The top image is my recreation from Eleanor Antin's "100 Boots" series. I originally wanted to use 100 shoes, but couldn't obtain that many on such a short notice. I chose to use running shoes, and set them up in a similar, linear arrangement, all traveling in the same direction. My image is more dynamic however, due to the vertical composition, and the attempt at making the shoes look like they were actually moving. The boots appear to be traveling, but I really wanted to emphasize the idea of going somewhere....instead of everything remaining in horizontal planes, I tried to create vertical and diagonal movement across the strong horizontals of the steps.
Unlike the boots, the shoes are more individualistic--each shoe is different, each is at a slightly different angle. They are less of a unit of like things and more a grouping of unique personalities, traveling together, but each perhaps bringing something new to the whole; not unlike my own team. The shoes "become the protagonists of a narrative," and, like any good story, represent different characters instead of a row of identical "personalities."
Love the recreation. It almost doesn't need a version of the "ducks" because the shoes seem to have a life about them anyway. Good job
ReplyDeleteI have seen the "100 Boots" series and like how you recreated it. Antin uses places to narrate what the boots are doing and I like that you used the shoes to create what the shoes are doing. It also works the way you have different shoes which reads into different people, which further narrates the shoes.
ReplyDeleteI like how you used stairs it gives a depth to the pic and shows that its coming towards the viewer very nice.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your recreation. I think it works really well without exactly copying the original work. The idea to use the shoes on the stairs and not make then straight works very well and gives and interesting composition. I think you could push this idea and photograph shoes in many different places, it would be a really fun concept.
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