

Philosophy
Art begins in mind …
Why „Ooups“?
I didn’t just want a simple picture gallery for my art. I deliberately wanted to give the human foot a more sublime value by developing a sophisticated corporate design for it. So what is everything based on? The logo.
So what is it that you say when your stiletto accidentally falls off your foot? What is it that you say when you realize that your soles are actually too dirty to show? What is it that you think when you take off your shoes and realize that the smell might be a little too strong for the person sitting next to you? What is it that you think when you are caught looking at beautiful feet?
Is it “Oups”? No? But it always fits. So let’s make it a little more dramatic. Let’s add another “O”. That way it’s even louder. That way it becomes five toes.
Big Business
How much do we want to take from things we don’t need? How much would we give of things we should keep?
How much do we still notice what exactly we’re doing – when a thumb’s movement is enough for everything? When everything is hidden behind 6 inches of glass? When we only show our face in pixels? Upload, download, hashtag, Paypal. Everything verified, anonymous, rewarded. A great deal? A big business.
Footoepia
If I tell you, I know a place that no one knows, where not only one sun shines. An island, a jungle, where plants thrive that grow beyond everything, leaving winding paths free. Where flowers bloom, whose scent takes hold of you, penetrates your soul and lets you linger in security. That’s where I’m at home and I’ll ask you to come by. I’ll take you with me. On my ship. On an adventure. Into my innermost being.
Say goodbye to the grey, colorless world and say hello to mine. Respect it, because I value yours too.
Fairplay
You can’t say no to this Game. A game, complex and challenging like no other. In the exciting multiplayer mode, you have to use all your senses. Achieve the high score with skillful combos and the use of all your fingers. But beware of your opponent’s weapons. Some can overwhelm your senses, others can force you to the ground. But even then you can win, just be aware of your role. But play fair, otherwise you’ll lose.
Aliens?
If the universe really is infinite and there are infinite possibilities for extraterrestrial life, wouldn’t there be at least one life form that has also learned how fascinating feet are? How much would they worship them? Less or more than us?
And suppose, millions of years before us, they had already seen the powerful beauty in the limbs that connect them to their home planet, let them feel it, let them orbit it.
What if they found out about us? A species that has partly taught itself to loathe this part of its body, to find it disgusting. Would they make friends with those who have found a connection to their feet? Would they even want to take those of us who love feet with them? Maybe they would ask us who really means it when they say „I love you from head to toe“. How many of you have gotten to the point where you love yourself from head to toe? Let’s start right here and now.

Ooups – Disgust or Desire
Andreas Winkler
T +49 176 4357 9558
kontakt@ooups.art