Nike Cortez
Nick Smith
Nick Smith (b 1980) is a Scottish artist, who uses paint swatches to create his artworks. At first glance his artworks might seem abstract, but at a closer look, they are figurative. Since 2015 Smith has had 11 solo exhibitions, which all start with a letter P. His last exhibition, held in May was titled Paname and it was an ode to Paris related art, which has inspired the artist ever since he first visited it as a teenager. Nike Cortez was part of his 2023 exhibition Polytheism focusing on sneaker culture. In 2022 Nike Cortez celebrated its 50th birthday and over the time Nike has created 700 different versions of it. Originally it was designed for long distance running and they have also become famous worn by Forrest Gump.
Nick Smith (s 1980) on Šoti kunstnik, kelle loomingule on iseloomulik värvikaartide abil kunstiteoste loomine. Tema looming võib esmapilgul välja näha abstraktne, kuid lähemal vaatlusel ilmneb, et see on figuratiivne. Alates 2015. aastast on Smithil toimunud 11 isikunäitust, mis kõik algavad P-tähega. Tema viimane, maikuus toimunud isikunäitus kandis nime “Paname” ja see oli ood Pariisiga seotud kunstile, mis on kunstnikku inspireerinud alates tema esimesest külastusest teismelisena. “Nike Cortez” oli osa tema 2023. aasta näitusest “Polytheism”, mis keskendus tossude kultuurile. 2022. aastal tähistas Nike Cortez mudel oma 50 sünnipäeva ning selle aja jooksul on Nike teinud sellest 700 erinevat versiooni. Algselt disainiti jalanõu pikamaajooksjatele ning need on kuulsaks jooksnud ka Forrest Gump.
