Sculptor Visualizes Enchanting Butterflies and Flowers Emerging From Golden Frames

Vincent Salvo Metal Sculpture Butterfly Wall Art

All images copyright © 2021, Vincent “Vin” Salvo

Many people consider themselves “right-brained” or “left-brained”—either possessing a natural aptitude for creativity, art, and other such endeavors or finding themselves more drawn to the realm of math, science, and logic. However, for self-taught artist Vincent “Vin” Salvo, both sides attracted him from a very early age. Displaying “whole-brained” skills in the areas of music, art, business, and the engineering sciences, he was eventually faced with the choice of which path he would pursue professionally. Though he ultimately chose a business and technical career path that led him to NASA, he was eventually called back to painting and sculpting.

Based out of Austin, Texas, Salvo works in a variety of mixed media, including welded steel. Some of his most intriguing pieces comprise 3D metal sculptures of butterflies and flowers that leap out of gilded frames or from distressed canvases. Meant to “capture the subtleties and interplay of light and shadow,” his metal butterfly and flower art creates a complex visual dialogue between the piece and the space it occupies and also welcomes the viewer to engage with it.

While Salvo incorporates elements of calculation, chance, and spatial experimentation into his artistic process, his work is also “anchored in empathy, with themes of inhibition, flight, hope, water, nature, love, and music.”

Scroll down to see images of Salvo’s incredible work. To learn more about the artist, you can visit his website and follow him on Instagram.

Self-taught artist Vincent Salvo crafts welded metal butterfly and flower art that leaps from gilded frames and distressed canvases.

Vincent Salvo Metal Sculpture Butterfly Wall Art

Vincent Salvo Metal Sculpture Butterfly Wall Art

Vincent Salvo Metal Sculpture Butterfly Wall Art

Metal Sculpture Flower Wall Art by Vincent Salvo

His metal sculptures “capture the subtleties and interplay of light and shadow” and create a complex visual dialogue for the viewer to engage with.

Metal Sculpture Flower Wall Art by Vincent Salvo

Vincent Salvo Metal Sculpture Butterfly Wall Art

Metal Sculpture Flower Wall Art by Vincent Salvo

Vincent Salvo Metal Sculpture Butterfly Wall Art

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My Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by Vincent Salvo.

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Arnesia Young

Arnesia Young is a contributing writer for My Modern Met and an aspiring art historian. She holds a BA in Art History and Curatorial Studies with a minor in Design from Brigham Young University. With a love and passion for the arts, culture, and all things creative, she finds herself intrigued by the creative process and is constantly seeking new ways to explore and understand it.
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