BIG. RED. BOOT.

CARTOON BOOTS FOR A COOL 3D WORLD. CARTOONISHNESS IS AN ABSTRACTION THAT FREES US FROM THE CONSTRAINTS OF REALITY. IF YOU KICK SOMEONE IN THESE BOOTS THEY GO BOING! THE AESTHETIC OVERTON WINDOW CONTINUES TO STRETCH OPEN TOWARDS THE UNREAL. MCQUEEN’S ARMADILLO HEELS TRIPPED ON THE RUNWAY SO THAT THE BRB COULD RUN TO THE CORNER STORE. THE CONTINUED BLENDING OF VIRTUAL AND IRL AESTHETICS HAS US CHASING SUPERNORMAL STIMULI. WHEN HALF THE SNEAKERS WE SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ARE RENDERINGS, WE COME TO EXPECT A BASELINE OF UNREALITY. BIG RED BOOTS ARE VR CHAT BOOTS. UNREALITY ACHIEVES WHAT CARTOONS HAVE KNOWN FOR DECADES: ABSTRACTED FORMS CONVEY THEIR CORE IDEA WITH AN IMMEDIACY THAT A FULLY REALIZED ...View all