See Through 

Joseph Lorusso painted this artwork entitled "See Through" with oil paint. The dominant motif is a face obscured by hands, a gesture rife with symbolic weight. It speaks of concealment, yet the eyes peer out, suggesting a desire to be seen. The act of covering the face echoes across millennia, from ancient Greek theater masks representing emotional states to Renaissance depictions of shame and repentance. Think of Mary Magdalene, often shown veiling her face in remorse. This gesture isn't merely about hiding; it's a complex interplay of revelation and concealment. The eyes, windows to the soul, refuse to be hidden, hinting at a subconscious yearning for connection. Lorusso taps into our collective memory, evoking primal feelings of vulnerability and the tension between wanting to disappear and needing to be acknowledged. The cyclical nature of such symbols reminds us that human emotions and their expressions transcend time. They resurface, evolve, and are continually reinterpreted through the lens of contemporary experience, forever engaging us on a subconscious level.