Richard DeaconIf The Shoe Fits 1981

If the Shoe Fits is a large floor-based sculpture made from corrugated and flat sheets of galvanized steel. The work's title has prompted commentators to read its ambiguous shape as a solitary piece of oversized footwear, bereft of its partner. One end curves upward like a curly-toed jester's shoe, while a fan of corrugated steel resembles a pleated collar for the ankle. A thin strip of flat steel forms a loop, thereby suggesting a shoelace or a band to fasten the shoe. The metal sheets are cut, shaped and assembled with rivets and screws into a double-skinned structure, with the corrugated steel on the outside lined and supported by a layer of flat steel underneath… (read more)