The Resistance of the Monarch
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The Resistance of the Monarch
By Sebastian Aguilar
12" Small Butterfly
Vibrant colors with a dark setting. It represents the beauty of the monarch butterfly experiencing the slow disappearance through time, the butterfly inside the cocoon is an allusion to the symbolism that surrounds the butterfly (immortality, rebirth/resurrection).
My design is inspired by Salvador Dalí's painting The Persistence of Memory, using acrylic paint and sealant to add more glow.
With this project, the first thing that came to mind was Homero Gómez, a Mexican activist that gave his life to the conservation and defense of the monarch butterfly. I wanted to represent the current state of this species and the trajectory of Homero in this project, and I decided to adapt it to one of my favorite paintings, The Persistence of Memory. The beauty and presence of the butterfly always intact, preserved through time.