Inevitable Fate
59.2 x 52.5 cm (h x w)
Aquarelle Painting
Through detailed pencil sketches and bright aquarelle colors a realistic illustration of butterflies, strongly influenced by Maria Sibylla Merian's works, is created. The butterflies are depicted metamorphosing into a decaying state, symbolizing the transformation individuals with melancholia undergo. As butterflies connote the soul and remain colorful even within death, this contrasting depiction represents their belief of being unable to escape fate when trapped in melancholy.