Gabriel Dishaw “Frankenstein Terminators” Junk Art
Posted by Alex Kroviak | Sep 10, 2009
For sneakerheads, our collections are wearable art. But sometimes it works in reverse, and art collections features shoes. Yesterday we showed you a Shepard Fairey MJ Print, and today we bring you another Nike-inspired piece of art–Gabriel Dishaw’s “Frankenstein Terminators” junk art. Dishaw is based out of Indiana and specializes in using “junk” like scrap metal and spare computer parts to create sculptures. This is actually his third Nike-related bit of work, and you can check out the other two on his website. The Nike Terminator is a classic high-top silhouette, and Dishaw wanted to, “[...]do it right by making the entire package: from the shoes, to the shoe box, label, diagram and shoe tags.” This sculpture is an incredible piece, and its clear that Dishaw, who is a sneaker fiend himself, did this just right. Click here for more pics. |
Gabriel Dishaw "Frankenstein Terminators" Junk Art
Gabriel Dishaw "Frankenstein Terminators" Junk Art
Gabriel Dishaw "Frankenstein Terminators" Junk Art
Gabriel Dishaw "Frankenstein Terminators" Junk Art
Gabriel Dishaw "Frankenstein Terminators" Junk Art
Gabriel Dishaw "Frankenstein Terminators" Junk Art
Gabriel Dishaw "Frankenstein Terminators" Junk Art
Oct 29, 2009 at 10:50 am
deZe would be some hard as kicKz if deY cAme out
Oct 2, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Wow, not at all suprised, but great job Gabe!
Gabe and I have been good friends since the 7th grade. He’s truly a gifted and motivated artist and deserves all the exposure and recognition he can get. As mentioned by George Johnson and Jaytwizzi, this is not his only work and you should definitely check out his website and Facebook page! I believe there are links in the article. I hope NIKE does see this and realizes his potential, I can almost guarantee they will and he will likely be contacted in the near future.
And to all those D-bags that posted a bunch of BS, especially that stroke “Feet 1st”, if you’re going to attempt to debate the quality of someone’s work or belittle them, make sure you convey your opinions in an educated manner. Your broken a$$ English got you labeled a straight up douche after your first comment, but the second comment just solidified that impression. Appreciate the art, it’s not a “wearable” shoe, dipsh*t!
Sep 13, 2009 at 11:54 pm
…Wowww gabe is the man… im like goin crazy now cuz he was deff my manager at finishline like 2 years ago he does some amazing stuff with his junk art… i remember wen he told me about the idea for these wow glad to see it in complete form… if yall like these u should see the junk art dunks he made…. GABE YOU DA MAN …
Sep 11, 2009 at 12:45 pm
yung p makes no sense at all how you gonna say all hype heads want to be the freshest in the school and then call them bums?? isnt that kind of going back on what you said…and if this guy did a collab with nike what the hell do you think they would look like? Junk; just like this. this is nothing more than an arts and crafts project in juniour high.
Sep 11, 2009 at 2:03 am
Nice to see Gabe getting some more love with the creations. From a guy who knows the artist, this isnt his best work, Gabe has created some SUPER large sculptures, one titled “The Running Man..” which i belive is his most notable peices of work.
nice find NiceKicks!
Good job Gabe!
Rome.
Sep 11, 2009 at 1:58 am
Pretty nice work, coming from a guy who personally knows the artist. Gabe has done some pretty amazing projects, with one being of the biggest iconic sculptures located in the middle of a corporate head quarters for a successfull shoe company we all know and love.
rome.
Sep 11, 2009 at 1:56 am
Pretty nice work, coming from a guy who personally knows the artist. Gabe has done some pretty amazing projects, with one being of the biggest iconic sculptures located in the middle of a corporate head quarters for a sucessful shoe company we all know and love.
rome.
Sep 11, 2009 at 12:06 am
i liket. this is sick
Sep 10, 2009 at 9:38 pm
CRACK!!!!
Sep 10, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Nike should pick up on this idea. Give the man some bank & let him lead the design team on an official collab. This is what true sneakerheads do in their off time all ya’ll bum ass “hype heads” are the reason why people with real talent dont get found & Nike & JB lower their quality! You cant appeciate this art because all you care about is the new thing & being the freshest kid in school. Ya’ll bums are ruining the sneaker game. Big ups to Gabriel Dishaw.
Sep 10, 2009 at 6:46 pm
really cool
Sep 10, 2009 at 6:19 pm
I’m sorry bt…why the F*ck isn’t this guy working for nike yet? I wouldn’t putthese on a stand…I’d wear them!! even though they might be hard as a rock!!! kkkk but what a clean idea
Sep 10, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Those would be fire it they would real kicks
Sep 10, 2009 at 3:49 pm
I think it looks kinda cool.
Sep 10, 2009 at 2:58 pm
U call that art lol. I can make shoes outta paper mache better then that hahaha
Sep 10, 2009 at 2:10 pm
GAstateofmind said it all, and nobody should have posted after him. thats real talk right there
Sep 10, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Well put shoemelikeyoushould if you would have picked up a little thing called reading in your kindergarten class you would realize this is a sculpture not an actual pair of shoes. It makes me so mad when ignorant people who don’t take time to read anything throw their ignorant comments around. Go on nickjr.com and learn how to read.
Sep 10, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Nice work! I really like the concept and colorway. There are a lot of ignorant people in here who don’t appreciate art. ^^ People its not a actual shoe! LOL SMH..
Sep 10, 2009 at 1:01 pm
read before posting. the internet is not a picture book. the black symbols that come before the pictures are words and contain information pertaining to the pictures. get informed and stop leaving stupid comments.
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Im into shoes i can buy and wear, if all yall dumb mothaf**kas wanna hang this s**t on ur wall thats u!!!
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:49 pm
great concept and smh at dumb people who don’t understand art
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:45 pm
its a sculpture people….
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Nice work…. Wow don’t you idiots read?! You try and making some kicks out of garbage see how much better you do. Love the concept, i can appreciate the art.
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Wait…. Can you wear deez.
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Ugly ass shoe
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Lots of work involved!
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:35 pm
I like deez. I like tha concept. I MUST GET!!
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Just like Frankenstein, ugly as hell
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Horrible, i seen a homeless man with these on in brooklyn…
Sep 10, 2009 at 12:32 pm
first wtf is this lmfao