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Metamorphosis by Kelly Roach
  • Kelly Roach
  • Metamorphosis
  • Graphite
  • 18 x 12 in (45.72 x 30.48 cm)
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The piece is a love letter to myself, recognizing the elegance that can come through hardship. As you move upwards on the paper, it depicts patterns of growth. The butterflies in the piece reflect me—my worries, fears, triumphs, and lessons learned. It is a complete and unique image of me. Considering that butterflies are the result of metamorphosis, the butterflies are the realization of my true self as I grow and the beauty in the resilience and outcomes I've achieved through the process of struggle over the past year or so. My own hands, adorned with Band-Aids represent struggle, guiding the butterflies up and off the edge of the paper, or onwards in life.

La obra es una carta de amor a mí mismo(a), reconociendo la elegancia que puede surgir de las dificultades. A medida que uno se desplaza hacia arriba en el papel, representa patrones de crecimiento. Las mariposas de la obra me reflejan: mis preocupaciones, miedos, triunfos y lecciones aprendidas. Es una imagen completa y única de mí. Teniendo en cuenta que las mariposas son el resultado de la metamorfosis, las mariposas son la realizaciónde mi verdadero yo a medida que crezco y la belleza en la resistencia y los resultados que he logrado a través del proceso de lucha durante el último año más o menos. Mis propias manos, adornadas con curitas, representan la lucha, guiando a las mariposas hacia arriba y fuera del borde del papel, o hacia adelante en la vida.

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