Designer kawooool is competing with Interaxionne (covered in my post yesterday) in the first round of the 2009 Clash of the Customizers. The designer’s entry in this competition is the Rome II Dunk Lows, based on the work of abstract artist Al Held. You can vote for Interaxionne or kawooool at the Clash of the Customizers website linked here.
Kawooool put the art in sneaker art by replicating Held’s “Rome II” on the middle panel. The complex and colorful painting translates well to these custom Dunks thanks to the agile hands of the designer. The middle panels are surrounded by sea foam suede and overlapped by clear Nike swooshes. You can see the Nike swoosh’s outline due to kawooool’s use of white stitching around the edges.
While Interaxionne may be better known the kawooool among MAS readers, the latter designer’s Rome II Nike Dunks show his ability to swing with the best. It takes a real artist to recreate a great abstract work and incorporate this work seamlessly within a custom shoe design. The Rome II Nike Dunk Lows should make this matchup more competitive than others in the first round of the 2009 Clash of the Customizers.
Tags: Custom Sneakers, Dunks, Nike
