World AIDS Day – December 1st – sees the launch of the limited edition (CONVERSE)RED Chuck Taylor All Star shoe by José Parlá. A painter widely acclaimed in the art world, Parlá’s collaboration with (CONVERSE)RED raises awareness for the fight against AIDS and encourages consumers to turn art into power. 10% of the wholesale price of each shoe will go directly to Global Fund programs that fight AIDS.
“Wearing Chuck Taylor All Star shoes as a kid , I never imagined that one day there would be such an awful disease like AIDS and that, as an artist, I could help by collaborating with Converse,” says Parlá. “I invite people to join in the effort… and become an agent of change.”
The Brooklyn-based artist is widely recognized for his distinctive abstract process that blends calligraphy, collage, textures and color to create paintings with complex themes. Parlá chose his painting ‘Ephemeral Pitches, and Notes, Rhythm and Phonetics’ for the (CONVERSE)RED shoe.
Check out the limited edition (CONVERSE)RED Chuck Taylor by Jose Parla at these select retailers:
Kicks Hawaii - Honolulu
St. Alfred - Chicago
Bodega - Boston
Aloha Rag Hawaii - Honolulu
Undftd La Brea - Los Angeles
Undftd - Santa Monica, CA
Undftd Silver Lake - Los Angeles
Blends - Costa Mesa, CA
Blends - Los Angeles
Stussy - NYC
Darkside Initiative - San Francisco
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