May, 2012

In the urban hustle, we travel by foot. Worn for utilitarian purposes or fashion, the shoes we wear express who we are. Through this project, I want to catch a glimpse of life at the sidewalk level. What can we discern about someone from only the knees down?

REPRESENT came from my filming around Manhattan for a week – feet instead of faces. This series of drawings was inspired by the footage. In addition to the wide selection of shoes, I decided to showcase a variety of drawing styles and techniques that I’ve experimented with throughout my career. The 40+ hours of video was edited to a 1 hour 20 minute piece that looped during the show’s opening.

The drawings are charcoal, pencil, and pen. All of the frames were second-hand finds that were painted with high-gloss white enamel.

Titles (top to bottom)
Midtown Lunch, Totally Lost, Robbie G’s All Stars, Missing Frame, Shoe Fetish, Four Count Beat, The Seventh Pair, The Crit, Readymade, Space Shoe, White Lace, Handball, Invincible, Pause, Two Boots, Shoe Shine, Walking In The Wrong Direction, Be Like Mike