love - trade - velvet
I am confused as to what this means and why it is in gif format. How does making it animated add more meaning to the piece? Would it be any different if they were simply three separate photographs put side by side? For me the animation aspect of it simply makes the words hard to read. Maybe that is what she wants but it seems confusing to me. Where is this work shown? Is ubuweb the only place it exists?
Maybe love, trade, velvet, means to love then have sex. I might just be adding my own meaning to it though. Maybe that's what she wants.
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Hello there,
This is Laurel. Thanks for looking at my animation, "International Velvet"! I am a Cal Arts alum, and I used to work/teach there too. Your class looks great, and I'm really pleased to have my work included.
The frames are animated to emphasize the transitions of meaning and circumstance between the words.
While I intend the work to speak for itself in an open-ended fashion, in it's combination of image and text, here is some contextualization for it from my web site:
INTERNATIONAL VELVET
2002
Referencing the material and medium of film, International Velvet loops the words 'love', 'trade', and 'velvet' to suggest the continuum of possession and exchange in cultural expression. As the lead-in trope, a reference is made to British born, US film-star Elizabeth Taylor. Child star of the film National Velvet, Taylor is beloved for her violet eyes, off -screen love-life, and her uncanny ability to be a public spokesperson for both indulgent and selfless gestures.
all the best and happy holidays,
Laurel
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