The Great Shoe Show

Well, we are almost to that point in the year where we look back and examine how much we've grown and changed since August. All these months have been wonderful and, if Art 1 students can recall, it all began with contour drawings of our shoes. We are going to end our year using the same subject matter for our final 3-D project. That's right, we will be creating sculptural shoes by altering our old shoes in ways that are personally relevant.
Students in all sections will be asked to bring in one shoe that can be changed and altered in ways that will relay to viewers something personal about the artist.
We will examine the history of found object or "Assemblage" art and will discuss and formulate ideas which will change our perception of shoes as related to the human condition for ever.
Have you ever heard the phrase, "Try walking a mile in my shoes,"? What does this phrase mean? Think about the ways in which we may categorize individuals, unintentionally, based on a simple glance at their footwear. Have you ever considered the fact that the individual sitting next to you may wear worn out shoes everyday simply because that is all they have? These are all questions we will discuss during our opening lecture in late April.