Fluid Dreams: Butterfly Ballet Below the Waves vanitas

Fluid Dreams: Butterfly Ballet Below the Waves vanitasThe Butterfly, or Swarm, series explores themes of transformation, fragility, and mortality through the symbolic and physical presence of butterflies suspended within water. Across cultures and histories, the butterfly has carried layered meanings regeneration, freedom, spirituality, and death most notably within Greek thought, where it is closely associated with the soul. These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct

the artist wants to convey the transience of our existence compared to the vast expanse of space and time

I worked towards recreating the work with a revised and contemporary aesthetic

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and cosmological metaphor

Set against dark voids

producing subtle optical variations and a distinctive diffusion of light across the surface of the piece

lg    w 200 gms h200 x w45 x d45 mm

+ II artist proofs

rich rose and tomato leaves

Material character

weight +/- 500 grammes