Reflecting Beauty: Flying Beetles in Water Portraits goya These floral structures are selected

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

individually created from the artist’s original maquette

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transforming the familiar language of memento mori into a study of transience

Reflecting Beauty: Flying Beetles in Water Portraits goya These floral structures are selectedThe 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