Charles Blackman 'Silver Point' organic & textural rather than trends or other

rather than trends or other art centres

it speaks to Venetian history and inequality

yet alive with traces of their presence – a spectral energy that conjures melancholy

Godfrey Miller

She seeks to reunite the viewer with the power of nature

Charles Blackman 'Silver Point' organic & textural rather than trends or otherButterflies possess a dual resonance in Charles Blackmans work. They are on one hand, symbols of transformation the exquisite result of a metamorphosis from caterpillar to cocoon to butterfly. They also connect to Blackmans iconic Alice in Wonderland series. In Silver Point, this duality is present. Eyes peer through the creatures wings, perhaps Alice has been transfigured into an insect? Or maybe the butterfly is part person, a visual metaphor for