Created in 2007, Big Eye Is Watching You evokes the hurricane painting series George Rodrigue began years earlier. In 2002, Rodrigue began painting round canvases in vibrant swirling colors meant to represent the appearance and feel of a hurricane rolling across the landscape. As the series developed, the artist discovered ways to incorporate elements of the hurricane series into his broader artistic practice.
Here, Rodrigue brings together vibrant swirling colors and the blue dog into a visually harmonious composition. While chronologically, the creation of Big Eye Is Watching You follows the hurricane series, it represents a thematic continuation in Rodrigue’s work. For years preceding the hurricane series, Rodrigue included swirls and spirals in his work. The symbols often represent the continuous nature of energy and the cyclical nature of life. Through the painting’s title, Rodrigue alludes to the possibility of something larger than ourselves.
Created in 2007, Big Eye Is Watching You evokes the hurricane painting series George Rodrigue began years earlier. In 2002, Rodrigue began painting round canvases in vibrant swirling colors meant to represent the appearance and feel of a hurricane rolling across the landscape. As the series developed, the artist discovered ways to incorporate elements of the hurricane series into his broader artistic practice.
Here, Rodrigue brings together vibrant swirling colors and the blue dog into a visually harmonious composition. While chronologically, the creation of Big Eye Is Watching You follows the hurricane series, it represents a thematic continuation in Rodrigue’s work. For years preceding the hurricane series, Rodrigue included swirls and spirals in his work. The symbols often represent the continuous nature of energy and the cyclical nature of life. Through the painting’s title, Rodrigue alludes to the possibility of something larger than ourselves.