Dave White’s first Air Jordan 1 Retro design was a masterpiece. His American flag-inspired shoes caused a stir at All-Star Weekend, and he mentored kids at Inglewood High School as part of his work with Jordan and WINGS for the Future.

White and Jordan are back again, and the result is the Air Jordan 1 High DW. These kicks feature the iconic Jordan black/sport red-white-cement grey colorway, and even bring in the elephant print on the forefoot laces-strap.

But it’s White’s trademark paint splatter and brush strokes that make this shoe stand out. The brand has also put together a Jordan DW WINGS crew T-shirt to commemorate the release.

The Dave White Air Jordan 1 Retro will be available in North America, Europe and China on February 11, 2012. In celebration of All-Star Week and WINGS, and another run will drop on February 24.

A detailed look at the sneakers, the packaging and the t-shirt follow after the jump.

After having teamed up already earlier this year on an Air Jordan 1 Retro, Jordan Brand and Dave White have teamed up again on a limited edition version of the iconic sneaker. This time the sneaker features a black/red splatter design on an otherwise white upper with elephant print accents. Once again in support of the ‘WINGS for the Future’ education program, which is sponsored by Jordan Brand, an exact release date and number (the first ones were limited to only 23 pairs, which were auctioned off) have not been announced yet.

Detailed images of the sneaker follow after the jump.

This last week the South Park 15th Anniversary Art Exhibition at Opera Gallery New York, curated by Ron English, opened its doors. Ron English managed to get together quite an impressive list of artists, who have created works for this show specifically. Works by Travis Louie, Colin Christian, Sas Christian, Beau Stanton, Kid Zoom, Dave White, KaNo, Kathie Olivas, Clark Fox, Greg Craola Simkins, Mark Dean Veca, Lindsey Way, Naoto Hattori and Tristan Eaton are part of the show, of course next to English’s own work.

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The show is open until April 10th.

Photos by Scott Beale.

Take a full look at the exhibition after the jump.

Artist Dave White, best known for his sneaker paintings, teams with Jordan Brand on a limited run Jordan 1s. Curated reports -

Inspired by the Harlem Globetrotters and the good old Stars and Stripes, painter Dave White has moved away from the canvas and produced a limited run of 23 Jordan 1s. These special shoes will go up for auction this weekend – yup, All Star Weekend in LA – and proceeds benefit WINGS for the Future and Inglewood High School in Los Angeles.

Sole Collector met with Dave to discuss the project. Well worth heading here to read the interview. SC will also host the auction.

More images of the sneakers can be seen here.

Launched for Art Copenhagen by Galleri Jules Julian of Denmark, Dave White’s latest print release features a signed and numbered edition of 50, 10 of which will be specifically hand finished with impasto paint. Measures 100cm x 100cm on 300gm Fabriano Artistico paper featuring silk screens with a UV varnish finish. All enquiries to info@davewhiteart.com or visit the newly updated www.davewhiteart.com to see the image in more detail (see Forgotten Alchemy – Paintings).

Art Basel kicks off beginning of June. UK artist Dave White will be showcasing some works of his “Sweethearts & Sirens” Series at SCOPE Art Basel. After painting primarily sneakers and after that a series of comic action heroes, he has now moved on to women. The above two paintings will be on view at the show.

More detailed views of the Dave White paintings from his “Sweethearts & Sirens” Series follow after the jump.

Kidrobot worked with artist Dave White on the Sgt. Robot. The toy comes in two colorways – army green and black. Limited to 600 pieces in each colorway, the toy will be released on June 4th and will go for 50 USD. The artist will also attend the release of the toy on June 4th in New York and on June 5th in Miami.

Protective skins for your beloved technological gadgets are vastly improved from those old bulky leather contraptions that started the trend. Inventive use of fabric and material, inspired graphics and more custom fittings help turn something mundanein to a personal reflection. Additionally they’ve become more articulated protective devices, geared toward specific products. 
Music Skins offers products geared toward protecting phones, ipods and laptops with a flare driven by contemporary music and related fashions. They work with artists ranging from Dave White to Benny Gold. We present you a few examples, from White, SBTG and Chuck Anderson.
More after the jump.