The Art Blog

If you love shoes, art and design you won't want to miss this inspiring exhibition Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes   opening today at the Bellevue Art Museum . Here's a blurb from the museum's show announcemet: Be the first to see the work of one of the world's most influential shoe designers. Rising from shoe model (she was a size 4!) to award-winning designer, Beth Levine popularized high fashion mules, stilettos and boots, including Nancy Sinatra's white go-go boots from "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'." Now, Levine's unbridled energy and creativity come to life at BAM, the ONLY U.S. venue to showcase this fascinating exhibition. In the book, Beth Levine Shoes by Helen Verin you can see an amazing portfolio of her designs and the BAM show runs until June 6, 2010. I am going to pop in on this exhibition when I need an inspirational boost. Images from top to bottom: The Kabuki, Full Body Shoe and Paper Twist designs by Levine.

Ah Xian - Cloisonné Bust The Bellevue Art Museum is currently featuring a show titled, Über Portrait , so I took a day off from the studio this week to see some art and recharge my creative batteries. One of the most compelling works was by artist, Ledelle Moe, (still waiting for a photo image of Moe's work) who creates concrete head forms and sculptures on an enormous scale. Her piece featured in this show is bigger than a VW bug. Click here to visit her website and see amazing sculptures from Ledelle Moe. Portrait of Madam C.J. Walker by Sonya Clark - Black Plastic Hair Combs Another large scale piece that impressed me is this portrait by Sonya Clark . It’s made entirely from black plastic hair combs. Fitting material I'd say for a portrait of Madam C.J. Walker. She made her fortune in the hair care and beauty products industry and was the first black woman to become a millionaire. Sound Suits by Nick Cave - Foreground suit is made entirely of buttons and an abacus face...