I thought this was a photograph, or at least a heavily photoshopped photo but this in fact was painted(!). Just one of the pieces in the current exhibit "The New Realism" at Thinkspace Art Gallery on Washington Blvd. in Culver City (I used to live on Washington Blvd..damn you Jerry for taking so much of our security deposit..bastard) Anyways, this exhibit looks unreal. Check it out if you have the means.
Also since we're in art mode right now, another gallery has an exhibit completely devoted to the truly wonderful, Sharpie. This appeals to my doodling nature where notes from class had very little notes on them by the end of it. Really hoping to get to this exhibit on Saturday, I bet the stuff done with a Sharpie is amazing. Again, check it out if you have the chance.
The V's, love em. With this pair, Jordan paid homage to his highschool days at Laney but really any color scheme with these are undeniably great. This sneaker screams swagger. It's big, it's bad, the mesh middle, the air bubble and the flame on the side are so distinctive. Plus this color sceme is also my high school colors so, bonus. Great pair. 
I always hated when I saw somebody who had these because I wanted this pair so badly. The military blue and grey color scheme just does it for me, but again, any colors will do with these. The laces holes and that triangle piece are what make this shoe for me, you just never saw that on a basketball sneaker before. The netting in the middle and the tongue top it off. AJ classic.
It's getting rather difficult to rank these right now. The III's take the #4 spot but could easily be higher on any given day. Today they're #4. Michael took off from the foul line in these bad boys and Jordans took off from the shelves at an alarming rate after these. They're the first sneaker, I think, with a true style all their own and the elephant print has now become synonymous with Jordan himself. An iconic sneaker. Jordans start here.
Top 3. When first trying to come up with an order I knew these would be high but didn't know where they belonged. I think #3 is perfect. The sitching on the leather(that was patterned from the Japanese rising sun flag, SICK) and the pattern on the toe area is a killer combination. Love the bottoms of these as well (every jordan sole is nasty though). I think the simplicity factor comes into play again with these. Most Jordans have a bit of extravagence to them but these switch that up. With a simple understated style, these are just straight business and straight to the point, ball.
Where to begin? The greatest basketball sneaker ever made I think is an approriate place to start. Style, substance, form, and function are rolled into one glorious package with the XI's. Patent leather on a sneaker? Yup. See-through soles? Yup. Multiple color schemes that made you wish you had 2 pairs of each? Mmmhmm. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this pair of sneakers. I was debating on which color to put up but figured the Space Jams hold the top spot, they're just too sexy. The black/whites are a classic. The all whites are super crispy(used those to ball in during highschool, beat them to shit). The grey's were too nice to ball in. The black/red's were just nasty and I haven't even gotten to the low tops of these. The carolina blue and red low XI's are the best variation of any Jordan bar none. Those things broke people's neck when you'd walk by. Easily the best basketball sneaker ever made, I don't know what else there is to say. That's it and that's all.
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