Catherine Couturier Gallery is delighted to present “70 Moths”, an exhibition of new work by gallery artist Kate Breakey, featuring over 70 intimate portraits of moths. Kate Breakey ‘s latest work presents the delicate beauty of these often-unnoticed animals. Her lens invites the viewer to reflect on the vital role moths play in our environment and our role in their urgent conservation. Kate Breakey magnifies and enlarges the specimens hundreds or even thousands of times, bringing their delicate features to human scale and revealing their elusive beauty and striking complexity. “Moths are misunderstood creatures and often overlooked,” says Kate Breakey.
“But when you take a moment to truly see them, their staggering beauty and mysterious transformation into winged creatures is nothing short of fantastic.” Her portraits draw on the traditions of natural history illustration and art photography, with affinities to the work of naturalist illustrators Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) and John James Audubon (1785-1851), and botanical photographer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932). Kate Breakey’s work reverently references the impermanent nature of these creatures and the need to protect them before they disappear.
70 Moths closes on August 30th .
Catherine Couturier Gallery is located at 2635 Colquitt St., Houston, TX 77098.
Gallery hours are 10am – 5pm Tuesday – Saturday.
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