Archive for May, 2007
Shoefiti Strikes North St. Paul, MN
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Shoefiti in North St. Paul, MN, originally uploaded by edkohler.
North St. Paul’s main throughfare, Highway 36, is currently under construction that’s shut down lanes in both directions. While detouring through downtown N. St. Paul, I [...]
Published by admin on May 30th, 2007 tagged General | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes London, England
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Shoes on a wire, originally uploaded by KingEdwardTheGreat.
The line appears to be straining under the weight of the massive number of shoes hanging from this like off Brick Lane.
Published by admin on May 25th, 2007 tagged General | 1 Comment »
Hawaii’s StarBulletin Newspaper Takes on Shoefiti Issue
The Q&A section breaks it down for a reader:
starbulletin.com | shoefiti
Luckily, the dangling shoes are more a visual blight than a hazard.
“The only immediate danger would be if someone other than a HECO crew tried to remove the shoes,” said spokesman Peter Rosegg. “We appreciate being notified of athletic shoes over lines and will get [...]
Published by admin on May 25th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Mentions, Shoefiti in the Press | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Amsterdam, Holland
This case of shoefiti was spotted a few blocks away from Rembrant’s house, although I think it’s safe to assume that the artist was long dead before the powerlines holding the shoes were put in place along this street near the flea market.
Published by admin on May 24th, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Shoefiti on a Book Cover
Chrissa Chappell’s new book, Total Constant Order, has shoefiti on the book cover. She explains how Alvaro Ilizarbe of FreeGums helped design the cover:
tees for me
Alvaro took my book’s title, Total Constant Order, and transformed it into an ode to obsession. Skateboards soar through a flurry of letters and numbers. Stars glimmer around a [...]
Published by admin on May 20th, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Michael Suddard analyzes why shoes are hanging from powerlines in his town of Aurora, Ontario, Canada.
Shoefiti?
In Aurora there is the odd pair of shoes strung over power lines. Observances of Shoefiti in Aurora continues to be here and there. When it was pointed out that possibly the shoes symbolized the possibility of drug dealers [...]
Published by admin on May 20th, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Does Shoefiti Build Urban Hipster Credibility for Neighborhoods?
And if so, is that a good thing?
Jamie of The Known Universe describes being on a “hipster photo shoot” that had all the right elements to qualify:
Hipster Photo Shoot | the known universe
“That is like the ultimate hipster scene right there,” I said. “You’ve got the band, the artsy photographer, the skateboard, the [...]
Published by admin on May 19th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Mentions | 1 Comment »
Shoefiti Hazing Incident Described in Story
Looks like Bartholemew Pugg is the sinister element behind shoefiti on Virporta Island where he taunts Maxwell and throws his new shoes over tree branches:
Super Maxwell +
Maxwell, at eleven, had realised an odd thing about adults - they always forgot stuff. Even important stuff. An adult would buy you new shoes, would drag you [...]
Published by admin on May 18th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Theories, Shoes in Trees | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Urbana, Illinois
Stephen Haas, a professional photographer based in Illinois, captured some “lost soles” in Crystal Lake Park recently:
Lost Soles - 04/27
I found these shoes hanging from a tree branch in the middle of Crystal Lake Park in Urbana Friday morning. They were too small for me, which is too bad… they were nice shoes.
Published by admin on May 17th, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes the UK
Adam MacQueen rips the Mail for what he considers to be their sloppy reporting on shoefiti in the UK. The Mail takes the scare tactic angle:
Oh, do some research, for god’s sake…
It looks like a harmless teenage prank – training shoes dangling from telephone wires in a quiet suburban street” intoned the Mail on [...]