Flesh Shoe

June 28, 2006 7:39 AM

Flesh Shoe (via SpoFi)
posted by mr_crash_davis (35 comments total)

That's quite disturbing
posted by zeoslap at 7:42 AM on June 28, 2006

Yes, but can you deep fry it?
posted by monju_bosatsu at 7:44 AM on June 28, 2006

His other works are equally hilarious/disturbing.
posted by mathowie at 7:46 AM on June 28, 2006

You put the lotion on the skin!
posted by unwordy at 7:47 AM on June 28, 2006

It's kind of creepy how much it resembles Nike's line of eco-friendly shoes.
posted by mathowie at 7:49 AM on June 28, 2006

Man, I was sooo looking forward to a shoe made of actual flesh.
posted by NationalKato at 7:54 AM on June 28, 2006

Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic, 1987

Jana Sterbak
posted by xod at 7:54 AM on June 28, 2006

xod, the description of the media for the Vanitas piece is hilarious: "mannequin, flank steak, salt, thread, color photograph on paper."
posted by monju_bosatsu at 7:56 AM on June 28, 2006

To those poor souls unaccustomed to the power of the Internet it may be confusing to imagine the particular search terms used to discover this shoe. Don't be hasty in your ignorance.. for it is given that the shoe was made. Dear lord preserve us. For reasons beyond my ken I have a throb.
posted by econous at 7:57 AM on June 28, 2006

Man, I was sooo looking forward to a shoe made of actual flesh.


Me too, and while this is very cool, I feel a bit misled.
posted by agregoli at 7:59 AM on June 28, 2006

More accessories, to match the shoes.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 8:02 AM on June 28, 2006

I want my Existenz video game platform.
posted by psmealey at 8:03 AM on June 28, 2006

Metafilter: I was sooo looking forward to a shoe made of actual flesh.
posted by Dr-Baa at 8:05 AM on June 28, 2006

But does it work?
posted by grobstein at 8:12 AM on June 28, 2006

The organo-technology used to create [these gloves] is still experimental.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 8:15 AM on June 28, 2006

Thanks for the hats-o-meat, monju_bosatsu.
posted by xod at 8:17 AM on June 28, 2006

Man, I was sooo looking forward to a shoe made of actual flesh.

You mean like most shoes?

Yes, I know what you mean.... : )
posted by brundlefly at 8:18 AM on June 28, 2006

There is a sculptor, whose name escapes me, who makes incredible sculptures of animals from shoes. For example, a dynamic looking wild boar made from women's high-heeled shoes. Absurd on the surface, until you realize that we make the shoes from these animals, and he's only putting them back where they came from.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:32 AM on June 28, 2006

Nike's trying to keep up with Black Mage?
posted by jefgodesky at 8:40 AM on June 28, 2006

"There is a sculptor, whose name escapes me,..."

Brian Jungen?
posted by xod at 8:45 AM on June 28, 2006

Too bad the site seems down now...
posted by klangklangston at 8:48 AM on June 28, 2006

I never want to see that again.
posted by Afroblanco at 9:06 AM on June 28, 2006

Hey, neat. It's meat for my feet. That's a shoe I could eat. What a treat! What a feat!
posted by loquacious at 9:07 AM on June 28, 2006 [1 favorite]

...anybody want a peanut?
posted by loquacious at 9:11 AM on June 28, 2006

No, xod, pretty sure it wasn't Brian Jungen. It was quite a while back, in a book on sculpture called Space Invaders--great title, eh?
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:16 AM on June 28, 2006

loquacious: Hey, neat. It's meat for my feet.

Strangely enough, we've covered that topic before.
posted by Gamblor at 9:32 AM on June 28, 2006

All we have left are the cruel shows, but, ah ha ha ha ha, you wouldn't want those ...

Get them, she said.
posted by Astro Zombie at 9:34 AM on June 28, 2006

Thank you so much, Gamblor, for sticking a fork in that nearly healed (hah!) wound, twisting it open and pouring salty lemonade right in it.

Shambles off to register meetfeetmeat.com
posted by loquacious at 9:39 AM on June 28, 2006

Gesundheit!
posted by jpburns at 9:50 AM on June 28, 2006

This meat feet guy also made the Gen Pet thing.
posted by nickyskye at 10:01 AM on June 28, 2006

Absolutely love it!
posted by shoepal at 10:24 AM on June 28, 2006

See also
posted by puke & cry at 10:36 AM on June 28, 2006 [1 favorite]

She puts the lotion in the basket...
posted by Frank Grimes at 7:53 PM on June 28, 2006

good lord. . . the most unpleasant thing I've seen since I last saw a cow die of bloat.

the lips and teats go blue.
and now I see
a fleshed out shoe.

5 star ick.
posted by isopraxis at 10:30 PM on June 28, 2006

mmmm.... Animatronic ( ... Moving, twitching, pulsating ... )

That's the worst part, really.

"The movement is not constant, and usually causes people to jump back while they are in the middle of leaning in for a closer look."

Art that startles you back...
posted by anastasiav at 5:37 AM on June 29, 2006