M X N T E R O

I loved how this reference image was able to show him as a powerful yet vulnerable being and I wanted to emphasize that in this piece by adorning him with gold flowers inspired by his MET Gala look.

I also had a feeling that butterflies would fit this concept, but I wanted to keep the embellished look so I tried to find pretty metal butterflies with no luck. Serendipitously, the moment I had given up on finding a good reference, Lil Nas shared his interview with Monique Heart where he unveiled his new bedazzled butterfly chain! And he spoke about how important it was as a metaphor for his time during lockdown, which was gratifying for my intuition!

I feel really proud of how I was able to materialize my concept here. It ended up taking almost 15 hours to render everything but I’m so happy with how it turned out and hope you like it 🥰