Gold Butterfly By Donatella Marraoni, Italy,2023 (30 X 30)

"I want to trigger emotional responses and narrate life stories in varied ways." In this piece, the artist utilizes oil and cement on canvas to explore the contrast between material solidity and ephemeral emotion. Cement, a harsh and permanent medium, captures fleeting, intangible feelings, allowing them to be imprinted and fixed on the canvas for eternity. This choice highlights the tension between the solid and the ephemeral, offering a profound reflection on the permanence of emotion through the starkness of the material.