Delight My Gaze With Something That Makes The Unseen Visible

Look beyond what you see, and you will discover the hidden story behind appearances.

I walk on the sand of the beach, on one of the Ionian islands of Greece. Isn't it the case that the look replaces the mystery of any answer to the question "What are things"? Being understood as an identity between the plane of the Ego and that of the mystery in the substance of creation, the gaze is based on a process of symbolizing reality in which the things specific to the area in which I am are contained: shells, snail fossils, algae brought to the shore, pieces of glass that the sand of the sea polishes over time, sunbeds and umbrellas, street vendors, nautical activities.

In this case, what is the substance of creation? It is a form of matter filtered by the eye and processed by the soul into memorable images.

More than that. Each thing becomes a symbol for the eyes of the artist that know how to perceive the information associated with the nuances of aesthetics, themselves, the searching eyes, full of untold stories, mirroring the entire universe of colors and emotions, become a symbol for the things measured and symbolized by the artist through a drawing, through a few words, or through a message worthy of being remembered: Iiburbys Aa Sterhoss Amesim Lek Olocynne.

That is, translated through a visual reinterpretation exercise, Experience the moment for the symbolic unknowns of a recognizable reality, the message of the eyes conveys a kind of silent but expressive communication, an emotional subject, a transfer of information between a sender and a receiver, after which, the information transmitted and captured is understood and interpreted as an effect of artistic transformation. For example, the metamorphosis of a shard of glass found on the sand into a unique gem, emphasizing the beauty hidden in simple things, is a figure of speech that highlights how art can give life and meaning to the imagination (downright divine).

Can the image you refer to inspire a new dialogue between the works of two exceptional artists: one who knows how to create his own universe of things, and one who brings to light the hidden meaning of things?

And if in every brushstroke, in every line drawn on the canvas, the artist confesses his feelings, his creative purpose, the truths of his gaze, for a universe from which he came out and which he will never leave spiritually, surely there is a clear vision of things, the essence of a dynamic of life, bubbling with energy and vitality, born in his soul and mirrored outside.

The island is an amazing sight that I can't take my eyes off of. Still looking at things in the context of objects on the beach that could be metamorphosed, they still look at me as a substitute for them, because in my palette are found the colors of all things and their gradual loss in shades. And, conversely, in my view, their world takes shape, redefined through the palette of colors and artistic contours. Here, it is about a unique dialogue between the works of two exceptional artists: one who knows how to create his own universe of things, and one who brings to light the hidden meaning of things.

In this moment of finding in art the totality of things that came to light in a late afternoon, following a closer look, without having any other goal than art itself, the emancipation of a new characteristic of the artist in me takes place. Namely, freedom from that anguish that grips me when I live in a foreign reality, under the sign of impermanence, where I do not know all the meanings of the words pierced by the zephyr of oblivion. Wait and see when things begin to communicate with each other in a language other than the one spoken by me, and metaphor-symbols, subject to a "beyond what was spoken" begin to lower art to the level of a handmaiden of philosophy.

Are you able to extract the essence of an image from reality and add certain connotations of the "improvisation show" type, where appearances juggle with fantasy in a captivating and unpredictable dance?

Everything is pleasing to the eyes on this island, especially the way nature shows itself in all its splendor, in a place where relaxation and comfort are taken to the highest heights. Therefore, beauty and visual pleasure are given by the harmony of silence, given by this wonder of nature, sculpted in its perfect landscape, called a paradise beach. But even a trained eye is sometimes mistaken, if I take as an example a fragment from a famous novel by John Fowles:

"Once there was a prince who believed in all things but three. He did not believe in princesses, he did not believe in islands, he did not believe in God. The emperor, his father, had told him that these things did not exist. But one day, the prince fled to the neighboring kingdom, a colorful destination full of quiet and wild islands where he saw some strange and disturbing beings that he dared not name. Also there he met a man dressed in evening clothes with his sleeves rolled up. This at last he told him that in fact his father was not an emperor, but only a magician. The prince quickly returned home, thoughtful.

- Dad, is it true that you are not an emperor, but only a magician?

The emperor smiled, and rolled up his sleeves.

- Yes, son, I'm a magician.

- Then the man on the shore was God, and those disturbing beings were princesses.

- The man on the shore was just another magician, and those beings were not real at all.

- I must know the real truth, the truth beyond magic. Otherwise I will kill myself.

- There is no truth beyond magic, replied the emperor. And, by his charms, he summons death to come. Death appeared in the doorway and beckoned the prince to come with her. The prince shuddered. He remembered the beautiful islands, beautiful but unreal and the unreal princesses, unreal but beautiful.

- Very well, said the prince. I will be able to endure everything.

- See, son, said the emperor. Now you are a magician too."

Being a consummate creator means deepening your knowledge by firstly calling on the artist's insight to extract the essence of every detail and turn it into a captivating visual story; then to the magician's ability to wrap reality in fascinating illusions, blurring the boundaries between what is perceived and what is created.

The artist is, in fact, the intermediary between things and their divine mystery. Whereas the magician, with his power to make things up, tries to guide the artist to the thorough understanding that everything is interconnected, that he himself is a part of this wonderful web of the existence of things. It would be said that in the midst of this enchanted island, the artist and the magician perfected their knowledge, the one through creation and the other through illusion.

Delight My Gaze With Something That Makes The Unseen Visible, where the visible represents the things your eyes can take in at a glance. But true wealth lies beyond appearances, where the unseen reveals the full story of reality. Only if you know how to look at the unseen can you reveal the hidden secrets of reality.

To understand leadership, it is not enough to see the beauty and significance of things around, developing your own way of looking at the world. You must also have the ability of the creator to become "one body" from two seemingly opposite perspectives, carving into the reality of your vision a new dimension of understanding and interpretation.

By looking beyond what you see, by calling upon the vision of an artist and the skills of a magician, you will be able to go beyond appearances and explore the horizon in depth. Look for deeper meanings and try to understand the context or subtle meanings of each detail, which may not be immediately obvious, but can be discovered through patience and insight.