Gerliczki uses the interior of a seashell as the container for an intensely blue human iris. The work explores the intersection of marine biology and human anatomy, suggesting that nature possesses its own form of consciousness. By placing an eye within the protective, pearly structure of a shell, the artist creates a visual amulet symbolizing profound perception and the protection of the self. It is a piece that challenges reality, inviting the viewer into a direct confrontation with a gaze that seems to emerge from the ocean itself.
This contemporary piece seamlessly blends artistic vision with modern technique, capturing the essence of abstract beauty through the lens of photography.
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'English Blue #1' by Zoltan Gerliczki. A striking photograph biological surrealism from the series 'The Eye' that merges the beauty of mother-of-pearl with a hypnotic blue gaze. from The Eye series. Available at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach.
Biological Surrealism - English Blue #1, From The Eye 2023 by Zoltan Gerliczki
English Blue #1, 2023
From The Eye Series
Archival Pigment print
Dimensions: 45 H x 45 W in.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
Gerliczki was born in Nyíregyházain, Hungary in 1971 and he was raised in a Budapest orphanage during Hungary’s Communist regime. He is a filmmaker, painter, and computer artist who currently works as a graphic designer in Antwerp, London, Paris, and New York. As a graphic designer and post-production artist he has been involved with various publications including Elle Décor, House Beautiful, Zoo Magazine, Io Donna, Departures (US), Cosmopolitan (France), Paris Review, Travel & Leisure, and The Guardian UK, among others. Commercially, he has also been involved with Thierry Mugler, Christian Lacroix, Illy, and L’Artisan Parfumeur Paris, among others.
