Jailhouse Rock (Cosmic Illusion #37)
Salli McQuaid,: #37: Jailhouse Rock,
"32"h x 32"h, 2008. Detail: R.
Materials and Techniques: Commercial textiles, specialty threads,
Swarovsky crystals.
Machine embroidery (resident and self-authored), piecing, applique, pantographing,
and quilting.
Artist's Statement
| “Jailhouse Rock” is my
favorite of Elvis Presley’s movies. Produced independently and shot
in black and white, it is his most critically acclaimed film.
Although the only time I saw “Jailhouse Rock” was in the
mid-sixties, I still remember its most famous dance number, although
I remember it in color, not black and white. I have always considered its modern, sexy
silhouettes, inspired by the movements Elvis extemporized to accompany his
performed music, abstract. My version, Jailhouse Rock,
completed in 2009, comprises my perceptions of this dance and this electric
movie. The quilt – and the movie -- signify an era.
Quilt history: Selected for Silver Screen II special exhibition, Long Beach International Quilt Festival, 2009. Featured on www.quilts.com website, summer, 2009. |
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