Good Things Come in Pairs 8

Peng Wei is a contemporary female artist whose work demonstrates a refined elegance and unique aesthetic. The soles of this pair of shoes, made of transparent silk, are painted with erotic scenes that refer to the past, showing female figures with bound feet. The ballerina-style shoes, however, reflect a modern and more liberal way of living.

The work’s title, Good Things Come in Pairs (haoshi chengshuang), is a Chinese proverb. It can also be read as an allusion to the Chinese philosophical principle that when the forces of yin and yang—or male and female—are in balance, harmony and order are achieved.

Pair of silk flats with loosely woven, white tops partially covering the inner soles which depict scenes of women with light skin tones in pastel colors. The right shoe features women hugging the grey trunks of leafy green trees. One hugs a tree facing another, back to us, reaching behind her to hug her tree. The left shoe features two women looking down, one leaning over the other's shoulder. Rocks sprout plants in the background.

Good Things Come in Pairs 8

2011

Peng Wei

(Chinese, b. 1974)

China

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