08 March,2022 05:16 PM IST | Mumbai | BrandMedia
Ali Dawood
Are you a lover of motion design, hip-hop culture, and sneakers? We have found the artist who combines your three passions. Already well-known to fans, graphic and motion designer Ali Dawood fuses all facets of culture into individual posts with a futuristic DNA. He is based across the Atlantic in Los Angeles.
Ali Dawood designs 3D Hand-drawn Sneaker Heads. Ali Dawood has quickly made a name for himself among rap and streetwear lovers by fusing rappers' faces with existing trainer designs. Among his famous creations, a portrait of Travis Scott has found the fantastic structure of Travis Scott and Air Jordan 6 Cactus Jack. There are also robotic portraits of Joey Bada$$ or a mask of Kanye West that is carved from his Yeezy Boost 700. His iconic models look like contemporary artworks, such as a statue of the Greek mythological carrier Atlas is carrying a pair of Air Jordan 4 and Off White. The vision is to capture the imagination of sneaker collectors and introduce them to the world of NFTs while at the same time providing a fresh take on hand-drawn avatar art for the NFT crowd to indulge in and be represented by. As hype clothing and accessories have become both an artistic expression and a form of identity, they see no stopping this trend into the metaverse.
Ali is constantly looking towards developing the newest 3D Hand-drawn Sneaker Heads that effectively focus on modern society. He has about 25k followers on Instagram and nearly 8000 followers on Twitter. His new page @sneakerheadoff portrays his designs. To learn more about him, follow him on his Instagram @ill_lawi