Vanitas Underwater: Captivating Images of Endangered Butterflies in a Modern Twist goya museum u/v varnish & mount

museum u/v varnish & mount

It is finished with a hand rolled silk thread edge

weight +/- 320 grammes - h 22  x  w 13  x  d 3

Piece II ‘ Jezebel ’ standing straight and tall

Vanitas Underwater: Captivating Images of Endangered Butterflies in a Modern Twist goya museum u/v varnish & mountThe 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