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For newly-minted Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony, life imitates art. Maybe more precisely, his fashion and play on the basketball court are both inspired by paint-splattered canvasses.
In an interview with Gotham Magazine, the 33-year-old forward tells how the paintings on his art collection have subtly influenced how he chooses his clothing articles as much as how he performs on the hardcourt.
“I look at art for inspiration whether it’s for fashion, sports. When it comes to wine, cigars, everything in the luxury world is completely centered around art. When I first started in the art world, I was so caught up with the Rembrandts and the Picassos and Basquiats and Van Goghs. I was so caught up on the big boys, I was blind to everything else. Then I thought, OK, those guys are the originators. Now I’m going to focus on bridging that gap. Where’s the inspiration? The understudies? The street artists. That’s where everything comes from, where the creativity comes from. I started supporting the street artists.”
Well yeah, perhaps not many people know that Anthony is really into collecting art pieces. His support for street artist is sort of the same to that of hipsters trying to be the first ones to discover music by unknown, underground brands before those acts become mainstream. However, it seems that he’ll have some tough competition from the team when it comes to fashion with Russell Westbrook around.
And before we end this article, we plead to Anthony to check out the works of former NBA player Desmond Mason, who became an artist after hanging up his sneakers.
