Souls I, 12 butterflies individually

Damien Hist is one of the most famous contemporary British artists. The artist's oeuvre covers all mediums and already is part of the cultural canon of the art scene.The butterflies, captured on the plane of rich gloss paint – like luminous fly-paper – are among Hirst’s most famous motifs, emblematic as they are of the fleetingness of life, and the romance of death. "A Damien Hirst artwork created entirely from thousands of butterfly wings is sold at auction for £2.2m."