VALENTINE SHOE/Tabletop

Table Top

BRONZE  38” x 12” x 16” |  Edition of 25

The artist Gesso Cocteau, known for her bronze sculptures and her obsessive love of shoes, presents a collection of limited-edition bronze shoes. “Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes.” – Frieda Norris. What is it about women and shoes? We love them, buy them, wear them, and always, always want more. This isn’t so surprising. From an early age, we learn that shoes have magical power. They promise romance, excitement, and the possibility of transformation. Ruby red flats got Dorothy home to Kansas, a single glass slipper helped Cinderella nab her prince, and just look at how Manolo Blahniks make our hearts skip a beat! Shoes have personality: the sexy stiletto, the powerful pump, the seductive slide-in. We put them on and become newer, better, different versions of ourselves. We buy more shoes, and we open the doors of possibility even wider.