The Red Shoes and the Rock-pool

Paintings by Denise Piva 

8 January - 15 February
Redland Art Gallery, Capalaba

This exhibition explores the layering of time and meaning in the folk tale, The Red Shoes. This folk tale is essentially about desire and wanting more. The Red Shoes and the Rock-pool, explores the desire and romance of belonging to a particular place.

The symbol that runs through the paintings is the red shoes, represented by foot-prints, pieced together with bits of cloth. The footprints are fragmented and worn and their repetition in each artwork acts as a reminder of a wish, promise or desire.



Image: Denise Piva, A Happy Ending 2005, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.