Butterflies take over exhibition

2:04pm Monday 3rd September 2007

SCULPTOR John Elliott holds his first solo exhibition at Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life, Devon from Saturday (September 8).

Mr Elliott, who is funded by the Arts Council England's Grants for the arts programme is transforming the Waggon Gallery at the museum with a cloud of several hundred brightly coloured butterflies that flow over and around the exhibits usually on display.

The exhibition is one of the events taking place as part of the Devon Art Works 2007 event and aims to bring a large-scale piece of contemporary art to a wider audience.

'Stream' is the latest in a number of pieces using large numbers of hand made butterflies which were originally inspired by a trip to the Amazon Jungle in Bolivia in 2003.

Since then these sculptures consisting of large numbers of butterflies have been shown in various locations including an abandoned London church tower, the Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail in Yorkshire and a couple of weddings.

Tiverton Museum is situated at Beck's Square. Call 01884-256295 for more details.

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