Chiaroscuro Life: Ethereal Beetles in Liquid Light sculpture Dated 1990

Dated 1990

+ II artist proofs

it exposes the precarious balance between preservation and loss

left and right or mirrored pairs for formal double-door installations

direct 8 x 10 inch darkroom Fuji DuraTrans of original film plate

Chiaroscuro Life: Ethereal Beetles in Liquid Light sculpture Dated 1990The 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