<html> <p>https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/disp/b4943450294813.58da1233aa29c.gif</p> <p><em>ProjectMJ23 is a 23-piece art series of Michael Jordan by artist Toblerusse. This series is currently being written for an upcoming coffee table book. </em><br> <a href="https://steemit.com/art/@toblerusse/book-i-m-writing-projectmj23-by-toblerusse-part-i">(Read part I here)</a><br> <a href="https://steemit.com/art/@toblerusse/book-i-m-writing-projectmj23-by-toblerusse-part-ii-standing-there-like-a-schmuck">(Read part II here)</a></p> <h1>PART III</h1> <p> For Bulls fans everywhere, those years were like being on the best thrill-ride in the park and you never wanted it to stop. But much like holidays, concerts, and the last roll of toilet paper, all good things inevitably come to an end. And in the summer of 2003 Michael Jordan, for the final time, hung’em up for good. No, for real this time. He actually retired. </p> <p>https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/5f62f850294813.58e6b6e3d4bf4.gif</p> <p> After that retirement, for a while, things just weren't the same. True, the NBA was still in good hands. It was blessed with a slew of new superstars to carry the torch; Kobe and Lebron to name just two. But for me, it wasn't the same. I remained an avid follower of the game but less passionate, less attached. Deep down I knew, from my perspective, the bar Jordan set in the 90's was just too damn high. </p> <p>I felt less connected to the NBA.</p> <p>So when the inspiration for this project finally hit me in 2014, more than a decade after his retirement, it was like a hibernating bear who knew it was finally the the right moment to wake up. Once it did awaken, I noticed the paintings were making me reconnect with those memories and that era. Now that the series is complete, I hope these paintings and this project elicit similar memories with you. </p> <h1><strong>Be Like Mike</strong> </h1> <p>https://youtu.be/p00JKZ4ZGA4</p> <p> In the 90's the NBA should have relocated to Pamplona Spain because we were seeing the running of the Bulls on a regular basis. It was abusive. Instead of drunk locals and dumb tourists running for their lives we saw 28 teams get trampled. Repeatedly. Threepeatedly.</p> <p>The world was essentially obligated to bare witness to something special. It’s that rare once-in-a-lifetime type shit. Number 23 and company owned the basketball world winning back-to-back Threepeats that bookended Jordan’s (nearly) two season hiatus from the game in 1994 and 1995 (something I’m sure Rockets fans genuinely appreciate).</p> <p>From his rookie season and throughout his career Michael Jordan essentially mesmerized everyone, everywhere, all the time. On his way to elevating the NBA brand to unprecedented heights. Not only did he consistently packed stadiums putting people in their seats, he also forced them to constantly rise up out of them. Fans got an unexpected work-out and left the building with sore quads.</p> <p>It was like a comic book fiction where the limits of reality get stretched a bit extra for effect, except in this case the dude was actually doing the shit. You’re sitting there, thinking, well, maybe some supernatural stuff is actually going on here. As if there was nothing he couldn’t do and no adversary too great to defeat. A made-up fantasy fit for tv, the big screen, and VHS. <br> <br> Just like a comic, it made fans believe in myth and feel like invincibility was real.<br> https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/disp/8bbbdd50294813.58dc1843e071e.gif</p> <p><br></p> <p>(Part I) - https://steemit.com/art/@toblerusse/book-i-m-writing-projectmj23-by-toblerusse-part-i<br> (Part II) - <a href="https://steemit.com/art/@toblerusse/book-i-m-writing-projectmj23-by-toblerusse-part-ii-standing-there-like-a-schmuck">https://steemit.com/art/@toblerusse/book-i-m-writing-projectmj23-by-toblerusse-part-ii-standing-there-like-a-schmuck</a><br> </p> <p><br></p> </html>
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Hello @toblerusse. Your blog posts are filled with your creative talents and for this I am upvoting and following. Steem is beautiful and it's because of steemers like you who make it that way. Your post are High Quality > filled with your amazing talents and projects. You're going to fit like a glove in steemit's community. This Quick Start Guide will help you: https://www.steemithelp.net/ I love your ProjectMJ23 > Everyone wants to be like mike! <center></center>
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Wow. What a nice comment. Thanks for that. I'm still new and trying to understand more about what's going on. I will definitely read that link. Cheers
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