Butterfly
Abstract
Many Deaf artists have incorporated butterflies in their work, often to represent freedom to express oneself in ASL. Butterflies themselves are Deaf, so they represent deaf people. Guy uses wire to shape the hands showing the sign for butterfly.
Creator
Guy Wonder
He/Him/His
He/Him/His
Title
Butterfly
Date
2013
Medium
Mixed media
Description
A blue butterfly with chick wire overlay. There is a pair of wire hands, one on each wing. A wire grid overlays the butterfly. The artwork is on a yellow canvas.
Source
Raymond Rodgers
Citation
Guy Wonder
He/Him/His, “Butterfly,” RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center , accessed April 24, 2024, https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/items/show/574.