quietness of gaze.. harks back to the Rembrandt portraits. Naturally some of the best are not widely known, as with most great artists. In the 70's I wasn't Jake's student, but at a crit of 200 students he said "there are only 2 real paintings here. Everything else is beneath criticism." I was glad to be among the 2. Would like to see Jake's recent work.
"the gaze" . . . oh my, it's so reaffirming when you hear someone articulate the same thoughts and feelings you have come to on your own over the years of working. I find it re-assuring to know that artists, regardless of time or place, come to the same conclusions (albeit in-progress) independently. This phenomenon feels different from Jung's collective consciousness, but I unable to verbalize the difference.
