Federico Uribe - Shoe Lace Murals

 

Uribe studied art at the University of Los Andes in Bogota and in 1988 left for New York to study a master-of-fine-arts degree under the supervision of Luis Camnitzer. It was the beginning of a journey that included years of studies and work in Cuba, Mexico, Russia, England and finally Miami.

Initially his formation began as a painter with sensual and brooding canvases influenced by his dark reflections on the Catholic sense of pain, guilt and sexuality. Hit the jump to see some of his amazing pieces.

Mike Leavitt - Cardboard Sneakers

 

Mike Leavitt dropped out of  Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute of Art as a freshman with a 4.0 GPA in 1997. Since then he has been gaining notice from art lovers of all sorts. Spanning a range of historical subjects from Van Gogh to Tupac, Leavitt has stop-motion animated the articulating figures into movie shorts. The figurative format also shifted to include custom wedding cake toppers, now a lucrative side-project. His “Hip Hopjects” are nostalgic throw-backs to ’80’s ephemera, with classic shoes, tapedecks, and other accoutrements replicated to exact specifications with cardboard, brown paper bag, and other such trash found in the street. Check out some of his work after the jump.

AIR JORDAN 4 RETRO 2012 - FIRE RED - First Look

 

 The last time this colorway released, it had Mars Blackmon's face on the side. Similar to the 1989 version, they will not have the face. These will release later on this year so be on the look out. View more images after the jump.

Air Jordan Retro 12 - Cool Grey - Official Images

 

Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke For Dirk Nowitzki

 

New Blazer Mid iD Option - Floral Print

 

Nike has given us another treat with their NIKEiD sneaker customization program as they now have added the Blazer to the mix. There’s tons of customizing possibilities with these including 16 colors for the upper, 3 different materials, and it appears that there is a variety of prints, too. Other cool options include a side zip, cap toe, and vintage. Head over to NIKEiD to get your started.

Hit the jump to see more options.

Nike Foamposite x Spike Lee

 

It seems that Spike Lee is a very important person at Nike nowadays. With his own line of shoes from Jordan Brand and numerous PEs that he owns. Earlier today Spike gave his Twitter followers a look at the "Knicks" Foamposite that has never been seen before. With the entire upper in orange with blue accents, this colorway is eye catching. If these do release, are you going to be in line waiting for a pair? Hit the jump for more images.