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V20
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HAD THE AUDACITY TO HOPE AND NOW CHANGE IS HERE
Male
27 years old
Cleveland, California
United States
Last Login: 1/8/2009
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creative
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| Status: | Single | | Zodiac Sign: | Leo |
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V20 is painting...painting...painting Posted at 11:55 PM Oct 24, 2008
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About me:
"Happy is the man who has acquired the love of walking for its own sake!"
— W.J. Holland.
Van Taylor Monroe has an enlightened walk through bringing awareness through art on sneakers.
From the passionate "Save Darfur" sneaker, to the popular "Barack Obama '08" shoe, Monroe has
developed a unique way to motivate social and civic engagement to a visually stimulated
generation, fueled by pop culture.
Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, to a family of nontraditional artists, Van's creative spirit was nurtured at
an early age, as he was encouraged to celebrate his self-expression through art. By the age of 2, Van
began sketching "panes" which his mother later discovered were airplanes.
In 2003, Monroe attended Miami University in Ohio as a graphic design major and quickly combined his business
savvy with his creative talents. He began revitalizing the scuffed and worn-out sneakers of his
football teammates by adding fresh new colors and personalized hand-painted designs to them.
While football suffered, what seemed only a hobby quickly grew into a passionate, artistic calling,
sneaker art design.
Inspired by his family, his faith and his surroundings, Van's most popular designs, like the Obama
sneaker, came from visions in dreams. Van’s grandmother, who is his biggest fan, activist and Barack
Obama supporter, can be seen sporting her “Barack Obama ‘08” sneakers around her home town
while preaching the importance of community.
Celebrities and Community Activists such as Will.I.Am, Gayle King, Hill Harper, Sean "P. Diddy"
Combs, multi-Grammy-winning producer Bryan-Michael Cox and Leon Washington of the New York Jets
have shown support for their cause by sporting their own customized sneakers to various events.
Van Taylor Monroe has undoubtedly acquired the love of walking for his own sake and for the sake of
his community.
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