Charles Blackman 'Butterfly (Indigo) ' hyper-real A successful artist

A successful artist

Dimensions: 132 x 101 x 4 cm

Image Size: 76 x 57 cm

Portrait of Joan Moynagh

observation and an intuitive response to place rather than pure form

Charles Blackman 'Butterfly (Indigo) ' hyper-real A successful artistButterflies possess a dual resonance in Charles Blackmans work. They are on one hand, symbols of transformation the exquisite result of a metamorphosis from caterpillar to cocoon to butterfly. They also connect to Blackmans iconic Alice in Wonderland series. In Butterfly (Indigo), this duality is present. Eyes peer through the creatures wings, perhaps Alice has been transfigured into an insect? Or maybe the butterfly is part person, a visual metaphor