In the course of its evolution, the American flag displays visual associations to the British flag alongside to its own unique elements. The evolution of this visual language echoes the political and cultural revolution in that characteristics of the British Empire were borrowed or transformed to suit the needs of the American Revolutionaries. "National Velvet" represents the American flag not as an immutable icon, but as part of a symbolic continuum.
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In the course of its evolution, the American flag displays visual associations to the British flag alongside to its own unique elements. The evolution of this visual language echoes the political and cultural revolution in that characteristics of the British Empire were borrowed or transformed to suit the needs of the American Revolutionaries. "National Velvet" represents the American flag not as an immutable icon, but as part of a symbolic continuum.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2000
- Submitted to ArtBase: Wednesday Aug 29th, 2001
- Original Url: http://lightofspeed.com/velvet
- Permalink: http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/2744/national_velvet/index.html
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