To see zebras playing in the wild along with countless species of animals is mind blowing wild. The markings or withers on the necks are what allow the zebras to recognize one another, band together, as protection to confuse other animals. It is hard to imagine why anyone would want to kill them for their hides before their natural life ends. For expressing a sort of style or statement on a floor? It is perhaps part of the reason why I have never been a fan of the zebra print itself used in interiors. Here these zebras roam freely when I saw them on safari in Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater. This is where I found myself able to appreciate their unique beauty and it is truly where I think they belong, among the living.
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freeing butterflies
Last night I had the pleasure of attending the SCA70 Benefit for The Society for Contemporary Art of Chicago with my good friend, private butler Joseph Goins. It was not until almost the end of the artful evening and Gallery 3 was about to come to a close, when I came across the most stunning watercolor pencil piece by artist, Maximo Gonzalez. All I saw was this figure reaching for the sky and unleashing from an opening in his chest- a massive flock of butterflies! In the plexiglass foreground of the piece clung scattered static flecks of silver and gold leaf, making the effect three dimensional and hopefully sentimental. I was tearfully in awe. When I read the title of the work, I feel butterflies, somehow it called to me eloquently, exactly how I feel about love and joy at this point in my life. At the close of the silent auction some little good-natured flutterer found me on my side. I feel butterflies by Maximo Gonzalez became my contemporary art tattoo for my living room, where I believe it will continue to make me smile and feel butterflies.
I feel butterflies, 2008 by Gonzalez Maximo
Maximo Gonzalez is Argentinean born and based in Mexico City.