Shimmering Butterfly III

A brushed paper construction of uncommon delicacy, Shimmering Butterfly III by John Richard captures the arrested motion of wings mid-flight in a composition that reads as both sculptural object and wall installation. At twenty-one inches tall and twenty-five wide, the piece commands its plane with quiet authority, the brushed finish lending the surface a luminous, shifting quality that rewards the light at every hour. It is the kind of work that anchors a considered interior without overwhelming it — presence achieved through restraint rather than scale.