Profound Symbolism: Blue Wings in Contemporary 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

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and disappearance

Provenance:

Provenance:exhibition 'A beautiful announcement of death' 2012

fry - w 30-40 gms h22 x w70 x d34 mm

leaving only trace

Central to this body of work is the butterfly's metamorphosis: a complete and irreversible transformation that unfolds through vulnerability rather than resistance

Paper size: 23

These floral structures are selected for both their historical continuity and their formal characteristics: complex

abstraction

Ann330 Gallery

soft with a lustrous sheen