Transcript Artful Shoes - Northview High School

Artful Shoes
AP Studio Art 3D
Teacher – Jeannette Clawson
What’s the Idea?
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Use the shoe form as a structure to convey an idea.
Cut away, add-on, manipulate the original shoe.
Stay with a main idea, theme, or concept.
The goal is to transform the shoe in three-dimensional space.
Consider painting the shoe. Acrylics would work great. You might need a
primer coat of acrylic or Gesso first.
Remember that just changing the surface design is considered work in 2D –
like you’re wrapping a flat design around the shoe. That’s not enough. You
must change the overall form.
Create at least 5 sketches before beginning the project. Push yourself.
Take chances.
Craftsmanship will be very important to a successful design. We should not
see glue or tape.
Give yourself enough time to play around with your selected materials so
that your concept can evolve.
You will probably need to work in stages to allow dry time for paint and glue.
Lady’s Shoe Car
Perhaps a bit smaller,
dahling?
Penny Woofer
Jesse Draper
Watercolor on Arches Paper
2008
What a great idea.
What materials could you
combine or repurpose to
create a similar idea in
sculpture?
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Hedgeclog
Jesse Draper
Watercolor on
Arches
2004
Flower Shoe
Michel Tcherevkoff
What principles of
design do you see?
Look at how the parts
are fully integrated with
the shoe form?
Silk flowers, a stripped
down pump, a great
eye for detail and…
Wah-Lah!
Okay. The idea of
wearing an actual fish on
my foot gives me a
scaly tingle.
However, what a brilliant
idea in terms of merging
two unlikely forms
together in a way that
looks so unified.
House Boot
by the Pendragon Boot
Company
This screams of the Old
Lady Who Lived in a
Shoe.
Could you turn a boot
into a building?
Could you select a fairy
tale or other literary work as
a source inspiration?
Of course, you couldn’t sew
leather together as seen
here. However, you could
achieve great craftsmanship
with planning and an eye for
detail.
High Tide Heels
Paul Schietekat
Consider
merging the
unusual,
creating hidden
seems with
paper mache or
Crayola air dry
modeling clay.
Sand, prime,
then spray paint
to unify.
Art Shoe
Cheryl Riello
Consider repurposing an
existing textile. This reminds
me of a little cradle.
Make a paper pattern first to ensure
the overall design works.
Diego Dolcini
Michel Tcherevkoff
Joann’s Fabrics has an excellent
selection of fat quarter quilting
squares. A stroll passed the
display wall would yield endless
possibilities.
The trick here is to wrap the cloth
around thin cardboard. The raw
edges can be glued down and
hidden from the viewer.
Pendragon Boot Company
Notice how a traditional boot form is
altered sculpturally.
Kathryn Meyers Gilbert
What could you do with a
limited color choice, some
tissue paper, and a little
glue?
A great example of what I am
NOT looking for.
Please completely avoid the
supreme tacky quality
resulting from gluing on a
bunch of glittery junk.
Yes, this piece screams of
childhood dress-up days when
everyone could be of royal
stature.
There’s definitely a place out
in the creative world for this
shoe, but steer away from this
look for your portfolio.
Just for fun…
Here are a few other
shoe related images.
Shoe Dog
Vinti Andrews
Alexander McQueen
High style design. There’s a
waiting list for some of these
shoe designs. His designs sell
for hundreds of dollars; some
even over $1500.00.
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“Pinch yourself as this is
possible. The pricey artistic
cutting-edge street wear
demands a whooping sum
of $27,945.”
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“Crafted by Mai Lamore,
don’t degrade them by
tagging them as mere
shoes as they are no less
than a work of art.”
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“The 18 karat gold heels are
quite sensuous when
complemented with the
hand dyed silk petals. Well,
considering the price tag
and beauty attached to it, I
would love to buy this pair
and won’t dare to carry it. It
would be my luxurious
installed masterpiece. If this
precious gold heel gets
success in winning your
heart then try saving some
bucks right away. Of course,
it is far cheaper than the
world’s most expensive
sandals.”
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Via Luxury Portfolio
I had to include
this image for the
pure “cringe”
effect.
Someone got a
little carried away
in Photoshop.
Altered Shoe Sculpture
Cut shoe
Plaster
wrap
around
wooden
figure
Altered Shoe Sculpture
Materials: boot, acrylic
paint, cellophane,
chain, wire, felt,
nails, and round
cardboard base
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You can use your own old shoes or visit a thrift store. I am not
asking you to destroy a good pair of your own shoes. I know it
could be a bit unsettling to work with someone else’s shoes, but
you’d be surprised how many thrift store shoes are almost brand
new. I’m not asking you to wear them, just sculpt with them. -So don’t go for the yucky ones or wear gloves when designing.
Really.
Strongly consider removing the heel and replacing it with one
that you make. Study the design and make a plan to separate it
from the shoe so that you won’t pull apart the entire shoe.
If something doesn’t work out the first time, get out your
sketchbook and try again.
You will present one shoe, so you have a back up if you need it.
Most of all, have fun with it. Think conceptually. Take a risk.
Resources
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http://www.coolbuzz.org/entry/have-some-fun-with-your-feet-within-feet/
http://www.fulloma.com/tag/style/
https://bundaberg.qld.gov.au/arts/policies.php
http://madamepickwickartblog.com/?p=1854
http://users.rcn.com/criello/
http://plushpaparazzi-embassy.blogspot.com/2009/09/sic-concept-shoe-bydiego-dolcini.html
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/4951/shoe-dogs-by-vintiandrews.html
http://www.winnyli.com/2009/10/2010-ss-alexander-mcqueen-shoes.html
http://www.virtualshoemuseum.com
http://shoelala.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/fairy-shoe-shrine.jpg
http://elitechoice.org/tag/shoe/
http://www.boncherry.com/blog/2009/11/02/20-funny-weird-and-crazy-cardesigns/