Slow posting this one!
My good friend Amar pointed ‘Made in Queens’ out to me yonks ago and it looks most excellent! The picture above says it all really - NY kids strapping speakers to BMXs - ingenious.
Read more over at the daily read - Creative Review blog.
It’s been a long time since anyone put any sneakers up in TheScrapBook… which is not only telling, given all the fashion trends we’ve brought to you etc, but it’s a bit strange since it was one of the things that got us all together as mates (along with many other fine things, but kicks is certainly strong!)
These new dunks from Nike absolutely steal the show though. Taken from stills from the Beautiful Losers film releasing very soon, this collection of Dunks is, in my humble opinion, stunning.
We mentioned Beautiful Losers before, but it’s a collection of artists that have been put together, curated along the lines of their “anti-art” backgrounds, their skate or music influence, or the way they influence the world. You’ll be familiar with them, perhaps - Kaws, Obey (Sheperd Fairey), ESPO (Steve Powers), Twist (Barry McGee) to name a few.
Supertouch has the low-down on the Beautiful Loser Dunks:
“Presented by NIKE SPORTSWEAR, the film chronicles the lives and creative process of artists including Shepard Fairey, Margaret Kilgallen, Mike Mills, Barry McGee, Jo Jackson, Chris Johanson, Harmony Korine, Stephen Powers, Geoff McFetridge, Thomas Campbell and Ed Templeton, among others, whose DIY attitudes informed the aesthetics and ethos of their generation…
To further commemorate the film’s release, Nike’s Sportswear’s JESSE LEYVA has also created a series of 22 Beautiful Losers Dunks emblazoned with iconic stills from the movie using the company’s new high-resolution digital printing process. Says Aaron Rose of the project, “We went back to the documentary and pulled frame stills of what we felt were key moments in the narrative. We used these moments to tell the Beautiful Losers story using the shoes as a medium, with the end result being a collection of works of art.” Viewed together, the shoes reflect the overall narrative of the film, and after being exhibited at the NYC and LA “Make Something!” workshops, two sets of the shoes will be auctioned off with proceeds donated to the Children’s Aid Society.”
The MAKE SOMETHING! workshop schedule, if you’re in NYC looks interesting too:
255 Elizabeth Street
August 8: Zine Making with Aaron Rose
August 9: Cinematography with Tobin Yelland
August 10: Character Design with Kaws
August 14: Animation with Todd James
August 16: Photography with Cheryl Dunn
August 17: Design with Eric Elms
August 18 Tattoos with Scott Campbell
August 21: Painting with Eric White
August 22: Sneaker Design with Jesse Leyva
Vans are in the process of releasing a range of shoes and saddlebags designed with fixie riders in mind. The usual cotton canvas has been replaced with a ballistic nylon (love that description), which means they should be ultra hard-wearing. If they had any sense they would also use a harder compound for the sole, or insert a harder section behind the ball of the foot, so it’s stiffer in the toe clip; but we’ll see. I personally really like the white version. They all have 3M reflective patches, which may or may not help a car see you hurtling down a hill, brakeless, at 40kmh. the white version gets thescrapbook seal of approval.
all pics courtesy of crooked tongues.
Nike ACG Sweetspots films. Incredible.
But I had a thought this morning: to what extent is any activity that Nike make for their smaller labels like ACG not in fact trying to appeal to the hard core sport enthusiasts (in this case base jumpers or skiers) but actually is pure halo branding that promotes sport culture, or leisure/casual wear?
Probably quite a large amount, judging by my own trainer collection.
The most recent Creativity Now conference from Tokion has just been and gone. PSFK have an interesting report on Mark Gonzalez and Harmony Korine’s “event”. Apparently, it’s not enough to call it a “talk” any more…
“Filmmaker and screenwriter Harmony Korine (”Gummo”, “Kids”) [was] joined by longtime friend and collaborator Mark Gonzalez who is often credited as being the man who brought street skateboarding culture into the mainstream. As soon as they took the stage, they proceeded to bring the crowd into a somewhat befuddling verbal punning game playing on famous people’s names (for example : “Fred was dying of Durst” and the less tactful “Heath was hanging off a Ledger”)”
An insightful quote about Korine’s film making is relvealed here:
“I’ve always been much more interested in making characters than plots…I don’t like traditional plots in movies, or even in peoples lives” No shit, Harmony.
Classic video. Shame Zoo York went to shit shortly after. Incredible Busta Rhymes Freestyle. Incase you haven’t seen it, the video featured classic freestyles from the wake-up show. It’s absolutely essential viewing for anyone with a passing interest in hiphop or skating. i unfortunately lost my VHS years back…
The trailer has been around for a while now, but it seems as though finally it’s getting a release. Slam X Hype has more.
Beautiful Losers documented - as an exhibition and a book, and now film - some of the best “street” artists from the US and their work. A veritable movement in art, one that will be reviewed in years to come as a fantastic scene of collaboration, influence and discovery. Find out more about Beautiful Losers at Iconoclast.
imo the best, most naturally talented skater ever. effortless style…
A said he didnt want this to be a Youtube heavy blog… and I hesitated… but sometimes you just gotta post.
It’s like Yeah Right meets Apocalypse Now
“The most dangerous part of the introduction was Mike Mo Capaldi’s switch flip, which was followed by a staircase being blown up with napalm” - TackyWorld.com
Music: M83 – Lower Your Eyelids to Die With the Sun
Thank you, NotCot.
Would you rather have Tera Patrick on your chest… or ride Jenna Jameson?
