Is that a shoe on your head or are you just happy to see me?

Susannah Breslin is a guestblogger on Boing Boing. She is a freelance journalist who blogs at Reverse Cowgirl and is at work on a novel set in the adult movie industry.

From the lovely collection of self-portraiture by Kimiko Yoshida. This one has something to do with minotaurs and Picasso. (Via NOTCOT)

[#1 posted by prettynotgood, July 8, 2009 11:51 AM]

Minotaurs and Picasso.
Can you have one without the other?

[#2 posted by dbarak, July 8, 2009 12:03 PM]

What a heel...

[#3 posted by ViolettVerq, July 8, 2009 12:11 PM]

Y'know, just like Sam's mom in 'Brazil'. A shoe for a hat:

http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/brazil09.jpg

[#4 posted by Narual, July 8, 2009 12:19 PM]

Reminds me of the star wars prequel:
http://www.antropia.net/guido/uploaded_images/queen-amidala-754048.jpg

[#5 posted by Amsterdaam, July 8, 2009 12:19 PM]

Dali's Hallucinogenic Toreador immediately came to mind...

[#6 posted by nck wntrhltr, July 8, 2009 12:21 PM]

I'll take a cup and then
I'll put it on my head and then
I'll just stand there being freaky
With a cup on my head.

[#7 posted by Anonymous, July 8, 2009 12:23 PM]

Am I a bad person for immediately thinking, "PUT SHOE ON HEAD!"?

[#8 posted by Anonymous, July 8, 2009 12:29 PM]

Someone has been lurking on 4chan...

[#9 posted by Machineintheghost, July 8, 2009 12:29 PM]

ViolettVerq beat me to it. Narual also makes a good point.

Those so-called "avant garde" fashion designers are going to have to wake up a lot earlier in the morning if they want to outdo some of the more interesting costume designers in Hollywood.

[#10 posted by Anonymous, July 8, 2009 1:09 PM]

It looks hideous. It would probably be a success on those weird cam sites, though.

[#11 posted by Davidget, July 8, 2009 1:13 PM]

Now I have the Vengaboys, We Like to Party stuck in my head.

[#12 posted by Sekino, July 8, 2009 2:37 PM]

Even though my first thought was something between "WTF?" and "meh...", I gotta say the artist grew on me. I went through 3 of the self-portraits galleries and I really like how she's using all sorts of headdresses, masks and accessories from various cultures and eras. In the end, I thought the array was colourful, eclectic and enjoyable (and many images downright gorgeous).

[#13 posted by FoetusNail, July 8, 2009 3:22 PM]

The Brazil piece is a homage to the Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who in collaboration with Dali created the Shoe Hat (scroll about half way down).

[#14 posted by Architexas, July 8, 2009 8:32 PM]

I want those shoes, albeit I want them for my feet.

[#15 posted by Drew from Zhrodague, July 9, 2009 6:18 AM]

I think I heard that our old friend, Cindy Lauper, said that if the shoe fits, wear it on your head.

She bop indeed.