Wednesday, April 9
Beer Can Butterflies.- "One generation’s trash will be another’s treasure"
such pretty darlings. too pretty to be missed!! similar from my previous post Ones' Trash is Always Someone Else' Treasure. ive always love to be inspired by these marvelous creativity. *smiles*
Paul Villinski Artwork
These pieces explore themes of transformation and recovery through the metamorphosis of crushed beer cans from the streets of New Yorkinto flocks of realistically crafted butterflies.
from the artist himself..
"Our grandchildren will laugh in disbelief at the vast resources we squander, manufacturing a plastic bottle for a pint of water, or mining aluminum to surround 12 ounces of beer with metal. One generation’s trash will be another’s treasure. These littered beer cans are humble, but worthy materials, and it’s gratifying to take this “trash” and turn it into something of beauty and meaning. "
these pieces can be utterly tranquil and still – then a bit of movement in the air causes a butterfly to flutter, a small surprise seen out of the corner of one’s eye from across the room. nevertheless, to me, butterflies are impossibly beautiful. how can these ridiculously delicate creatures, which seem to be blown about by the merest whiff of wind, actually fly many hundreds of miles to migrate each year? how can it be that an innate, intergenerational GPS guides them year after year to the same tree? are we more like them than we suspect, or could we be?
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