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I’ve been working with eyes now for the better part of

  ten years, and throughout that time I’ve found there’s

    something about the gaze that needs to be

      captured. A small piece of the person that needs to

        last.

             It’s the Presence

              These small works are based on exploring how

               the gaze can connect the viewer to something

               deeper – sometimes uncomfortable,

               sometimes peaceful, but always HUMAN. Both

              subject and symbol. The eye demands

             presence; not only allowing connection to the

            individual, but inviting the viewer to pause and

          meet the gaze, to see and be seen in return.

SophieAOil on Board, 2025

the STARE

“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.”

- Alberto Giacometti

Joey Blevins © 2025. All Rights Reserved.

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