Marok x K1X 4 Elements 4 Icons 4 Basketballs “Water” Basketball
by Eugene Kan, September 9, 2009
German basketball-centric footwear label K1X recently kicked off their “4 Elements 4 Icons 4 Basketballs” campaign as it brings together four different artists to interpret the four elements over the medium of a basketball. First up is Marok and the element of water. Watch the video to get a rundown of his involvment in the project as he looks to influences such as TRON for inspiration. The 4 Elements 4 Icons 4 Basketballs also includes Bill McMullen (Fire), Mode2 (Earth) and Frank151 featuring Stay High 149 (Air). 444 units will be available only at select retailers worldwide.
[...] Continuing on with the K1X 4 Elements 4 Icons 4 Basketballs project involving four talented artists, magazine Frank151 and artist Stay High 149 out of Brooklyn are the latest to re-appropriate an earth element onto a basketball medium. With “Air” as his element, the living legend and seminal graffiti artist Stay High 149 (aka Wayne Roberts) drops a fresh looking basketball featuring white and silver. The video offers a insights from the artist himself involving not only his design but also his involvement in the graffiti world. To see the previous basketball feature with Marok, refer to the previous post here. [...]