Monday, June 20, 2011

SneakerCon NYC 2011...

"If you can make it in New York"...

















































Here are a few pics form our Sneaker Con adventure. The event was packed full of "kids" buying and selling sneakers, t-shirts, wood beads, weed, hoodies, and Newports...and I'm probably forgetting something. We had a good day despite the lack of ventilation and we'll be attending the Washington DC phase of Sneaker Con 8/6/2011...Come through and check us out...

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Artist Series/Art Gang...

A brief interview with the guy they call Nosego...

But...before the interview...I'd like to share how I came across the works of  Yis Goodwin.
As an avid Flickr user, I've come across massive amounts of original art work created by people from all walks of life. In my opinion, some of the work is very good while other pieces are not appealing to me at all. When I came across the works of an artist named "Nosego" I was immediately engaged in his art. The first things I saw were hand drawn stickers that had a crisp and fresh look to them. Second were the various paintings Nose created depicting animals, original characters, great color choices, and fuzzy shit. Its not enough that the kid has tons of talent with the paints, I was further surprised and impressed that Nose creates his own clothing too. I purchased his "Circle Bear" crew neck sweater as soon as I saw it. I knew that I wanted to work with Nose on a T-shirt for Grownkids from the first day I discovered his art and I'm very happy and proud to announce the 1st Grownkids/Nosego collaboration...

Here are the Q's and A's...



0. Who are you and what do you do??? 

Nose: Hello my name is Yis Goodwin Aka NoseGo and I do art and art like things.


1. Who and or What inspired you to become an artist?

Nose: I've always wanted to be an artist but it wasn't until college that I got the gears going.

2. If you had to describe yourself in three words, what would they be?

Nose: Energetic, happy, and silly,I'm never good at this question.

3. What artists are playing in your iPod these days?

Nose: Childish Gambino,Hop Along, Nico's Gun,Delorean, and Toddler Cat

4. Why the name Nose Go?

Nose: When I was into Graffiti I decided to use the name Nose, I then later took the first two letters from my last name Go(Goodwin) and became NoseGo.

5. Where do yo see yourself in three years?

Nose: Doing what I'm doing now, but on a more prestigious level.

6. What art genre do you most identify with?

Nose: Urban contemporary art 

7. What do you dislike about the art world?

Nose: I don't focus on the negative.

8. If you could have any super power what would it be and why??

Nose: I would Fly, because that would be awesome!

9. What advise do you have for any aspiring artist?

Nose: Do what you love, and believe in what you do.

10. What was life like for you growing up in Philly? 

Nose: Pretty amazing, I've had some great days just skateboarding through city with friends.

11. What's your favorite piece and why?

Nose: "9Ralf" right now, but there's something about each piece that I 

love. 

Flying would be dope...I'm sure you guys can tell that I am a big fan of Nosego and I feel you'd be doing yourself a favor by checking out his work...See amazing things @ www.Nosego.com

P.S. We will be releasing the first GK/Nosego T-shirt on Saturday, June 18 at SneakerCon in NYC...