Stanley Donwood, a popular UK contempary artist, and Oakley have put forth a collaborative effort: The Stanley Donwood Artist Series Jupiter. Donwood has exhibited his art all across the glove and is renowned for creating all of Radiohead’s album artwork. The artwork on the glasses themselves is actually reminiscent of Thom Yorke’s solo project “The Eraser”, but these projects aren’t co-related.
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Donwood’s initial concept for his Artist Series Oakley glasses was to create peril-sensitive sunglasses like the ones described by Douglas Adams in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. They would go completely black at the first sign of danger, saving you from having to look at anything dangerous. Of course, that was impossible. So the artwork on these limited edition frames is adapted from a Donwood piece called “London Views” which shows London being destroyed by fire and flood in a quasi-medieval style. The sunglasses come with matching box and micro bag that are also collector’s items.
by JJ
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