Sneaker Shoe Art
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- fatoe
What's your thoughts on the sneaker shoe + art integration movement?
i like it, unconventional canvas - new medium... but i'm afraid there may be a "trend" stigma attached to it.
Remember when everyone was airbrushing jeans & jean jackets back in the 80's?
I had a bombed levi's jacker (back panel mural) that said BRINK!
My first alias wheni started writing - goodtimes
- fatoe0
in you're unfamiliar:
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http://www.crookedtongues.com/
http://www.fixins.com/soledout
http://www.fatlace.com/
http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/
- mrdobolina0
I think it could be done well, but the things that were out on DC are pretty lame.
- andre_k0
the only "sneaker art" that has really impressed me is the air jordan project that Brian Jungen did.
- fatoe0
wow. you're hard to impress.
- andre_k0
well, its hard to deny that most "sneaker art" looks good.
however, Brian's work has a lot of social commentary associated with it. It resinates on more than an aesthetical level.
- ********0
If you are into sneakers check out 'Where'd You Get Those?' by Bobbito Garcia.
It's an in depth account of sneaker culture throughout the 70's, 80's, 90's, to present day.
worth a look.
I'm rockin' pro-keds royals, blue suede, tiny nate archibald style.
I don know nothing bout sneaker art, only sneakers...
- rasko40
I personally dont like it; in the same way I dont like it when Levis try and bring out jeans with graff down the sides like back in the day, its a nasty sellout when it becomes mass produced like that. When graff writers would piece their jackets and jeans it was communication for a certain group and not purely a fashion device, now ok I've seen some some good graff/tagging on sneakers but there are no principles behind it, I think its just another fashion/street thing for labels to pin their thing on first; adidas tried it about 5 years ago but the masses weren't ready for it, now they seem ready they try again with success... whatever.. if you want to wear it then thats fine but I dont think you'd see any writers wearing it and it would I think deter most from doing their own... its a little like here in London where what was a thriving sticker / stencil scene has dwindled to minimum since the prolification of books and exhibitions has dwindled to near nothing... but then, I'm more of a writer and stickering atc always seemed like a fickle response by the more fashion led crowd that wanted a piece rather than the more hardcore.
- unknown0
if you step into poo it becomes sneaker poo art , wow
- rasko40
I made sneaker poo art last night on the way home.. needless to say, I was pissed off.
and pissed off with a smelly shoe to boot... or is that 'to shoe'?