It is the function of the artist to evoke the experience of surprised recognition: to show the viewer what he knows but does not know that he knows.
Helnwein is the master of surprised recognition.
— William S. Burroughs
Mother’s Day 2 (1993) by Gottfried Helnwein
It is the function of the artist to evoke the experience of surprised recognition: to show the viewer what he knows but does not know that he knows.