Butterfly 12
Artist: Rosana Auqué
Year: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 20 x 20 inches
Price: USD $1,500
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Butterfly 12 – A Study in Collective Lightness
Butterfly 12 is part of Rosana Auqué’s butterfly series, a body of work that emerged as a natural companion to her balloon paintings. While the balloon symbolizes elevation and personal expansion, the butterfly introduces another dimension of freedom: transformation through harmony.
In this painting, multiple butterflies coexist within a square format, creating a rhythmic visual field where repetition does not produce uniformity, but movement. The eye travels across the canvas guided by subtle variations in shape and color. What appears delicate at first glance reveals an intentional search for balance between structure and spontaneity.
Butterfly 12 is not about a single figure in isolation. It is about the pattern that emerges when many individual forms share the same space. It reflects the quiet strength of collective presence.
Harmony Between Form and Color
Rosana Auqué is deeply interested in the patterns created when multiple elements interact. In Butterfly 12, the repetition of wings becomes a study of composition. Each butterfly holds its own chromatic identity, yet together they generate a unified atmosphere.
The square 20 x 20 inch canvas reinforces this sense of contained equilibrium. There is no hierarchy among the forms. No central dominance. Instead, the work invites contemplation of visual harmony — how color relates to color, how shape responds to shape.
The surface is built with acrylic, allowing layered transparency and depth. Light moves differently across each butterfly, giving the painting a subtle internal vibration.
The Butterfly as a Symbol of Freedom and Transformation
Within Rosana Auqué’s visual language, the butterfly joins the balloon as a recurring symbol of freedom. However, while the balloon ascends into open sky, the butterfly exists in relationship — to air, to others, to its own transformation.
Butterflies carry the memory of metamorphosis. They suggest fragility, but also resilience. They embody change without losing beauty. In Butterfly 12, this symbolism expands into multiplicity: freedom is not solitary; it can also be collective.
The painting proposes that harmony is not accidental. It is constructed through sensitivity to proportion, rhythm, and color balance.
Artwork Details
Title: Butterfly 12
Artist: Rosana Auqué
Year: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 20 x 20 inches
Price: USD $1,500
Availability: Available
Collecting Butterfly 12
This painting is ideal for collectors who are drawn to works that explore repetition, rhythm, and symbolic lightness. Its square format makes it versatile for intimate spaces, while its chromatic richness allows it to stand independently or as part of a curated wall.
Butterfly 12 belongs to a series that continues to evolve within Rosana Auqué’s practice, making it both a self-contained work and part of a broader artistic investigation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Butterfly 12 represent?
Butterfly 12 represents harmony created through repetition. It reflects the idea that freedom and transformation can be experienced collectively, not only individually.
Is Butterfly 12 part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Rosana Auqué’s butterfly collection, developed alongside her balloon series as a complementary exploration of freedom.
What materials were used in Butterfly 12?
The painting was created using acrylic on canvas, allowing layered color and luminous depth.
Is Butterfly 12 available for purchase?
Yes. As of 2025, Butterfly 12 is available for acquisition.
