Eye

I’ve been drawn to the image of the All Seeing Eye for a long time. First and foremost, it’s just a cool looking image. Despite it’s emotionless gaze, it feels invasive, spooky. It’s an exalted eye in a triangle, a simple geometry and of course, it’s on the back of OUR DOLLAR BILL! Having done some research, the version of THE EYE, on the back of our dollar bill is known as the Eye of Providence. It is supposed to symbolize the eye of God watching over humanity. It’s also associated with the Free Masons…..It’s also associated with the Bond Street Bar in Asbury Park, which is not particularly godly, but plays great music and makes a great patty melt. (Their motto is GFY, Go Fuck Yourself, gotta love it). I also make the association between this Eye and the Eye of Sauron, which was such a terrifying symbol in the Lord of the Rings. Yes, it’s a nerdy reference…GFY if you don’t like it.

Glad to have sold this to my good friend Tracy the first day I made it. It’s constructed of a piece of a lithograph I did in the 90’s. I added the gold leaf triangle and blacked out the rest with acrylic black paint. The (tin?) frame has been spray painted with color shift optic paint. Something new I found and love. The colors change with the light. I’ve only seen it used on some jacked up hot rods.