Footwear Art by Kobi Levi
A Visit to the Nathan D. Rosen Gallery at the Sandler Center
On January 13, 2017 Mrs. Anita Schwartz’s High School Studio Art Elective class was treated to a very special field trip to The Sandler Center. Israeli artist and shoe designer Kobi Levi personally welcomed them to see his exhibition of handmade, highly creative shoes. Kobi Levi generously encouraged our students to try on any shoes in the exhibit. It was so much fun to try on shoes that had been designed for Madonna, Lady Gaga and Whoopi Goldberg!
Kobi Levi has said:”In my artistic footwear design the shoe is my canvas. The trigger to create a new piece comes when an idea, a concept and/or an image comes to mind. The combination of the image and footwear creates a new hybrid and the design/concept comes to life. The piece is a wearable sculpture. Most of the inspirations are out of the "shoe-world", and give the footwear an extreme transformation. The result is usually humoristic with a unique point of view about footwear. All the pieces are hand-made in my studio."
Special Thanks to Sue Harrington and The Sandler Center for giving us this wonderful and enriching opportunity.
Anita Schwartz
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