Carved in a single burst from the stone, this man's head emerges like an inhabited block, where the gaze penetrates the material. The work pays homage to Michelangelo, the sculptor's model and spiritual master. The face, partially eroded, seems to emerge from an ancient time, somewhere between telluric force and timeless wisdom.
The left gaze, the only visible eye, immediately captures attention. Deep and direct, it seems to observe as much as it judges, with the intensity characteristic of demanding masters. The artist slips in a personal wink: it is his own dominant eye, the one that guides the gesture and the creative vision.
The tension between raw surface and chiseled details underlines the duality of the artistic process: mastering the material while letting instinct speak.
The Eye of the Master is more than a portrait: it is a silent dialogue between two generations of sculptors, a passing of the baton between past and present.
