The painting by Michael Griesbeck is sold including shoes. “Nude” is an homage to lying on the beach, the longing for warmth and the sea. With the series "Shoetime" Michael Griesbeck interprets the missing quality of life, a transformation of lost emotions. We quote the artist: "Shoetime is the approach of creating a counterweight, or better yet, a kind of outlet. So it was time to turn to the color palette of fashion. According to this motto, the next cycle began, a further development from the colorful one “Under Construction” series. Why high heels of all things, you ask? Well, a “style” device was needed, a kind of “catalyst”. Painting with a high heel, a metaphor, provocative, sexy and intentionally not without controversy. Aware of the options, but also of the polarizing effect, I stage and use the woman's sanctuary, like a sacrilege. But these shoes, and of course the women themselves, could neither be shown nor seen during this time, thus passing through the same phase of lost life. And so it is precisely this “use” that turns the shoe itself into a work of art in a conscious, idiosyncratic way. The shoe is not reduced, but on the contrary, it is staged - and is respectfully elevated into an independent sculpture. Aware of precisely this attention, people have long been philosophizing about options for showcasing the elegant heel in a completely different way."