Roy Lichtenstein was an artist who used pop culture imagery in his paintings. KickerbockerGlory channeled Lichtenstein’s 1963 painting Whaam! in these custom Air Force Ones. You can see more of the Whaam! AF1s at the KickerbockerGlory website linked
The painting in question is a depiction of a comic book scene complete with lush colors, battle sounds and over-the-top imagery. KickerbockerGlory does the great artist justice by replicating the two-panel painting on a pair of white Air Force Ones. On the toe boxes, you see a plane shot down with the word “Whaam!” written in yellow letters. The inside of both shoes have yellow text boxes with the words used by Lichtenstein in his painting. On the heels, KickerBockerGlory shows the blazing guns that felled the airplanes on the toe boxes
While yesterday’s Octopussy Nike Dunks show the sneaker artist’s subtle side, the Whaam! AF1s play to the more aggressive side that we know and love. The subject material is fantastic and KickerbockerGlory does not disappoint in transferring the painting to these Air Force Ones. KickerbockerGlory has priced these sneakers at around $160 USD plus shipping to the States.
Recent Comments