
On December 25, Disney and Pixar’s Soul will introduce the world to Joe Gardner. In celebration of the release of the film, Disney and Pixar collaborated with multicultural powerhouse HUE Unlimited to bring Joe and company to life through a curated collection of wearable art pieces inspired by the film.
From its community incubator of cultural creatives and leaders, TONL, HUE Unlimited tapped four emerging Black artists and led their creative direction in crafting original inspired-by artwork. The collection features artwork designed by cultural creatives Bee Harris, Bianca Pastel, Arrington Porter and Cory Van Lew. Each artist took to the canvas to capture the soul of the film and its heartfelt story of music, family, friendship and self-discovery through their own unique lens, life story and experience as diverse creatives.
“We’re proud to work on this meaningful collection inspired by SOUL and to be able to have each artist’s unique vision shine through,” says Michael Watson II of HUE Unlimited. “As a part of the next generation of creatives, we deeply understand that authenticity is incredibly important to audiences — so being able to curate a collection of products that represents Black voices overall is a dream come true.”
Starting today, kids, families and the next generation of artists and creatives can shop the entire collection featured on the Pixar SOUL shop on Amazon.
Fans can also stretch their own creativity by designing personalized products from t-shirts and hoodies to accessories and home goods using their favorite piece of artwork from the collection.
Please see below for more information on each artist and their unique approach to the collaboration.
Collection Artists
Bee Harris / The Village
Visual artist and activist reflecting the multi-faceted aspects of the Black Diaspora, social movements and community through art.
Bianca Pastel / Joe & His Fro
Pop artist recreating nostalgic moments and leaders in Black culture through over-expressive imagery and pastel elements.
Arrington Porter / Joe’s World
Eclectic musician and painter visualizing the richness of Black culture, music, film and people with celestial exaggeration.
Corey Van Lew / The Great Gardner
New-age artist reimagining real-world elements of the Black experience into unique multi-dimensional art.