Friday, 8 May 2009

Caddisfly and Hubert Duprat's Creative Partnership 1980-1997

Above: Caddisfly Larva by Roy Larimer Below: Hubert Duprat's Caddisfly Larva

Caddisfly larva can be seen in pools of water, clad with all manner of debris that they have fashioned into a protective casing, they are fascinating. Hubert Duprat gave them the opportunity to be more Bling in their creations by providing them with grains of gold, precious stones and pearls. http://www.leonardo.info/isast/articles/duprat.html has a full interview with this scientist artist.

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