La Jolla Pedestal, 2020
Marble
36 x 18 x 18"
Richard MacDonald American, b. 1946
Butterfly, Half Life, 1995
Bronze
34 x 17 x 20.5"
201609-166
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Considered by many to be one of the most iconic works in the collection, Butterfly, Half life represents the culmination of two decades of work by the artist. This introspective...
Considered by many to be one of the most iconic works in the collection, Butterfly, Half life represents the culmination of two decades of work by the artist. This introspective and emotional work addresses the cycle of life through the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Combining the use of texture, patina, and the baroque spiral, MacDonald constructs this unique story. With his hands and arms forming an abstract butterfly, the mime becomes the butterfly and in releasing the butterfly symbolically sets himself free.