# Soaring Footwear Figures These Petros Christostomou Shoe Sculptures are Surreal By Jana Pijak | Published 2011-11-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petros-christostomou-shoe-sculptures References: [petrosc](http://www.petrosc.com/art.php) & [bumbumbum.me](http://bumbumbum.me/2011/10/24/petros-christostomou-artist/) The Petros Christostomou shoe sculptures are imaginative pieces of art that dare to cross visual boundaries. These soaring shoe installations play with scale, and test the way humans see their surrounding environment. Though these sculptural forms seem like they are giant in size, they are actually created from small-scale objects placed in architectural models. These small-scaled experiments ultimately appear as large-scale [art installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highwood-installation). This is the result of cleverly manipulated lighting techniques and the artist's rearrangement of contrasting elements. Petros uses bold and expressive color choices to play with positive and negative space. His [surreal stilettos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1) are emphasized with neon hues that jump out against a monochromatic backdrop. Moreover, the shoes' metallic texture draws the eye in. The Petros Christostomou shoe sculptures play with one's visual field and act as optical illusions that test human perception. Image Credit: Petros Christostomou ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 56% | Activity: 43% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Playing with Scale:** Opportunity for artists and designers to explore unconventional forms of expression by manipulating scale. - **Surrealism in Fashion:** Designers can take risks in fashion by drawing inspiration from surrealistic art movements. - **Manipulated Lighting:** Innovative lighting techniques can be utilized to create striking visual effects in art and design. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art & Sculpture:** The art world can explore the use of manipulated scale and lighting to create surrealistic and visually stunning installations. - **Fashion & Design:** Designers can look to surrealistic art movements for inspiration in creating bold and unconventional fashion pieces. - **Interior Design:** Innovative lighting techniques can be used to create dramatic visual effects in interior design projects. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Platform Statement Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/8inch-flipflops.md) - [Illusory Doll-Like Heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-boots.md) - [Mossy Stone-Mirrored Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bravest-studio.md) - [Bold Sculptural Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spunge-osmosis.md) - [Dynamic Ultra-High Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platform-sneaker-1.md) - [Artful Solid Silver Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gelnimbus-101-1.md) - [Collaborative Artful Shoe Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metropole-seoul-derby.md) - [Electric Truck Shoe Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/footwear-project.md) - [Wooden Light-Hearted Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dream-sculpture.md)