Calling all GREAT artists for an upcoming OTWS art showcase!
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:08 pm
Update (5/8): Here's the latest flyer, with address. We'll be making more with other brands that will be supporting our show, through donations of stuff, or just promoting it:
Update (4/25): We've came up with a name for the art event:
Waffurusōru
ワッフルソール
"An artistic exhibition of Vans sneaker culture"
(Waffurusōru is the Japanese word for Wafflesole)
Official Artist Call is listed HERE. Please click on it, and read the instructions for requirements for the exhibit. I'm really looking forward to seeing what some of you guys are going to create. This show is going to be awesome!
Hey guys, I just wanted to put this out there that Ryanskeet, Lazywork, and I are in talks with Yojie Japanese Fondue of Diamond Bar, about putting together a showcase of Vans related art, that will be displayed (and possibly for sale) at their new Diamond Bar location. Some of you may have seen their latest collaborations with RIF.LA, Diamond, and a few other notable ones, and we are fortunate to be given an opportunity to work with them as well. I've asked a few of you already, to see if you'd want to contribute a lil' something, inspired by Vans, in your own style. With Vans, the sky's the limit in term of inspiration. It could be specific to a certain shoe, or it could be not so specific, like a waffle sole pattern, or jazz stripe, or checkerboard that inspires you. I know a few of you are into graphic design, or graffiti, or painting, or photography, or vinyl toys, or rare pieces of Vans merchandise (vintage, samples, canvas, etc). All mediums are welcome, and I will "sprinkle" some notable shoes throughout the displays, and showcase a few of the shop collab shoes that have been down with us for awhile. It's still in it's infancy stage, and we don't even know how we will lay everything out, but first things first, is we need some artists to commit to us, so we can fill the walls. I want our first impression to be a dope one, and if we do things right, it will be...and it may open up more opportunities for us in the future. The show will be some time in June, which is pretty short notice, and it will run for about a month, until their next installment. Let's make a lasting impression on Vans, the sneaker community, and just people in general.
(I appreciate all of you, but please understand, we will be reviewing all contributions to ensure you have some skills. There's way too many thirsty individuals out there these days, who just want attention, and this isn't an outlet for you. It's for OTWS. This will be up for everyone to see.)
If you're more into the graphic arts, then you can even create stuff digitally, upload and order it online at the FedEx Office website, and have it printed at my local FedEx Kinkos store, where I can pick it up. They can print your artwork on poster boards in various sizes:
18" x 24" - $39.99
22" x 28" - $69.99 (on sale for $34.99) + 15% off with an online promo code!
24" x 36" - $84.99 (on sale for $42.49)
36" x 48" - $129.99
They even have photo gloss printing available in 18x24 for $45.
I created something that I will be picking up tomorrow, in a 22x28 size, and if it comes out good, then I'll let you all know. If I'm not happy, then I will redo it in a photo gloss version.
If you don't know about Yojie's, then check out a few of these photos and links below, to see what they do:
Diamond Bar location Grand Opening Video
http://swishersociety.com/2013/02/05/yo ... amond-bar/
Holy brand collab Bat Man!
Ballin'
Astro Boyee!
Decks on Decks
Update (4/25): We've came up with a name for the art event:
Waffurusōru
ワッフルソール
"An artistic exhibition of Vans sneaker culture"
(Waffurusōru is the Japanese word for Wafflesole)
Official Artist Call is listed HERE. Please click on it, and read the instructions for requirements for the exhibit. I'm really looking forward to seeing what some of you guys are going to create. This show is going to be awesome!
Hey guys, I just wanted to put this out there that Ryanskeet, Lazywork, and I are in talks with Yojie Japanese Fondue of Diamond Bar, about putting together a showcase of Vans related art, that will be displayed (and possibly for sale) at their new Diamond Bar location. Some of you may have seen their latest collaborations with RIF.LA, Diamond, and a few other notable ones, and we are fortunate to be given an opportunity to work with them as well. I've asked a few of you already, to see if you'd want to contribute a lil' something, inspired by Vans, in your own style. With Vans, the sky's the limit in term of inspiration. It could be specific to a certain shoe, or it could be not so specific, like a waffle sole pattern, or jazz stripe, or checkerboard that inspires you. I know a few of you are into graphic design, or graffiti, or painting, or photography, or vinyl toys, or rare pieces of Vans merchandise (vintage, samples, canvas, etc). All mediums are welcome, and I will "sprinkle" some notable shoes throughout the displays, and showcase a few of the shop collab shoes that have been down with us for awhile. It's still in it's infancy stage, and we don't even know how we will lay everything out, but first things first, is we need some artists to commit to us, so we can fill the walls. I want our first impression to be a dope one, and if we do things right, it will be...and it may open up more opportunities for us in the future. The show will be some time in June, which is pretty short notice, and it will run for about a month, until their next installment. Let's make a lasting impression on Vans, the sneaker community, and just people in general.
(I appreciate all of you, but please understand, we will be reviewing all contributions to ensure you have some skills. There's way too many thirsty individuals out there these days, who just want attention, and this isn't an outlet for you. It's for OTWS. This will be up for everyone to see.)
If you're more into the graphic arts, then you can even create stuff digitally, upload and order it online at the FedEx Office website, and have it printed at my local FedEx Kinkos store, where I can pick it up. They can print your artwork on poster boards in various sizes:
18" x 24" - $39.99
22" x 28" - $69.99 (on sale for $34.99) + 15% off with an online promo code!
24" x 36" - $84.99 (on sale for $42.49)
36" x 48" - $129.99
They even have photo gloss printing available in 18x24 for $45.
I created something that I will be picking up tomorrow, in a 22x28 size, and if it comes out good, then I'll let you all know. If I'm not happy, then I will redo it in a photo gloss version.
If you don't know about Yojie's, then check out a few of these photos and links below, to see what they do:
Diamond Bar location Grand Opening Video
http://swishersociety.com/2013/02/05/yo ... amond-bar/
Holy brand collab Bat Man!
Ballin'
Astro Boyee!
Decks on Decks