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metamorphosis 𓆸 ﾟ: *
Finally managed to finish one of my sketches! This month was a bit rough, and I’m only a few days way from getting my bachelors diploma… but that’s not what I wanted to tell.Â
What’s going on in this art? Well, Eirian is one of the protagonists of my (currently unnamed) magical realism setting. Why are there so many butterflies around him? Because it’s an image associated with the soul, its rebirth and transformation and such.Â
By the way, the painting to the left from Eirian is "Psyche" by John Reinhard. Psyche, or "soul", has butterfly wings as an important attribute. And I'm also thinking about giving Eirian and Rin, another protagonist in this setting, a dynamic referencing Cupid and Psyche.Â
But if butterflies are the soul, then why are they dead? Good question! There is a person in Eirian's life who wants to control every aspect of his life, his every thought and every action. If it seems to you that the room is strange and unsettling, you are right)) Butterflies pinned to cardboard, skeletons, a broken mirror, a low ceiling – all this is not an accidental choice, but a representation of that person’s mindset.Â
That’s it, end of a story for now🦋
