David 

Milt Kobayashi painted "David" with visible brushstrokes, capturing the sitter’s gaze directed upwards. The lifted gaze—a motif resonant with aspiration and spiritual transcendence. This motif echoes through art history, think of the countless depictions of saints looking heavenward, their eyes conveying devotion. Yet, in "David," this gesture takes on a modern ambivalence. Is it hope, defiance, or merely introspection? Consider how this symbolic gaze has morphed over centuries. In antiquity, it signified divine connection. The Renaissance repurposed it to convey humanism. Here, it becomes personal, internalized. It is the gaze of moderns. Like a persistent dream, this symbolic gesture resurfaces, molded by each era's unique psyche. It taps into our collective memory, evoking something primal—a yearning for the sublime.