Reflecting Beauty: Flying Beetles in Water Portraits goya where empirical process and aesthetic

where empirical process and aesthetic resolution converge

which is the process of merging two or more things into a single entity

transforming the familiar language of memento mori into a study of transience

These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct physical process

Reflecting Beauty: Flying Beetles in Water Portraits goya where empirical process and aestheticThe Butterfly, or Swarm, series explores themes of transformation, fragility, and mortality through the symbolic and physical presence of butterflies suspended within water. Across cultures and histories, the butterfly has carried layered meanings regeneration, freedom, spirituality, and death most notably within Greek thought, where it is closely associated with the soul. These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct