Original artwork description:

The painting of a military man surrounded by a swarm of butterflies. The figure of the soldier is monochromatic, while the butterflies are multycolored. This is done to emphasize the contrast between the mercyless force and the varied and fragile life which is ready to stop the agression. To me, and I hope, to many other people, a butterfly is a symbol of something very light and ephemeral. In fact, we are all butterflies - we are weak, short-lived, and fussy. Of course, a heavy military man can smash one or several butterflies but he can do nothing to a swarm. So he cannot do what he intended, he even cannot use his gun against someone else because of these silly, brave, and weak creatures... who are so much like us.

Materials used:

oil

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