We’ve been slowly moving through the world of custom motorcycles for a long time now, and some of you might have noticed something: generally speaking, custom motorcycles, especially those made in Europe, come as modified stock Harley-Davidson rides. Yet from time to time, one built from the ground up comes into view.
Whereas custom motorcycles and European-style football (soccer) do not seem to mix all that well, not the same can be said about insane choppers and wrestling. And there seems to be no better match than the El Diablo and Bill Goldberg.
The work of Steve Chaszeyka and the other artists featured in “American Stripes” normally is found on wheels, not walls.
For the next two months, though, it will be on display at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown
“American Stripes” features pieces created by more than 30 artists who primarily are known for their customized paint jobs for vehicles.
Chaszeyka, who owns an airbrushing and pinstriping shop in New Middletown and runs a graphics academy that teaches aspiring pinstripers, selected artists who, like himself, push the envelope for what can be done.
“The artists I contacted, each one has a certain style and approach to this,” he said. “They’re not just hot rod pinstripers. They’re talent goes beyond car pinstriping and motorcycle pinstriping … I instructed them, ‘Don’t reinvent yourself, just do what you do,’ and these guys just went over the top.”
FOUND: Kalamazoo police request assistance in locating missing teen, possibly endangered
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
By: FOX 17
and last updated 2021-02-25 23:47:59-05
KALAMAZOO, Mich. â Kalamazoo police require public assistance in locating a missing teen.
Graylee Wilburn Smith, 16, was last seen in the area of Lake Street and Division Street today around 5 p.m. walking away alone on foot, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Police describe Smith as a white male with blue eyes, brown hair, an average build, and standing at at 5â09â tall. They say he was wearing dark-colored pants, a brown coat and a West Coast Choppers t-shirt.
WXXI captures their journey and the unveiling in this hour-long documentary,
Dialogue in Metal, airing Thursday, January 7 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV. With unprecedented access to both artists, WXXI spent roughly a year chronicling the creative journeys of Paley and James as they worked to create these two different sculptures. Shot in 2017, the film crew traveled with Paley to James’ studio in Austin, Texas. There, James revealed the impetus behind this project, his long-time admiration of Paley’s work.
After that meeting in Austin, the two artists returned to their studios to begin construction of their sculptures in isolation. Neither one knew what the other would do. WXXI’s camera crew visited Paley’s studio in downtown Rochester to document his work, and then returned to Austin to see James’ progress. The half-finished sculptures were then delivered to their respective studios and a new chapter of work began. Along the way, Paley and James share their techniques and expl