The Art Of The Shoe

SHOE ART EXHIBIT

CURATED BY LINDA BIGNESS

ROME ART CENTER

The Art of the Shoe

Collage art in 3D. What happens when you collage a shoe or build anartistic shoe out of found objects? Have fun and experiment with the manyelements of collage art and sculpture. This course will focus on structure,design and the overall aesthetics of sculptural collage. The instructor willguide the student, beginner to professional, in the use of fine art paper,acrylic mediums, and found object construction. An exhibit will followthis course for the participants and invited artists. To be held in the RACLibrary in the year 2001. Dates to be announced. Instructor: LindaBigness, Curator of the Artist’s Book/Objects exhibit on view at the RACLibrary

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The Art Of The Shoe

• Following is an exhibit of shoe art by workshop participants at the Rome art and

community center.

The Art Of The Shoe

• Linda bigness taught the workshop at Rome in the summer of 2001. She thought it would be great to have an exhibit of her student’s work along with

several invited artist from the CNY area. The exhibit was very successful and was reviewed by Jonas Kover of the Utica observer. Following are installation shots of some of the many works that filled the gallery at the Rome art and community

center. Enjoy the show!