'Sleaze Butterfly' by Michael Dix
'Sleaze Butterfly', reverse painted acrylic on glass. This intricate miniature is based on a life size ‘swallowtail’ butterfly. Idolised representations of butterflies have been subverted by this painting. Advertising material for a sex club called ‘Sleazy’ in Amsterdam have been used to create the wing patterns. The work juxtaposes the perception of a butterfly being a ‘pretty’, ‘pure’ or ‘spiritual’ object with the shared reality of sex and the natural world.
Size- 120(H) x 120mm (W) (framed). Acrylic paint applied to underside of glass. Michael Dix is an artist and designer based in Dundee. ‘Scale’ forms the central core of Michael's work. Concentrated, articulate, complex pieces of nature and other overlooked objects are painted over pristine white backgrounds, ordinance survey maps, and glass. Michael has developed meticulous techniques which cause the viewer to question how the work is created, or if what they are looking at is real. Michael has exhibited extensively throughout the UK and his work can is found in collections throughout the world.
