Charles Blackman 'Butterfly Eyes' erotic secrecy and loss

secrecy and loss

Image Size: 28 x 38 cm

Stained glass windows in Venice have been known since the end of the 13th century

a testament to his profound impact on our nations artistic landscape

Charles Blackman 'Butterfly Eyes' erotic secrecy and lossButterflies are recurrent motifs in Charles Blackmans work. They flutter through his gardens, streets and Wonderland, winking at the idea of transformation. Indeed, butterflies evolving from lowly caterpillars into flight are a utopian ideal made real. It is true that our identity is in constant movement, and our hope that it will follow the butterfly. In this exceptionally rare work, Charles Blackman uses the butterfly to express the general by the