‘Til Death do us Part
Artist’s Note: In the 1940s, during World War II, the parachutes soldiers and airmen in the air force were made of silk. These silks from the parachutes were turned from a token of war into gorgeous garments and wedding dresses. It is a very symbolic and poetic piece from history, and shows that even the worst of situations can be turned into something beautiful. The idea behind my piece is a backwards retelling of a story of a bride and how her dress came to be made. It’s entitled “to death do us part” because of the innuendos in relation to weddings and marriage ceremonies, but also because, as the blood splatter was meant to signify, death was what brought the silk to its next life, after floating down to the ground with someone who had just lost their life.
Olivia Chu Collage and Paint
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