[audio description of “Be Love” (A)]
Creator
Source
Publisher
UNC Greensboro University Libraries
Date
2022
Contributor
Rights
All rights reserved
Format
Language
en
Type
Identifier
D019-A
Transcription
This artwork is entitled “Be Love” and was created by Wesley Durham for Stacy Ross who works at the distribution center of the Industries of the Blind, located in west Greensboro. The original artwork is a vibrant, surreal digital collage:
A dolphin leaps in from the left side of the composition, a bird with a television set for a head flies in from the right. They face each other above a bright sun. Across the bottom, in bright purple letters, is the word YOLO, an acronym for the optimistic phrase “you only live once.”
The dolphin on the left side of the collage is a photograph of an actual dolphin with slick blue and grey skin. The artist outlined the dolphin in a blue crayon-like line, making the grey fins pop against its bluish belly. The dolphin looks like its jumping into the composition, since its nose is pointed toward the center of the collage, and part of the dolphin’s tail is cropped by the left edge of the composition.
Just above the dolphin, in upper middle of the collage, is the photograph of the bird. It stretches out its blue wings to reveal its light brown chest, soft white underbelly, and black talons curled against its body. The wings are softly blurred, suggesting dynamic movement. Where its head should be is a drawing of a blue television set with zig-zag antennae. Instead of a beak, a photograph of a white arm reaches through the black screen, extending a bouquet of pink, yellow, and red gerbera daisy flowers toward the dolphin.
They hover above a sun emerging from the lower right corner of the composition. The sun is made up of overlapping web-like yellow lines, suggesting the hot, glowing surface of a gaseous star. Each ray is outlined in dark red and radiates outward, extending beyond the edges of the composition. The soft background behind the whole scene is soft, splotchy washes of pale yellows, soft purples, and a light pinks.
The bright colors, impossible scene, and energetic aesthetic of this artwork are evocative of video games, which Stacy likes to play, but the surreal juxtapositions of the dolphin, TV, and bird may also relate to her interest in psychology and the mind.
Wesley’s collage includes some of Stacy’s favorite colors – bright neons, pinks, and purples—and reflects Stacy’s active approach to life: she plays Pokemon Go, watches pro-wrestling, drives go-carts, and takes her godson to playgrounds and on beach vacations. True to the spirit of YOLO, Stacy does not limit herself.
A dolphin leaps in from the left side of the composition, a bird with a television set for a head flies in from the right. They face each other above a bright sun. Across the bottom, in bright purple letters, is the word YOLO, an acronym for the optimistic phrase “you only live once.”
The dolphin on the left side of the collage is a photograph of an actual dolphin with slick blue and grey skin. The artist outlined the dolphin in a blue crayon-like line, making the grey fins pop against its bluish belly. The dolphin looks like its jumping into the composition, since its nose is pointed toward the center of the collage, and part of the dolphin’s tail is cropped by the left edge of the composition.
Just above the dolphin, in upper middle of the collage, is the photograph of the bird. It stretches out its blue wings to reveal its light brown chest, soft white underbelly, and black talons curled against its body. The wings are softly blurred, suggesting dynamic movement. Where its head should be is a drawing of a blue television set with zig-zag antennae. Instead of a beak, a photograph of a white arm reaches through the black screen, extending a bouquet of pink, yellow, and red gerbera daisy flowers toward the dolphin.
They hover above a sun emerging from the lower right corner of the composition. The sun is made up of overlapping web-like yellow lines, suggesting the hot, glowing surface of a gaseous star. Each ray is outlined in dark red and radiates outward, extending beyond the edges of the composition. The soft background behind the whole scene is soft, splotchy washes of pale yellows, soft purples, and a light pinks.
The bright colors, impossible scene, and energetic aesthetic of this artwork are evocative of video games, which Stacy likes to play, but the surreal juxtapositions of the dolphin, TV, and bird may also relate to her interest in psychology and the mind.
Wesley’s collage includes some of Stacy’s favorite colors – bright neons, pinks, and purples—and reflects Stacy’s active approach to life: she plays Pokemon Go, watches pro-wrestling, drives go-carts, and takes her godson to playgrounds and on beach vacations. True to the spirit of YOLO, Stacy does not limit herself.
Original Format
digital
Duration
3:04
Citation
John Taylor, “[audio description of “Be Love” (A)],” accessed April 26, 2024, https://uncglibraries.com/publicart/items/show/126.