Photos: Rodney Mullen @ The Drake Hotel

Photos by: Brandon Newfield –

Video artist Shaun Gladwell and pro-skater Rodney Mullen (a.k.a. the godfather of skateboarding, a.k.a. inventor of the ollie), explored minimalist sculpture, kickflips, and how they’re a match made in heaven, in an intimate talk held at the Drake Hotel in Toronto last night.

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)

Rodney Mullen at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on June 23, 2017. (Photo: Brandon Newfield/Aesthetic Magazine)