In “True Wind” the Austrian windsurfer Max Matissek wants to bring windsurfing to locations, where it is impossible to windsurf. Max Matissek: “True Wind is an art and sport project which is about extreme complementarities. I want to create new pictures in windsurfing, not limited by any external factors. So far it wasn’t possible to get street style into windsurfing.”
The title itself “True Wind” is already a contradiction and the subsurface location conflicts with the sport of windsurfing. But with a winch and a kicker, Max realizes his imagination, he transferred windsurfing to a place without wind.
“I have always thought about combining images of my journeys with my painting and I am happy to finally present this project,” Max told us.
The location for his first picture was an underground water storage basin in Austria’s capital Vienna. The photographer of the image was the Austrian Philip Schuster. The chosen image got converted to black and white and was then transferred on canvas. The final product is a mixed media piece on canvas.
True Wind
Filmed and edited by – Manuel Grafenauer/Enjoy the Soup
Stop trolling and let the guy express himself. Personally I like it, surely it wasn’t meant to be the extreme move video, but at least he had a nice idea, outside the box. Kind of like a modern day Michi Eskimo. Go ahead Max, windsurfing needs a different point of view!
Great stuff! I truely like the deep smile in the end. Not the art many people like, but definitely new ideas. Kepp on going!
PS: Only the title “true wind” is a bit strange…
Can’t say I am a fan of this video, two good/sketchy moves but the rest is just poser and disappointing (great location, footage could have been much better, artwork = absolutely terrible…) and as for the comment – “So far it wasn’t possible to get street style into windsurfing.” – Definitely an ill-founded comment, this photo was put up nearly a year ago… and I have seen loads more shots in city locations over the past five years… https://www.facebook.com/AdamSimsK72/photos/a.159261644282532.1073741826.159261577615872/261741044034591/?type=1&theater I am just sad for the sport, the big websites and media cant keep up with the evolution and exposure of… Read more »
@T C: Why have there not been more winch videos uploaded on continentseven?
Tow-In/Winch is sometimes nice to watch, you are right, but it is not windsurfing. We prefer the battle with the real elements.;-)
this is the best windsurfing movie i ever seen.
this is owesome … what u did …
like valerio said “SPEECHLESS”
Thanks for that ! i was thinkin of conectin street with art and windsurfing which seemed impossible for me, and u just did it.
Thanks Max and keep goin that direction !! 🙂
Speechless.
This is ART, by far one of the MOST creative clips ever!!!!
BRAVO!!!