Self Portrait by a Blind Man

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Lacking sight, the blind takes advantage of his remaining senses.

To paint, without being able to view what you're doing, the canvas must have a size that allows the blind to touch the surface from the edges of the canvas, as a pianist finds his way across a keyboard. Touching the face with the fingers there are no colors, only the fingertip texture of black and white. With the fingertips of one hand you can transmit the view of what the other hand perceives. The sense of touch is the eyes of the blind, and his brushes are the tips of his fingers.