LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- World-renowned mosaic artist Jason Dussault is excited to announce that he will be one of the artists featured at this month's Sneakertopia, the world's first pop-up museum designed and dedicated to sneakers and the footprint they make in art, culture and society. Held in Los Angeles, a city where your footwear can make you famous (or infamous), Sneakertopia is the ultimate celebration of sneaker culture and the worldwide community behind it.
Dussault's exhibit at Sneakertopia will feature nine specially selected shoes that pay homage to L.A. and some of its most famous footwear. These shoes have spanned generations, crossed cultures and broken barriers on their way to becoming iconic symbols of SoCal self-expression. From the iconic Chuck Taylors to the Nike Zoom Kobe I, each shoe showcases the individuality and attitude needed to stand out in a city of millions.
Using a combination of tile, paint, grout, resin and vintage porcelain, Jason pays homage to the 4,000-year-old mosaic technique by giving it a contemporary context - the sneaker. "I believe that sneakers are the most widely collected artwork that maybe not everyone recognizes as artwork," says Dussault. "I loved creating this collection as it preserves other artists' designs for decades to come. There will be a time where most of the sneakers we love will be lost to decay, so recreating these works in a material that will last hundreds of years is very rewarding." This exhibit builds on Jason's recent 'KICKBACK WORLD TOUR', essentially a high-end sneaker shop found in an art fair, which featured Jason's unique mosaic tile work on a range of classic kicks on display in cities around the world.
In addition to the nine specially selected shoes for Sneakertopia, Jason is also debuting a limited release of porcelain reproductions of his Nike Air Force 1 in collaboration with master ceramic artisan Russell Hackney. Trained in Stoke-on-Trent, the pottery capital of England, Hackney is a third-generation artist who was able to take Jason's original Nike AF1 mosaic and skillfully re-create the piece out of porcelain. "What I really liked about Jason was that he went straight into collaboration mode," says Hackney. "I felt like I was talking to a fellow artist and that was very cool. I think he's really onto something here and I think this is a very cool project." These reproductions will be exclusively sold at Sneakertopia while limited quantities are available.
About Sneakertopia:
Sneakertopia is the definitive pop art exhibition featuring all-new sneaker-inspired installations.
From sports to music to movies to art to fashion, get up close and personal, walk in the shoes of your heroes, and lose yourself in our immersive haven celebrating all things sneakers.
Exhibit Opens:
Friday, October 25, 2019
For more information, please visit: https://www.sneakertopia.com/.
Video on the process: https://vimeo.com/367362678
About Jason Dussault:
The world's most impactful art is born from the expression of internal struggle. Jason Dussault has wielded the power of that understanding and has channeled that energy through nostalgic iconography. Jason creates an homage to one of the most primitive yet connected mediums in art history, the mosaic. By combining tile, paint, grout, resin and vintage porcelain, Jason has re-envisioned a 4,000 year old craft that has spawned masterpieces and, has made it his own. A true labor of love, Jason's pieces are created over a two to four week process which he navigates on his own accord, free from assistants or interns. His dedication, curiosity and, sacrifice have culminated in humbleness, the true mark of an artist.
The artist has an impressive list of accomplishments and collaborations including; a commission by FC Barcelona to create a mosaic artwork of their coat of arms, where it was presented at the Rainbow Room in NYC and hand signed by all the soccer players, which was then put up for a charity auction; SOLD-OUT solo show in NYC, hosted by the late Glenn O'Brian editor of Interview Magazine and Warhol factory member; one-month Artist-in-Residency at Ruschmeyer's Hotel in Montauk, Long Island, NY, where Jason created a series of vintage mosaic surfboards in an interactive outdoor setting; Invitation to host an artist workshop and talk at the Soho House members club NYC; Rogers production of reality TV show Dussault Inc.; Creator of the iconic Dussault Hoodies; partnership with KISS' Gene Simmons; and an Indy Car collaboration.
Jason Dussault is represented by Hoerle-Guggenheim Contemporary Art Gallery in NYC and at Maddox Gallery in Mayfair, London.
To learn more, please visit: jasondussault.com.
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