2000 Words Postings for July 2008

neat-o

Posted Sunday, July 27, 2008

Written by LD5K at 12:54 PM

XXX

Posted Saturday, July 26, 2008

Sole Junkie did these for some porno actress.

We at 2000 words are men of high morals and standards, and do not view porn.

We are not familiar with said actress.

Just Kidding, id hit that like a jackhammer.

Double Wrapped, and if enough time Double Tapped.

Sole Junkie reminds me of Kat Von D of that tattoo show.

Realy good at portraits.

Guys got talent, loved his iron man work. Another movie i havent seen too.

Check his site to contact him for some great art work.

SOLE JUNKIE

Written by LD5K at 10:39 AM

logo madness

Posted Thursday, July 24, 2008

the pondering of logoness.

from The Warfare Collective

"Below are some roughs i presented for EmmanueLabor's new identity. Im holding off on posting the final (which isnt really close to any of these btw) because i think hes doin an official release with some new product in a month or two.

Anyway, he basically wanted me to incorporate the tools he uses ie. exacto knife, brush, needle & thread, and he liked the idea of crossing objects. So these are the initial roughs i showed him."

Written by LD5K at 12:36 PM

The Vader Project

Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008

THE VADER PROJECT heads to Tokyo, Japan

13 Japanese artists join the original Vader Project and premiere their customized helmets in a stunning exhibition for Star Wars Celebration Japan

July 19 - July 21, 2008

Makuhari - Messe in Chiba

The Vader Project , a reimagining of the iconic Darth Vader helmet by some of today's hottest pop and underground artists, will be on display July 19-21, 2008 at Star Wars Celebration Japan , a landmark event being held at Makuhari-Messe in Chiba just outside Tokyo to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars . For more information visit www.celebrationjapan.com or www.celebrationjapan. jp

The Vader Project is curated by Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks of DKE Toys. Kelemer and Marks gathered close to 100 of the hottest underground and pop surrealist painters, artists , and designers to participate. Each artist was given a 1:1 scale authentic prop replica of the actual Darth Vader helmet used in the Star Wars films. Each helmet served as a blank canvas for each artist to paint, design, mash up, and customize.

Japanese artists include:

Bounty Hunter
Chino
Dehara
Devil Robots
Gargamel
Itokin Park
Mad Barbarians
Mori Chack
RealxHead
Secret Base
T9G
Touma
Usugrow
Yoko d'Holbachie

Many of these artists jumped at the chance to lend their talents to one of the most iconic pop culture characters in film history.

"This could not be a timelier event," Kelemer said. "The pop surrealist/ lowbrow/graffiti/designer art scene is exploding around us. A canvas is what you make it, from bunnies to cows to toilet seats. The 'platform' group show has been around, and we have seen it all."

Ugly Doll co-creator David Horvath said it best: "It's Darth Vader! !! It's the most recognizable character in the universe. After this exhibition we don't ever need to be in a platform show again."

The Vader Project

The Vader Project originally premiered at Star Wars Celebration IV in Los Angeles in May 2007. From there it traveled to Star Wars Celebration Europe in London in June 2007. July 2007 brought 10 new helmets to the Star Wars Pavilion at the famed San Diego Comic -Con on International . The Project's exhibit at Star Wars Celebration Japan marks the first time the collection will be on display in Asia. The future plan is for the exhibition to travel to museums, galleries, and events around the world. The helmets will then be offered publicly at auction. Details will be announced later. For more updates sign up at www.thevaderproject.com .

Dov Kelemer & Sarah Jo Marks
The Vader Project Co-Curators and Co-Founders of DKE Toys Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks make up one of the largest designer vinyl and art-toy distributors in the world, exclusively representing over 100 companies, artists, and designers. Kelemer started the business selling Star Wars memorabilia more than 15 years ago. With The Vader Project he has finally found a way to meld both his passions. Marks divides her time between managing DKE art exhibitions and all DKE promotions including STUFFED: a plush food show. www.dketoys.com

For further questions, to discuss interview opportunities or for photos of the helmets please call DKE Toys at 818.765.3500

MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/thevaderproject

Artist List

Troy Alders   Kii Arens   Attaboy   Anthony Ausgang   Axis   Aye Jay   Gary Baseman
Andrew Bell   Tim Biskup   Mark Bodnar   Andrew Brandou   Buff Monster
Mister Cartoon   Mr Clement   Robbie Conal   CRASH   Steven Daily   Dalek   Cam de Leon
  Bob Dob   Tristan Eaton   Marc Ecko   Eelus   Ron English   FERG
David Flores   Brian Flynn - Hybrid Design   Paul Frank Sunich   Huck Gee
Fawn Gehweiler   Mike Giant   Girls Drawing Girls   Gris Grimly   Joe Hahn
Haze XXL   Jesse Hernandez    Derek Hess Jeremyville   kaNO
Sun-MinKim & David Horvath   Jim Koch   Frank Kozik   David S. Krys - DSK Designs
Peter Kuper   Wade Lageose - Lageose Design   Joe Ledbetter      Simone Legno - Tokidoki
Mad   Marka27   Mars-1   Bill McMullen   Melvins   Brian Morris   Nanospore   Niagara
Mitch O’Connell   olive47   Estevan Oriol   Alex Pardee   The Pizz   Plastic God
Playskewl   Dave Pressler    Ragnar   Jermaine Rogers   Erick Scarecrow
J. Otto Seibold   Shag   Sket-One   Shawn Smith   Winston Smith   Jeff Soto   Damon Soule
Bwana Spoons   Jophen Stein   Suckadelic  Gary Taxali   Cameron Tiede
Touma   UrbanMedium  Michelle Valigura   VanBeater   Amanda Visell

Written by LD5K at 12:54 PM

nike x nitro

Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008

hey those look familiar and cool.

oh wait i saw it done better already.

years ago.

i made a blog post about it too.

years ago.

so now nike makes an official release and bangs kids over the head with the price.

for a shoe that was done better.

years ago.

by sole jester.

you wont find that info on other "custom sneaker blogs"

because they werent around.

but 2000 words was,

years ago.

yeah i know that

a. its a bad pic

b. its a dunk

c. still is better.

so thanks for nothing nike.

and all the little heads out there

contact solejester@3rcustoms

and tell em 2000 words sent ya.

gotta support the scene and your friends.

ps thanks for sneakernews for the great pic. its a great site, done by the guys at freshnessmag. another website that was doin what they do before all the beasts and hypesters.

psps

i posted these on

1/24/06