Martin S. Laird

Artist | film-maker | animator

Portrait of Queen Mary as Obsidian Butterfly aka the Aztec goddess Ītzpāpālōtl. She has a large central moth eye in her face, carries a still-born baby in her arms, and is surrounded by bats who are flying out of the intricate classical border surrounding the collage.

Obsidian Butterfly giclée print

£60.00

A3 fine art (giclée) digital print on archival quality paper. Reproduction of the original collage by Martin Laird. Supplied unframed. Orders will be sent straight to the print house and fulfilled as soon as possible. This piece is a companion to The Lord of Fire.

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Obsidian Butterfly

Obsidian Butterfly is a collage created for the 2024 Encyclopaedia of Great British Collage exhibition at Northlight gallery. It is constructed from antique royal souvenir memorabilia and encyclopaedia pages. Queen Mary, wife of King George V, is transformed into Ītzpāpālōtl, the Obsidian Butterfly – a mysterious Aztec goddess associated with bats, moths, butterflies, and infant mortality (amongst other things).

Obsidian Butterfly is a partner piece to The Lord of Fire, another collage featuring George V as the Aztec fire god Xiuhtecuhtli.

A video retrospective exhibition featuring this collage can be viewed on YouTube: No Kings! A Post-Colonial Scottish collage exhibition.

The original collage is also for sale. Get in touch for more information.

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