What??? Customized Nike SBs on the Tenacious Toys Blog?? Why not, we blog about everything that tickles our fancy. These mostly black and white Customized Nike SBs happen to be created by UK based artist
Jon-Paul Kaiser. Last year,
Jon-Paul Kaiser was fortunate enough to take a little vacation and visit the US during SDCC. During that time, Jon-Paul and his wife traveled California taking in the sites, eventually making his way to KR San Francisco for a signing. During his stint,
Jon-Paul made some friends, one of whom sent him a pair of White Nike SB Dunk Low Pro's to customize. Not a typical medium often seen in the Designer Toy world, but also not too far off. Many artists started out customizing shoes and eventually transitioning into other medium, while some still create custom shoes regularly.
With these Nike SBs,
Jon-Paul and his client decided to use the shoes as a
canvas, rather than a typical character seen on Designer Toys. Each shoe has complimenting scenes going all around it and is nicely detailed, while being colored mostly black and white. The white from the shoes and the black coming from
Jon-Paul's extremely steady hand. Some Greys create nice
shading, while a small amount of red has been added, creating a nice
sudden pop of contrast. These shoes should be a nice addition to the client's collection. A big question remains however, Will they be shellacked and worn or just displayed??
Photos were taken by
Justin Allfree, a photographer who has taken many photos of
Jon-Paul Kaiser's customs. Be sure to check out Jon-Paul Kaiser's other endeavor
Rhyme Square.
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