Mark Ramdarass
Customization Curator - Converse — Los Angeles, CA
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Various breakdance event logos - "Skill 4 Soul" is a battle where the loser has to give their shoes to the winner.
"Action Figures 3" I thought it would be funny to show toys posed in bboy stances.
"Bashville Stampede 2" was bigger and badder than the 1st time. I felt the bull was quite the mighty icon to portray this.
"Action Figures 3" I thought it would be funny to show toys posed in bboy stances.
"Bashville Stampede 2" was bigger and badder than the 1st time. I felt the bull was quite the mighty icon to portray this.
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Bombing - The vernacular in Hip-Hop is of its own. "Bombing" is a graffiti term used to describe putting up a large piece on say a wall. Many graffiti artists dream of getting their name in some hard to reach, security heavy location.
My solution was to show bombing on an aircraft carrier. With so much blank space on the sides of these large vessels, it would make any artist proud to have their name on it.
My solution was to show bombing on an aircraft carrier. With so much blank space on the sides of these large vessels, it would make any artist proud to have their name on it.
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6-step - Dance steps can seem pretty complicated from any genre.
B-boying/Breakdancing is a very intricate dance form, but most think you are just on your hands and knees dancing wild. There is much structure and form to it.
The front and back of the shirt juxtapose the complexity and simplicity of the most beginner of moves.
B-boying/Breakdancing is a very intricate dance form, but most think you are just on your hands and knees dancing wild. There is much structure and form to it.
The front and back of the shirt juxtapose the complexity and simplicity of the most beginner of moves.
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DJ Kinyonaga - This was the first piece to launch the line. To me Hip-Hop culture is more than 70's American culture. It is a very large sum of many cultures around the world and followed with the same positive attitude. Many people think Hip-Hop or breakdancing is dead. The truth is, it has been around for a very long time, is still here, and never went anywhere.
Selecting Japanese ukiyo-e as a format. I wanted to take the viewer to a place they normally do not associate with Hip-Hop.
Selecting Japanese ukiyo-e as a format. I wanted to take the viewer to a place they normally do not associate with Hip-Hop.
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Deep Thought - With this piece I wanted to show how graffiti isn't just random art. There is often an intricate thought process that happens well before a pencil hits paper or spray paint hits a wall.
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Yawn - Graffiti is often viewed as a jumbled mess of letters that look pretty, but have no true depth. This design attempt to dismiss that notion and hint it takes quite an intelligent mind to create such mind boggling work.
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