Kevin Lyons & Jean André

for adidas and HVW8

HVW8 Gallery chose Kevin Lyons and Jean André as two artists whose aesthetic represent HVW8 and adidas’ collaborative commitment to supporting the art community.

Kevin Lyons:
...“I wanted to create bright, colorful all-over prints. But making sure that they are still very wearable...” says Lyons, “With the Seeley, I wanted to experiment with a lot of the watercolor on paper backgrounds that I have been doing over the past couple of years. I played around with very saturated color mixing that created an analog, thermodynamic Predator-like pattern. I like the moody blue and rich tones that some of the saturations and bleeding make.”
...“I loved the idea of doing a white shoe that then had the watercolor on it...But it is not meant to look like literal paint splatters – more a fabric design that was made up of those drops and splatters.”

Jean André:
...“I always wear full color shoes. I’m not into many colors and many shapes. I wanted a special product that looks like something I would wear. I figured out that if you were to stand in a pool of black ink with your white shoes, then it could be a cool look and feel.”
... “I thought that everybody would expect me to draw girls on the shoes, but I don’t really love figurative patterns. I did, however, want a thugged-out black and white pair that I’d be proud to rock, so I added the girl inside as a signature, last touch.”

Launch Event: November 15th, from 7pm, to 10pm
Exhibition runs through December 28, 2014The November 15
HVW8 Gallery, 661 N. Spaulding Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

An installation at Art Basel in Miami from December 3 - 7 and special pop-up galleries in Europe will follow. Both artists and HVW8 want each launch date to be a full-on event. Expect live-paintings, large scale murals, and plenty of great live music.