Well on day on Instagram, I was going through some pictures and I saw a picture of some custom shoes. Who doesn't custom shoes now a days. As I open his page, I see his name k_o.brand_kickasso and his vast variety of designs. From cartoon to movie actors, he did it all. As I scroll on I see a pair of football cleats he custom. This was when I first really started following football, and I didn't know you can custom cleats.
The shoes were a pure white under armor cleats, with white all around and clean white laces. And on the left side of the right pair of cleats, he painted in the Eritrean flag for the Giant's player, Nat Berhe. Which happens to be where I'm from. For the other pair he added the United States flag on the right side of the left foot. The pattern on the shoe was a zigzag type pattern which made it look as if it was a realistic waving flag.
The custom really hit home literally, so I would consider it a personal impact. This was the first Eritrean to play football and he was actually starting. I was stoked to see someone from the same country as me. And for him to get his cleats custom of the Eritrean flag was the impact he had on me and other Eritreans personally. I also understood that art can be on anything, and it isn't only on canvas.
The designers technique was really good, as he brought the flag to life, by adding paint that popped. The white background with the red, green, blue, yellow flag was on point. Also the way he drew it in was a key factor only adding it on the others sides of the shoes. This made it simple because you don't have a huge flag, but a perfectly placed. The painter took advantage of the original pattern on the shoe, a zig zag pattern, which made it look as it was waving.
It's interesting how art can be found in so many unexpected places that you might not think it would be. And also how something seemingly small can have a big impact on some people.
ReplyDeleteThis is very inspiring. Art can be whatever inspires you, and if that's shoes, that's okay! Good job young Yader =]
ReplyDeletethanks dad^
ReplyDeleteNice description of the shoe; didn't even need the picture! Can see why the flag is so important for you, since you are a long way from Eritrea now. It's obviously not the same thing as the country itself, yet it's a visual way of remembering it. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting. The shoe is really catchy and filled with art. Good writing
ReplyDeleteI think this is great ! The shoe itself being art and the impact that it had on you is amazing
ReplyDeleteIts nice to see how shoes can take you back to your native country. Art is inspirational in many different ways. I found it to be very interesting that art impacts us all in different ways
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