show:
Damien (aka DRx.) Romanelli's leather outfit for the show:
"I worked in conjunction with Alpinestars whom provided me with technical motorcycle apparel as a canvas for our contribution to the show. Using an Alpinestars racing suit, gloves , boots and Mad Max as inspiration, I deconstructed and reinterpreted the motorcycle suit. Long time collaborator and good buddy Nathan Cabrera flipped the mannequin and helped me bring the creation to life."- DRx. Romanelli
The Pirelli press release:
Suru Presents Celeritas on Sunday, July 12, at the SURU Gallery in Los Angeles, California.
A display of fine art, inspired by passion’s urgency, themed through the medium of motorcycling, and realized on the objects of road racing culture (a motorcycle, helmets and apparel), opened to the public noon, Sunday, July 12, at the SURU Gallery in Los Angeles, California.
above left: the invite. above right: Event Co-hosts John Hensley and Joe Hahn (photo by John Shearer/WireImage.com)
The show, entitled Celeritas (Latin for Speed, like in accelerate.), features helmets, apparel, and a 2009 Suzuki Hayabusa, each painted by one of 14 trend-setting fine artist, helmet artist Troy Lee, musician/artist Joe Hahn, and welder/biker-cum-risk-taker Jesse James.
above: Mike Shinoda's limited edition T-shirts for the show
Limited edition Ts and other items related to the show will also be available for purchase. All, 100%, of the proceeds from the show’s sales will benefit the official charity of Moto GP, Riders for Health, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding the purchase and servicing of motorcycles for transportation of medical personnel to remote communities in Africa, that would otherwise be without medical care.
This show is conceived and curated by motorcyclist/actor John Hensley, known primarily for his role on the FX Channel’s award-winning series Nip/Tuck, and Linkin Park band member Joe Hahn, owner of the SURU Gallery. Pirelli Tire North America is a proud sponsor of this exciting cross-over exhibit of motorcycling and fine art, in concert with American Suzuki Motors, Oakley, Troy Lee, and Alpinestars.
Scott Griffin, VP of Pirelli Motorcycle Tire North America, said, “This sponsorship is a natural fit for Pirelli, a company defined by passion. We have a proud and long history of working with artists, actors, and photographers to create Pirelli’s world-famous calendars, videos and other works art. Applying this passion for the benefit of Riders for Health doubles the importance of this creative exhibit and we applaud John and Joe for this incredible accomplishment.”
Listed in no particular order, the artists participating in this exhibit are: Alex Pardee, Jeff McMillan, Stash, Barry McGee (aka Twist and the artist painting the Hayabusa, who is also featured on the cover of the latest issue (#14) of Swindle magazine), Futura, Mark Dean Veca, Usugrow, Joe Hahn, Jim Lee, Jesse James, Troy Lee, James Jean, Audrey Kawasaki, Darren Romanelli, aka DRx, Nathan Cabrera, Mike Shinoda, Estevan Oriol.
Estevan Oriol has released an original exclusive giclee print for the show. It is a limited edition of 50 and all are numbered and signed by Estevan Oriol:
The show opened to the public Sunday, July 12, at noon, and will run through August 16. Pirelli Tire encourages those interested to be certain to plan an early visit to the show, because the window for viewing of these works of art in this venue closes after 30 days. Artwork, and limited-edition clothing designed for the show, will be available for purchase for the duration of the exhibit, or for as long as supplies last.
The SURU gallery is located at 7662 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Huge thanks to Elizabeth Kim for her flickr photos of the show. And thanks to Hypebeast, Motorcycle USA , DRx. Romanelli and of course, SURU gallery, Los Angeles. (which is no longer around)