Bouke de Vries: Butterflies Through Other Eyes #57

 Madama Butterfly

 

 "The butterfly in still life is a symbol for the resurrection in (the) way I see what I do through my work” - Bouke de Vries...:

 

Some rather beautiful sculptures created by former ceramics restorer Bouke de Vries. They are made from an assortment of rescued, broken ceramics, and often feature Kintsugi gold laquer to join and emphasise the broken cracks. The 'exploded' sculptures are then reconfigured around a supporting armature and then usually embellished with an assortment of real butterfly bodies to complete them, creating something uniquely covetable and gorgeous.

 

 

Rose Sanderson: Butterflies Through Other Eyes #56

Pristine paintings of lepidoptera on battered book covers by artist Rose Sanderson.

Mantra: Butterflies Through Other Eyes #55

 

Some extraordinary trompe-l'oeil butterfly murals located at various sites across the world by French street artist Mantra. Each mural features a selection of butterflies which are native to the specific location of that particular mural. The goal with each of these murals is to create awareness and care of the environment and highlight the biodiversity that exists there. By repeatedly painting lepidoptera species the artist is repeating a mantra, hence his street art moniker. Seeing butterflies painted in a realistic style on this vast scale is absolutely amazing. The 3-dimensional, illusionistic effect of depth created by their cast shadows, and the framing device of the entomology display cases which enclose them adds to the sense of surrealism. Not surprisingly they have proved to be very popular with the locals in which ever neighbourhood around the world that they appear.