Oh My God!!! SHOES!!!!!

I once took a sculpture class and was terrible at it. The idea of creating a 3-D piece that has to be interesting and thoughtful from all angles is something that my brain just can’t do. However, I absolutely am fascinated with artists that specialize in installations. While researching “shoe art” for an upcoming project I came across the Columbian artist Federico Uribe. He began his career as a painter and he wanted to widen his abilities as an artist and approach art from a brand new prospective.

His quest took him from his studio to the streets and vendors, where he collected or purchased large quantity of everyday goods, goods whereby most people disregarded, Mr. Uribe saw values hidden within each of them. Soon, he altered his course as an artist, from a painter to a sculptor, by transforming these practical, everyday objects into 3-dimensional mosaics. All the while, still utilizing his sensibilities as a painter to create depth and colors.
The sculptures in this post were presented in one of his exhibition, which were made of 1,500 pairs of PUMA sneaker and 25,000 shoelaces.












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