HypeQuest

En 2007, Vans entreprend un projet artistique intitulé “Vans Sky Gallery” à Los Angeles, qui réunit 6 des talents émergents et reconnus de LA, en mélangeant leurs talents sur un important panneau d’affichage de la ville.

Les artworks des 6 artistes seront révélés à tour de rôle tous les 2 mois, et ils feront un show tous les 6 en Novembre prochain.

De plus Vans fera un don de 1 000$ à l’association caritative choisie par l’artiste.

Pour l’instant, Vans a révélé l’identité de 3 artistes: Marco Zamora, Sage Vaughn, Kelsey Brookes.

Les artistes ont également customisé une série de chaussures pour l’occasion.

Voir la suite pour plus de détails sur les artistes et sur leurs artworks…

* Marco Zamora was born and raised in good old Pomona California. In 2004 he graduated from California Institute of the Arts, with a Bachelor on fine art. Since, Marco has become graphic artist by day, painter by night. Using the paintbrush and pen to draw, Marco develops imagery about urban landscape and the people that inhabit it. Marco develops to create each paintings, masks play a important role in creating artwork. Marco is influenced by everyday life, his culture, color, L.A, skateboarding and people in awkward moments. www.rtystapparel.com

Charity: The Da Center For The Arts

* Sage Vaughn was born in Jackson, Or. 1976. Lives and works in LA. Has four cats, seven bb guns, and a wife. www.sagevaughn.com
The charity that Sage chose to support through the Vans Sky Gallery Program is Chrysalis, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals become self-sufficient through employment opportunities. It currently helps more than 2,000 individuals a year change their lives through jobs.in the Los Angeles region.

* Kelsey Brookes was born in 1978. A formally trained
scientist he now lives and works in San Diego as an
illustrator and painter.

His art is an unrefined and some say unskilled mix of sex,
comedy and animals…born from a true passion for all
three (not always at the same time). He blames this raw,
anxious form of art on the U.S. University system which
refuses to teach its scientists how to draw.

His art can be found broadly throughout the US and Europe
on a variety of media including apparel for RVCA’s Artist
Network Program, prints for Pictures On Walls and within
his hand made zines he always caries in his back pocket.
Kelsey’s art is represented internationally by the
Lazarides gallery (London).

He has also been featured in many pop culture and design
publications such as Blood Wars, Happy, Staf, Re:Up, and
Beautiful Decay. www.kelseybrookes.com

Charity: Surfrider Foundation