Friday Shoe History Corner: Andy Warhol’s Shoe Paintings
posted by: Shomore in Shoe History Corner on September 12th, 2008
Andy Warhol is best known for his paintings of Campbell’s soup and celebrities like Marilyn Monroe. But before he painted those icons of pop art, Warhol worked as an illustrator for the I. Miller Shoe Company. There, he gained success in painting playful, detailed, and beautiful images of, what else, shoes. Warhol prolifically painted blue heels with buckles, pink shoes with bows, boots, etc. In fact, he even tried to exhibit the shoe art but was turned down. Imagine that.
Untitled (Stamped Shoes), Circa 1959
My Shoe is Your Shoe, Circa 1955
Autobiography of Alice B. Shoe, Circa 1955
Two Shoes, Circa 1960
Shoe with Holly, Circa 1950
Shoes, Circa 1980
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September 05, 2009 at 2:34 pm, keriansart said:
There are few things I understand more than a great pair of shoes that tell a story about their owner. They show style, grace and perhaps a funny bone. Color, texture and form all create a story about the person wearing them, rich or poor, hopeless romantic or bookworm, the shoe says it all.
A bouncer I met once, used to charge customers based on the shoes they wore. The fancier, the higher it was to get in, and the patrons never complained because as a rule, the shoes said it all. They still do.
My paintings do the same for me. Shoes from all walks of life, telling stories of who I am and where I want to go. I may never get to own a pair of Manolo Blahniks, but in my art I have all the couture shoes I could ask for…
Visit my website keriansart.com and take a peek at my gallery and past work. Watch out Jimmy Choo, I'm on your heels…okay maybe not yet, but one day. And one day you'll be on mine.
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