If the shoe fits..

Blown away series 3 episode 4

Photo Credit: Blown Away Series and Marble Media Official.

I love art history and I love religious, particularly catholic, imagery. The idea of the seven deadly sins has always fascinated me... or at least it has since David Fincher made them a part of popular culture.⁠ Art historian and Deputy Director of Pilcuck Glass School, Donna Davies, was the guest judge on this challenge.
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If the Shoe Fits... was made for the seven deadly sins challenge as an illustration of greed. The piece is not meant to refer to collectors of $300 dollar sneakers, but to the companies that make them and sometimes rely on the backs of poor workers in order to maximize profit. The title is a reference to the Cinderella story, one I often associate with the fantasy of coming from nothing and finally "making it". ⁠
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The shoe and pillow were intended to mimic different flesh tones, almost as if one is stepping on the other in order present itself in a more luxurious way. It is meant to be a (not so) subtle reference to contemporary (and historical) colonialism, one which is often mimicked by multinational conglomerates. ⁠
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