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Athlete and Advocate
"To be unapologetic about my image and who I am, I can't even describe how that feels. To bring together girls who skate, queers who skate, and let those worlds collide. I'm lucky to be here."
-- Leo Baker
Description: A portrait of Leo Baker. The portrait is digitally created based on a photograph. Leo Baker is looking down and holding a skateboard. They have buzzed hair. They have light colored skin. They wear a white tank top with dark pants. Their skateboard is white and multicolored and has a "Nike" logo on it. The image consists of streetscape-like patterns that create both the portrait and the background. The back of this banner includes a repeating pattern of purple skateboard silhouettes.
Leo Baker (born 1991) is one of the top names in competitive skateboarding and an icon of trans and non-binary identity. Under a media spotlight, he risked his career by coming out. It was a personal decision: he didn't want to live a life of "splintered truths," as Baker puts it, "being a different person depending on who I'm with."
Baker has since become an influential activist and has helped foster inclusive spaces, such as the New York City Skate Project, which welcomes people of all backgrounds and identities.
This portrait was made by artist Nettrice Gaskins using Deep Dream Generator, a computer vision program that uses artificial intelligence to generate new and complex images. |