![Brion Gysin - Untitled (watercolor and India ink on paper), 1962](https://memora8ilia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tumblr_0d2a868d966539a10eba889da777f899_1acce8b9_1280.jpg)
❝ I first saw Gysin’s calligraphic works as abstract paintings. Gysin told me they were paintings of light and, once I saw they were depictions of light striking things, I began to see people, trees, landscapes, all kinds of vistas that were realities I hadn’t seen before. He basically paints portals that shift our perception as we look, changing the way we see things. ❞ *