Papo Colo

Flowers are Butterflies

2011

Two large wet flower petals, one orange and one white, covered in water droplets against a dark background.
Two large wet flower petals, one orange and one white, covered in water droplets against a dark background.

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Date
2011

Classification
Prints

Medium
Inkjet print with ribbon

Dimensions
Sheet: 30 1/2 × 44 5/8 in. (77.5 × 113.3 cm) Image: 30 1/2 × 44 5/8 in. (77.5 × 113.3 cm) Length (ribbon, right): 31 1/2 in. (80 cm) Length (ribbon, left): 30 in. (76.2 cm)

Accession number
2012.156.7

Edition
1/50

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Director's Discretionary Fund

Rights and reproductions
© Papo Colo

API
artworks/42060

Part of a series:
SEA (Social Environmental Aesthetics): Exit Art Portfolio 2011
7 works

Lush rainforest canopy with diverse birds, butterflies, and a small monkey reaching for fruit.
Two large wet flower petals, one orange and one white, covered in water droplets against a dark background.
An orange parrot silhouette perched on a branch against a plain white background.
A large gorilla head screams with tears streaming from its eyes and bared fangs.
Large brown termite illustration positioned over a dense band of small winged insects and a brown stripe.
A stylized multi-story building with rounded balconies and patterned facade in warm colors.
Repeated spotted seed pods and blooming flowers form a vertical, hand-drawn botanical pattern.

Papo Colo
15 works in the collection

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