Concept |
For this project Danielle found her inspiration in a drawing labelled “divided” from one of her old sketchbooks. Much like the conception of the initial drawing inspired by only a word; she wanted to replicate this approach to the making of footwear. She shuffled through the stacks of the Flaxman library drawing inspiration from images in various art textbooks about sculpture, photography, illustration, performance, etc. From these images she drew well over 100 shoe designs, which she then broke down, divided, and transmutated into new forms. One of those forms was chosen and through the process of shoemaking morphed into what you see here.
Bio |
Born and raised in Southern California, Danielle is an innovative, passionate, and determined young designer with extensive training working with fur, fabric, and various other materials. She received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017 and has chosen to continue her studies in fashion, body, and garment in the Post-Baccalaureate program concluding this spring. She first arrived at SAIC to continue her painting and drawing practice where her interdisciplinary approach to concepts about the body grew onto the body– at first 2D representations then to 3D wearable sculptures. Her vast material knowledge from a myriad of fine art and fashion related disciplines aid in generating her distinctive approach to design. Danielle is a queer cis woman who has inherently been given a platform of privilege and wishes to use that platform to enact positive social change through her work.