ART OF THE SOLE With this series of paintings, Adam Port examines Sneaker Culture through his photorealistic paintings of some of the most iconic sneakers from the past 50 years. Each painting celebrates the history of the icons who wore them as well as
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I could have easily led this post with a picture of the Air Jordan 1 or Air Jordan 4 in this series, but I chose the Shaq Attaq Orlando picture because of the chain on the hangtag and the fact that this is a painting!!!! The detail is amazing. I ran across Adam Port during the string of new sneaker brands I have been posting about. The only thing that would break my string of new sneaker company posts is something so amazing that I had to share it.
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Last Night’s ‘The Last Dance’ finale captured the legend of Michael Jordan and introduced the GOAT to a new generation at a time when the country needed the break from our stay at home routine. I think discovering an artist like Adam Port is akin to that celebration. I’ve been having conversations with legendary Jordan Brand designer D’Wayne Edwards about his goal of placing sportswear and the sneaker industry into colleges and high schools to teach entrepreneurship and to give students a formal introduction to the business.
In the video below Adam gives us a virtual tour of his art:
I’m adding this artwork by Adam because the business aspects of the sneaker culture can overshadow the artistic side of the culture. Design is art, but I’ve been enamored with sneaker art since I was a kid. I recently visited a Native American exhibit here in Memphis where Brian Jungen played with the idea of commodification:
Adam took iconic sneakers and recreated them with photorealism that is stunning. Please share this post and tag someone, who knows someone to share this with the appropriate people. There are a lot of sneaker drawings around, just take a trip to Behance and you’ll find hundreds, but Adam’s talent is unquestionably something that I think should land him squarely on every sneaker site and truly give art galleries around the world the impetus to take sneaker art seriously.
Artist Statement
My intention is to create a series of paintings that explore Sneaker Culture. Each object-portrait embodies a compelling history that invites observers to recall their own connection to sneakers. May that be nostalgia, status, fashion, function or icon emulation, the viewer can examine the significance and impact of sneakers through their own personal lens and experiences.
Through my representational photorealist approach, the sneakers stay true to their form, as each sneaker designer originally intended. With detailed precision, I aim to interpret the respected designer’s deliberate choice of specific materials, color palette, incorporation of available technology and their fundamental interaction.Contact
For more information, please email info@adamport.com