Well guys, it’s time for another monthly art installment….I was stalled for ideas when I thought about the fact that I have been an obsessive fan of Sam & Libby ballet design casual footwear that was popular in the late 80’s-early 90’s. If you were at least 12 years old in this era then you most certainly remember this fashion trend that came in multitudes of colors and made of exquisite Brazilian leather, and graced with an adorable bow on the toe. I remember how vibrant and bold 80s colors were: banana yellow, magenta, turquoise, being the big 3. (Almost reminiscent of printer ink cyan/magenta and yellows)
I even painted, and sculpted from modeling compound, renditions of this famous footwear trend, and then the next big step. Draw them digitally. That had to be the most fun I’d had all evening, no joke. Nothing beats going down memory lane through art. Now since the Ballets came in so many colors, it’s always hard to settle on just one. I started out with lime green and then the outpouring of grief due to the loss of musical superstar Prince, led me to change the color to purple in a gesture of honor. Sadly, we lost yet another talented icon this year too soon (the first one being David Bowie).
And purple has always been my favorite color; although it’s become orange in the last few years for whatever reason. Orange is a “warm” color, like yellow and red, and as such, it seems to have an energizing effect. I read all about color theory in school, and it’s pretty in depth; the Pantone and CIE systems of color management.
Purple, when analyzed represents spirituality, idealism, and royalty-as a celebrity known by a moniker as “Prince” may have aspired to.
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