In watching u, watching me, a butterfly with luscious locks meets the viewer’s gaze while hiding behind a vibrant flower petal. Unsure whether she wants to be seen, she remains wary of the viewer’s gaze, torn between the allure of visibility and the comfort of anonymity.
Original, one of one
Signed
Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 cm
Framed in oak, 31 × 41 cm overall
Kidd Murray is a visual artist from Glasgow who graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 2017 with an Honours degree in Painting and Printmaking. Their work explores the human experience through themes of self-discovery, growth, beauty and identity. Through the symbolism of butterflies and caterpillars, Murray challenges traditional notions of beauty and questions the male gaze.
Kidd Murray’s most recent body of work explores identity, femininity, self-discovery, and the impact of societal pressures and expectations. Murray uses the symbolism of the butterfly, with its connotations of beauty, perfection and metamorphosis, to explore these ideas.
In watching u, watching me, a butterfly with luscious locks meets the viewer’s gaze while hiding behind a vibrant flower petal. Unsure whether she wants to be seen, she remains wary of the viewer’s gaze, torn between the allure of visibility and the comfort of anonymity.
Original, one of one
Signed
Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 cm
Framed in oak, 31 × 41 cm overall
Kidd Murray is a visual artist from Glasgow who graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 2017 with an Honours degree in Painting and Printmaking. Their work explores the human experience through themes of self-discovery, growth, beauty and identity. Through the symbolism of butterflies and caterpillars, Murray challenges traditional notions of beauty and questions the male gaze.
Kidd Murray’s most recent body of work explores identity, femininity, self-discovery, and the impact of societal pressures and expectations. Murray uses the symbolism of the butterfly, with its connotations of beauty, perfection and metamorphosis, to explore these ideas.