Shimmering Butterfly II

A paper composition of uncommon refinement, Shimmering Butterfly II by John Richard captures the arrested motion of wings in a nickel-finished form that reads as both sculptural object and wall art. At twenty-one inches tall and twenty-five wide, the piece commands its surface with the authority of something far more substantial than its single inch of depth would suggest. The interplay of material and finish lends the work an iridescent quality — luminous under changing light, serene in shadow — that elevates it well beyond the merely decorative.