Butterfly Beat
by Amy Timms
£70.00
Artist: Amy Timms
Title: Butterfly Beat
Date: 2011
Dimensions: 350mm x 350mm
Medium: Gilcee Print
Edition Size: 50
Details:
This print is a high quality reproduction of a gouache painting on silver birch paper, produced in 2011.
Description:
Butterfly Beat is first of two works in which Amy has based upon the anatomical studies of a red deer’s respiratory organs.
In this piece a heart and lungs lie in a pool of blood, surrounded by butterflies. An indigo ribbon binds the heart, restraining its beats. With its trachea hanging limply to one side, the lungs are dull, dark and constrained, unable to inflate. A heart is a symbol frequently associated with the theme of love, however in this case the concept of love is restrained. The dominance of the heart holds the lungs back, preventing them from having the space to breath.
With their wings echoing that of the form of the bow, butterflies swarm over the organs, creating an air of closeness and claustrophobia. This is heightened by the use of a dark colour palette of reds, purples and blacks.
Amy’s paintings aim to convey the pure essence or souls of the animals that they represent. Working primarily in bold, flat gouache, the interplay between colour and negative space of her neutral backgrounds is key.
Amy is a Bristol based artist. Originally from Wiltshire, her pastoral upbringing has fuelled her fascination for the natural world. She graduated in 2007 from Falmouth College of Arts with a BA (Hons) degree in Illustration. She has exhibited at Chelsea Flower Show 2007, Grotesques 2010 at Antlers Gallery Bristol and The Royal West of England Academy 2011. Her work is on permanent display onboard the Cunard Queen Victoria.