{"id":315552,"date":"2021-02-09T07:04:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T07:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nocomplynetwork.com\/?page_id=315552"},"modified":"2023-06-28T15:45:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T15:45:24","slug":"gulan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nocomplynetwork.com\/gulan\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gulan is an artist and skater from London, England who draws, paints and illustrates. His multifaceted art features signature warping faces, highly imaginative situations, settings and scenarios, wrapped in bold lines embedded with accompanying bright and dark colours.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s fortunate as he has a bright career ahead of him and his creative approach not only shows in his artwork and skateboarding but in his words about it. His surreal art has been constantly drawing our attention for more than a while so when we finally matched his standout skate clips right back to the artist at hand, we just had to find out more about him and ask him some questions about his creations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So after a short chat about his points of view on art, skateboarding and everything in-between we were stoked to discover that he was down to become a No Comply Network member.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s Gulan’s member interview about how he first got his handle on skateboarding, finding art at a young age, how he sparks new ideas for his highly imaginative art, going to Mile End, hanging at Parlour Skate shop, why he’s stoked on No Complys, his thoughts on style and individuality , his hand drawn and digital art and skate animations, working at the Palace Skateboards Shop in London, his favourite Palace graphics, Jack Hamilton, Curtis Pearl, Jake Church, Chewy Cannon, Gulan’s world, his clothing, his recent projects, why he’s passionate about drawing designs for his fallen friends, his favourite tricks, spots, skaters, photos , videos, and music ever and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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@gulansworld<\/a><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your full name?<\/h1>\n

My full name is Ryan O\u2019Toole.<\/p>\n

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Where did you grow up and where do you live now?<\/h1>\n

I grew up in Stratford, East London and I currently still live around East London.<\/p>\n

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When did you first see skateboarding?<\/h1>\n

I think I was 14 when I started skating when I was introduced to it by my friend that I hung out with in secondary school.<\/p>\n

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Cool. What was your first board?<\/h1>\n

I had a Hot Wheels skateboard when I was really young and then I got that proper old school half-skateboard half-scooter lift up thing when I was growing up but didn\u2019t really progress with actual skateboarding until I went to secondary school.<\/p>\n

It was when I got there that I saved up some money to get a \u00a340 McGill board from Argos lol<\/p>\n

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Where did you learn to skate and who was in your crew?<\/h1>\n

I first learned how to skate in Seven Kings Park in Ilford but I’d say I really learnt how to skate at Mile End Skatepark.<\/p>\n

At that park there was a very big, scene of young kids, who were the same age as me at the time, who were all really good at skating.<\/p>\n

Sam Sitayeb<\/a>, Kyle Wilson<\/a>, Curtis Pearl<\/a>, Seb Tabe<\/a>, Emmanual Mayele<\/a> , Adam Delarue<\/a> and Zach Delarue<\/a>\u00a0and lots more my age where there then.<\/p>\n

There was also an older scene of skaters with skaters like Froby<\/a>, Josh Cox<\/a>, Joe Sivell<\/a> and Will Harmon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then there was the Brazilian crew and the Yah Bru lot, the list could go on forever!<\/p>\n

It just had such a diversity of people I would say they all became the crew I hung out with the most.<\/p>\n

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Cool. What was it like skating Mile End for the first time?<\/h1>\n

I first went to Mile End when I was aged 16 \u2013 17. So what that was like back in 2013 -2014.<\/p>\n

It was quite scary at first, going somewhere where you see skilled people skating and you are just trying to progress in your own space.<\/p>\n

Back then the park had its own skate shop called Parlour which was always nice and friendly and welcomed you into the scene like you were family.<\/p>\n

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Gulan: Ollie Over The Bump, Mile End: Shot by Pon_Da_Corner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What was your favourite thing about going to Parlour?<\/h1>\n

To be honest, the Mile End Parlour shop became a second home to me. I grew up not having anywhere to go in the morning. So I’d be there in morning drying up the skate park, waiting for them to open get a coffee and have a skate.<\/p>\n

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What was your favourite Parlour skate video?<\/h1>\n

I mean they were all sick just because of the people in it but I would have to say probably the Parlour skate jam Etnies Casting Call just because I can remember them days so well, big shout out to Bryce<\/a> who used to run Parlour he’s an absolute legend.<\/p>\n

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