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March 23 - June 2, 2002
Susan Rowe Harrison

Procryptic (Lime Swallowtail), 2002
acrylic paint

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Susan Rowe Harrison's wall painting in the symmetrical entry foyer is based on the pattern of a Lime Swallowtail butterfly or, in Latin, Papilio Demoleus Sthenelus. She envisions the butterfly gently resting on the ceiling and enveloping the circular space with its wings. Working from direct observation of the specimen, she reinterprets the color, lightness and infinite variability of pattern. The biological term œprotocryptic, used in the title, describes a pattern or coloration adapted for natural camouflage. Here, the drawing becomes a part of the space in the same way that the butterfly's pattern has adapted for concealment.

Susan Rowe Harrison
Procryptic (Lime Swallowtail)
, 2002
acrylic paint
dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist


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