PUMA presents: OF THE SAME EARTH with Kehinde Wiley Video

by Eugene Kan, January 29, 2010

Artist Kehinde Wiley and PUMA jointly commemorated the Africa Cup of Nations 2010 with a series of artwork and products culminating with the PUMA Africa Unity Kit. In a video capturing the background of the project, the American artist took a trip to Africa to gather inspiration and converse with some of Africa’s biggest footballing superstars, Samuel Eto’o, Emmanuel Eboué and John Mensah. The journey includes a compelling look into the process of creating behind traditional African patterns, as well as strong aspects of Africa’s cultural landscape, such as music. The Africa Cup of Nations 2010 will conclude with a championship match featuring Ghana and Egypt on January 31st, 2010.

Tags: Art, Emmanuel Eboué, John Mensah, Kehinde Wiley, Puma, Samuel Eto'o, Soccer

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Posted by:40 on February 13, 2010 at 1:55 am
Not for nothing but has Puma ever produced anything out of Africa? I think there factories are in SeAsia… Thus, what has Puma ever done except bilk plight to consumers while they do nothing but get rich off of Drogba and his African counterparts…
Posted by:Kwaby on February 5, 2010 at 7:56 am
great video, i’m going to the first african world cup this year supporting ghana and all the african teams there, so i really appreciated this!
Posted by:jtheruler on January 30, 2010 at 1:38 am
smooth!
Posted by:panda666 on January 30, 2010 at 12:01 am
I mean RESPECT to Kehinde Wiley and African people!
Posted by:panda666 on January 29, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Kehinde Wiley !!!!
REAPECT to Kehinde Wiley and African people!
Posted by:Hype-Smasher on January 29, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Dope song at the beginning of the video, ‘Che Che Cole’ by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra…
Posted by:almamy on January 29, 2010 at 6:02 pm
how great is that!!!!
@fasasha egypt gonna beat ghana sorry
Posted by:Jimmy on January 29, 2010 at 2:33 pm
that is so cool. wonderful artist.
Posted by:fasasha on January 29, 2010 at 11:53 am
Ghana is so winning the African cup of nations!!!
Posted by:CityLife Card on January 29, 2010 at 11:11 am
very cool..big fan of kehinde wiley
Posted by:P.Jilla on January 29, 2010 at 10:42 am
Kehinde’s work is so amazing !!! Hypebeast has put me on his work and I love how detail his painting be. A great artist.
Posted by:trell2vida on January 29, 2010 at 10:14 am
the guy on the right before you press play looks like Dwayne Wade!