It is said that the eye is a mirror of the soul - our iris in miniature a reflection of our entire organism. There is said to be as close a relationship between soul and sight as there is between soul and disease. The eye symbolizes the ability to see, to look at oneself, one's life and others. What it takes in is projected outward as if by a mirror. The eye is at the same time a receptive, receiving and reflecting organ that expresses the mental and inner state of a person. Fascinating ... or also too naive?
Here is an abstracted representation as a digital painting in watercolour style with aquatint etching effect. © Dirk h. Wendt
Dirk h. Wendt has his roots in Oldenburg in Northern Germany, he studied in Berlin and lives and works today in Dietzenbach-Steinberg near Frankfurt.
Already in grammar school he was trained and encouraged in craftsmanship and visual skills. This continued logically in his training as a typesetter and typographer and..
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