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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Butterflies' (4)

Thick Paint Strokes Form Gorgeous Butterfly Wings



British contemporary artist Victoria Horkan's colorful Butterflies paintings are gorgeous bursts of color that streak across the canvas. Viewers will immediately feel life and energy emerge from the artwork in what the artist describes as "raw, organic color palettes depicting elements of movement." Much of Horkan's work focuses on the simplicity of form presented in a contemporary…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on December 25, 2012 at 10:48am — No Comments

Beautiful Blue Butterflies Swarm the City



Beautiful blue swarms of butterflies have been recently covering the streets of Indianapolis. From a distance, you may think that a new breed of monochromatic butterflies have just flown in, but upon closer inspection, you'll soon realize that this phenomenon is actually a project by Indiana-based artist Tasha Lewis.

Named the Guerilla Sculpture, Lewis creates a blur of blue wings…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on August 30, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

Urban Street Art: Butterflies in Bristol (4 pics)

Street artist Nick Walker stenciled this beautiful butterfly mural earlier this week on the streets of Bristol, England. This is his second attempt, after the first was tagged after only seven hours. Hopefully this one stays up for a lot longer!…



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Added by Eugene on May 31, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Between Butterflies - Joshua Petker (12 pieces)



Los Angeles-based artist Joshua Petker just finished exhibiting his latest show,“Between Butterflies," at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, California. Inspired by fashion and beauty, Petker is best known in the pop art world for his brightly colored muses.



"Look at Lady Gaga or more interestingly the people who admire her," says Petker. "She creates…

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Added by Eugene on May 5, 2010 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments

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