Chad Carothers, also known by his artist name Chad Cantcolor, is an American contemporary freehand painter and designer.[1]
Chad Carothers | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Chad Cantcolor |
| Occupation | Artist |
Career
editChad Carothers began customizing articles of clothing for his classmates during his school days.[2] He began his career as an artist in 1998, working in Los Angeles in the field of freehand painting.[3] His work included the creation of custom surfboards and manufacturing designs for surfboard[4] and wakeboard makers.[5] He has also worked on the creation of custom hand-painted and designed trucks,[1] including a 2015 Chevy Silverado Sport Truck.[6]
Carothers worked with Adidas to produce limited-edition hand painted cleats for Justin Turner during the 2017 World Series,[7][8] for which Carothers created different themes for each game.[9][10] He has produced hand painted custom shoes for Nike athletes as well.[11] In 2019 Carother's work was shown at the BET Experience festival in Los Angeles.[12] Chad Carothers has also worked as a cover artist for musical albums.[13]
Exhibitions
editIn 2008 pieces from Carother's collection Lost Enterprises of San Clemente were shown in the John Wayne Airport.[14] In 2009 Carother's work was a part of the Disney's Stitch Experiment 626 Project Custom Art Tour, in which he adapted a Stitch figure to look like Mickey Mouse.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Just for Kicks: The Tire-Shredding '15 Silverado". Street Trucks. November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Custom Armchair Giveaway | Who is ChadCantColor? – Sneaks And Laces".
- ^ Moton, Maurice. "Local Artists Create Custom Cleats to Celebrate Astros-Dodgers World Series". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Local museum gives gift of art". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. December 9, 2005.
- ^ "Sneak Peek: 2012 Liquid Force Wakeboard Gear". Wakeboarding Magazine.
- ^ "White Space Galore On Artist Chad Carother's Customized 2015 Silverado Sport Truck". Spectre Performance.
- ^ "From The Cleats Up - Turner and Correa". Club House Magazine. October 25, 2017.
- ^ "See Dodgers star Justin Turner's slick custom World Series cleats". USA Today. October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Justin Turner's tongue out on awesome custom cleats for Game 2". USA Today.
- ^ "Justin Turner's custom World Series cleats". Indianapolis Star.
- ^ "10 Special Custom Sneaker Releases Unveiled via Instagram This Week". Hype Beast.
- ^ "BET Experience at L.A. Live presented by Coca-Cola®". Discover Los Angeles.
- ^ "Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom: The Best of Hed P.E. - (hed) p.e. | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "O.C. surf culture on display at John Wayne Airport". Orange County Register. August 18, 2008.
- ^ "Vinyl Pulse: Chad Carothers for Disneys Stitch Experiment 626 Tour". Vinyl Pulse.