Peter Gerakaris
Schaus Swallowtail Icon (Reprise), 2024
Gold leaf hand-embellishments over archival pigment print on fine art paper
18 x 18 inches
Notes on 'Schaus Swallowtail Icon (Reprise)': honors this endangered species of butterfly endemic to the Southeastern US (mainly FLA); the trope of the Byzantine rock outcrops + 'nativity cave' is...
Notes on "Schaus Swallowtail Icon (Reprise)": honors this endangered species of butterfly endemic to the Southeastern US (mainly FLA); the trope of the Byzantine rock outcrops + 'nativity cave' is filled w/ the emergent Swallowtail Chrysalis metamorphosing from caterpillar into the butterfly -- in place of the swaddled Christ child -- the pollinating bee is the endangered "Rusty Patched Bumblebee" etc