DARWIN GALAPAGOS
Limited Edition – Naturalists Series – 250mm x 250mm
Inspired by the life of the great naturalist and author of ‘On the Origin of Species’, Charles Darwin. The artwork adopts the familiar Red Admiral butterfly to help describe his great work and studies on the Theory of Evolution.
The artwork has been digitally reworked to subtly reveal Darwin’s portrait and an illustration of ‘The Evolution of Man’. The lower wing features the Charles Darwin Galapagos Finch, which he used for his ‘beak theory’ study.
The reverse side of the wing depicts the outline of the Galapagos Islands and features the silhouettes of famous Giant Galapagos Tortoises.
ATTENBOROUGH PEACOCK
Inspired by the great naturalist, broadcaster and natural historian Sir David Attenborough, this artwork describes and celebrates him through illustrative and nuanced additions to the wing patterns of the Peacock butterfly, one of his favourite butterflies. The illustrations depict references to him and his story within the wing pattern on both front and reverse sides.
Using a mix of digital retouching and hand-painted embellishments, the familiar and highly distinctive markings of the Peacock visually morph to subtly reveal his portrait and one of his favourite animals, the Chimpanzee. The reverse side of the wing references the meanderings of the river Thames and references Sir David’s hometown of Richmond upon Thames and the Butterfly Conservation site in Kent, SE London. A Spider Monkey also makes an appearence seemingly swinging between the wings.
DARWIN LEPRIEUR’S GLORY
Inspired by the life of the great naturalist and author of ‘On the Origin of Species’, Charles Darwin, the artwork adopts the stunning Asterope leprieuri butterfly (Darwin’s favourite butterfly!) to celebrate him and his work.
The rich velvety blue and pistachio hues of the butterfly have been digitally retouched to subtly reveal an illustration of The Theory of Evolution in the upper wing and a silhouetted ape hidden in the lower wing. The characterisation continues on the reverse side of the wing, where his name appears as part of the mottled patterns on the lower wing.
The artwork is printed on light reflective 300 gsm Sirio paper with hand-applied gold leaf and Metallic Mica Powder.
Materials:
Paper / Wire / Pins / Ink
Dimensions (Outer): 250cm x 250cm
The artwork is printed on light reflective 300 gsm Sirio paper with hand-applied gold leaf and Metallic Mica Powder.
The 265mm x 265mm box frame is Aluminium with 2mm Anti-Reflective glass with a depth of 60mm.
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