Sunday, March 11, 2018

Jeff Kim




Third Eye
5'3" X 3' X ?
Steel, ?, ?

The pineal gland in our brains which is named after the pinecone and is intimately linked to our body's perception of light which many cultures consider to be the third eye. I recently found out that for thousands of years the pinecone has been a symbol of enlightenment for different cultures all around the world and the likeness have been used as a model. Upon discovering the new knowledge, I decided to make my own third eye the pinecone as did the artists before me for thousands of years. Before researching and creating this piece, pinecones were just another beautiful part of nature to me, but now it will always be much more than that.     


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