Analog Film Magic: Parent and Offspring Dance in Contemporary Vanitas cymatic repeatable studio conditions

repeatable studio conditions

+ II artist proofs

screen printed in natural pigments direct onto the heavy weight silk face with double weight black MoleSkin reverse

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

0111’  dated 2017

Analog Film Magic: Parent and Offspring Dance in Contemporary Vanitas cymatic repeatable studio conditionsThe 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