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"Year Old Shoes" symbolizes the tiredness and worn that student athletes are known to feel through the dirty running shoes. But with the use of warm colors, this piece is meant to portray a level of being content with the pain and tiredness that accompanies playing the sports we love, surrounded by our best friends.
I was influenced by “Pair of Shoes” by Van Gogh and “Three Friends” by Leonid Afremov. I chose to represent physical exhaustion through the use of worn out shoes, similar to Van Gogh’s piece, and I used floral designs in the background to depict happy friendships and warmth, like Leonid Afremov. To do this I took photos of shoes and items being sold at a farmers market.
I was influenced by “Pair of Shoes” by Van Gogh and “Three Friends” by Leonid Afremov. I chose to represent physical exhaustion through the use of worn out shoes, similar to Van Gogh’s piece, and I used floral designs in the background to depict happy friendships and warmth, like Leonid Afremov. To do this I took photos of shoes and items being sold at a farmers market.