Artist: María Antonieta Sibaja Hidalgo
Mural Title: The Butterflies' Habitat
I chose the topic of the butterflies’ habitat because they can be found everywhere you go; from the frigid arctic regions, to the tropical forest to the most arid deserts. We encounter butterflies in our daily lives walking on the street, the park, or sitting in our garden.
Creating a composition concerning the Lepidoptera, or butterflies, is very versatile: the imagination can be used to create a fantasy space or a green space with flora and fauna, or even a space where different elements of nature come together in order to create the design. The latter is what I wish to express in my mural.
It seems to me that we cannot isolate the habitat from the butterflies’ metamorphosis. This is why I include a pair of caterpillars, a pair of chrysalides (one where the butterfly is emerging), and an adult butterfly, because they all develop in, and are a product of, their habitat.
