Oculus
About this artwork
Part of David Shepherd's series of hyperrealist paintings focusing on women's faces. A sensual portrait rendered in extremely precise painting. However, David intends for each viewer to have their own opinion of the symbolic meaning. A lot of people feel like it's seductive, and I do acknowledge that there is some of that, but it wasn't my main focus, says David. I wanted to feel movement from the painting, it's so close and and so real the movement brings you in and creates emotion and action, along with color and form.