Butterfly Effect. Handcut collage 120/70cm.

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A stand alone experiment where i created a collage artwork on three plexiglass sheets. The purpose was to create a 3D effect and a depth between the layers. The deepest layer is a black coloured plexiglass where all of the background and some of the butterflies were made. The next layer is the first transparent one and it included all of the swarm of butterflies. The last one had the portrait and a few more butterflies. It was a rather time consuming creation, as i had to cut and assemble a lot of pieces before gluing and make sure the result will be the way i imagined it. Also had to be extra careful not to make a mess of the plexiglasses with fingerprints and excess glue.

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I was inspired by the butterfly tattoo on the girl's hand and i asked the photographer, who is a friend of mine, to send a high resolution photo to work with. The butterfly motif is one of my favourites, i use it a lot in my art as a symbol with various meanings.Overall i am happy with the work done but with four sheets of plexiglass the artwork is very heavy and of course very expensive.

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But the work was worth the time and money!) It looks very cool!

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I am sure it would be painstaking work. Well done.

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It was, but it worth the trouble:) Thank you very much:)

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That's another great piece! I do particularly like the background with the planet and the moon.

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This is amazing. Feels like Russian scifi to me, in a way. Which, in turn, reminds me of this amazing song ( and video. it's not the official music video but made by a fan, edited from a Russian scifi film ) by one of my favorite bands of the last 5 years or so: Future Islands:

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Oh, thank you very much. I am a big fan of scifi, but not familiar with the Russian scene. The film looks very interesting and i also liked the song, i will check them both:)

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A very interesting piece like all of the work of yours I've seen. A simple jumping off point, the butterfly on the model's hand, lands with this beautiful work. For some reason I am reminded of the Hierophant tarot card.

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Thank you very much:) The Hierophant.. mmm. I am familiar with the card and also made an artwork based on the symbolism. i think it is more about manly ideas and roles, but maybe the monarch butterflies could be taken as a symbol of status.

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Oh yes, manly card def. hm. I wonder why I can't get it out of my head related to your work.

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That is really beautiful she reminded me "Stargate SG-1" series, those Goa'uld in ancient Egyptian style dressed. Well combined the butterflies and red-black background:)

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Wow! I just showed Marian this and she was stunned.
Such intricate work and that 3D effect works so well.
But of course the Papillon effect stole my heart.
A great artwork my friend.
Blessings!

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That's a whole lot of butterflies! But the effect is amazing too!

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That's a whole lot of
Butterflies! But the effect
Is amazing too!

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~this is so inspirational George - love it - well done! :D

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Earth and moon behind a veil of butterflies. Mars, followed by the girl on the green planet. Hm... Is this planet what is currently flying in the form of asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter?

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Very cool piece! I also have a tattoo with butterflies, so I am very drawn to the inspiration. The layering definitely makes it pop!

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