The Eye Of Blindness

Title:The Eye of Blindness
Medium:water mixable oil paint on canvas
Size:18in x 24in
Collection of Miss Monette

Social illusionist Jon Jaylo depicts a simple, figurative concept of mortal temptation through his life-inspired masterpiece. Embellished with the artist's prominent trademark of rediscovering the subtle enigmas of human poetry, this piece is filled with seemingly abstract symbolisms and allegorical representations of social and divine realism. The artist that the devil has implanted a seed of sin upon us, and as we grow older, it also matures and ferment into a much higher and complex form. We can put it to sleep, but in due time, it shall awaken again and in due time, devour our reasoning and cognition. He used the imagery of the apple to represent the normative symbol for temptation and sin. The eye on its middle heart is our "inner eye", the oculus of temptation that we dream to seal and lock down forever. The thorns, on the other hand symbolizes the pain and suffering that we undergo as we try to give in to it's alluring, silent whisper. Basically, the painting is set in an illusory frame, which suggests an anti-thesis to the rendition of evil of his work. The paradox itself suggests the concept of going against the modern flows of evil.