Sneak This Book under The Tree.
How did this happen? The Christmas Rush is here
By Stephen Weir
IF your son or daughter has ever lined
up all night on Yonge Street to buy a pair of designer sneakers, there is a
book you might want to buy and sneak under the Christmas tree! Available only
through on-line booksellers like Amazon.ca and Indigo, The Art of
Sneakers written by Hollywood actor Ivan Dudynsky, is the book of choice
for "sneaker heads" around the world.
"The sneaker is quite simply a
piece of art. And why shouldn't it be? Try to name anther item that combines
sport, technology, innovation, design and fashion all mushed into one
12-inch piece of rubber, nylon and leather," writes Jeff Staple, one
of more than a dozen world sneaker experts who wrote chapters for this
millennial-friendly highly visual coffee table book.
Haven't heard of Staple? That
means you are probably older than 30 and buy your sneakers at Wal-Mart.
He founded an underground street
wear company in New York City. When his Pigeon Dunks sneakers came out in 2005
in collaboration with Nike, there were riots in the stores where the shoes
were selling out. If you bought a pair consider yourself lucky, they currently
sell for over US$28,000!
Sneaker culture is one of the most
dynamic cultural forces in North America. It courses through the millennial
world via fashion, sports, music, and especially art.
The Art of Sneakers shines a light
on the next-level creativity springing from the NBA Michael Jordan generation
and is a celebration of sneaker art and artists. One artist deconstructs the
most sought-after, exclusive sneakers in the world and turns them into
dizzyingly intricate masks. Another uses nothing more than pencil, paper, and
an insane amount of patience to create stunning, photorealistic drawings of her
favourite shoes.
Yet another takes shoeboxes and cuts
them into hundreds of pieces, shaping them into something like life-size
cardboard taxidermy. With all the incredible offerings, this book brings
together an unparalleled celebration of sneaker culture and the incredible art
inspired by the movement.
The book is the brainchild of Ivan
Dudynsky who catapulted into Hollywood as a regular on the hit comedy
show Roundhouse. He also scored a role in the Disney film Newsies,
and has become an award-winning producer, director and creative director.
This, his latest venture, is to
make people discover and appreciate the art found in the global sneaker
movement. His extensive sneaker collection fueled the creation of this art
project.
Just like the sneakers he writes about,
his new book is a
hot hot commodity. Whether or not you are wearing sneakers or
bedtime slipper, you loose you snooze!
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