--- title: "The Watcher Tree" description: "This metamorphic work, a collaboration between Paul Bill and Jonty Hurwitz, explores anamorphosis—a visual transformation that unfolds through movement and" lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "alternateName": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://sentient.art/sentient-art-logo-dark.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Sculpture editions and unique artworks by Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff — where art meets science.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org" } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebPage", "name": "Loading edition…", "description": "Loading edition details", "url": "https://sentient.art/edition/the-watcher-tree-unique", "isPartOf": { "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "url": "https://sentient.art" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://wdrxdfvnnrdahkzifhxs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-assets/site-settings/logo/1779723800851-m6hr4e-Original-Sentient-Logo-Black.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Official Site: Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Art born from science. 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But as the viewer steps back, an eye emerges, revealing a hidden unity between the organic and the symbolic.Rooted in the principles of Gestalt perception, the work reflects on how our minds complete what’s unseen—and how meaning is not fixed, but shifts with perspective.", "creator": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz", "sameAs": "https://sentient.art/about" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dr. Yifat Davidoff", "sameAs": "https://sentient.art/about" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "sentient.art" } ], "isPartOf": { "@type": "CollectionPage", "name": "Unique" } } ] --- [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [](/ "Home") ![sentient.art](/sentient-art-icon.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo-dark.png) # The Watcher Tree Edition:  Unique Year:  2025 Dimensions:  100 x 75 cm Materials:  Oil On Canvas ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, The Watcher Tree, Oil On Canvas, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-b19a97ba-2db5-434b-9612-e21224b1dd02-compressed-1778676482403.jpg?width=1600&quality=85&resize=contain) ## Related concepts - [Perceptual Illusion as Medium](/concepts/perceptual-illusion-as-medium) - [Privileged Viewpoint](/concepts/privileged-viewpoint) - [Observer-Dependent Reality](/concepts/observer-dependent-reality) - [Optical Illusion](/concepts/optical-illusion) - [Anamorphosis](/concepts/anamorphosis) - [Anamorphic & Illusion Art Editions](/concepts/anamorphic-art-editions) A new way to enter the world of The Watcher Tree. In the original artwork, a hidden eye slowly emerges from the image of a tree as the viewer steps back — a metamorphic illusion that shifts between nature and perception. In this Paint by Numbers edition, that transformation becomes something you build yourself. What begins as a field of numbered shapes gradually resolves through colour, patience, and discovery. As each section is painted, the image starts to evolve: branches become structure, fragments become meaning, and eventually the hidden eye reveals itself within the tree. Part artwork, part optical illusion, part meditative process, this edition invites you to participate in the act of perception itself. Rooted in the same ideas of Gestalt psychology and visual transformation as the original work, the experience reflects how the human mind assembles fragments into coherent meaning — not all at once, but slowly, through attention and distance. You do not simply observe the illusion. You construct it. Paint the tree. Reveal the watcher. Read more ↓ ## You might also like [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, I See, Oil On Canvas, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/edition-images/edition-f91539c7-ca99-43c0-984d-f1b7e32119fc-thumb-1779669576458.webp) I See Oil On Canvas Print Edition ](/edition/i-see-print-edition) [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, The Watcher Tree, Canvas, Acrylic Paint, Love, 2026](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-874814fd-6d27-4df2-919f-7c5e39c4ccfe-compressed-1779658706682.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) The Watcher Tree Canvas, Acrylic Paint, Love Paint By Numbers ](/edition/the-watcher-tree-paint-by-numbers) [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, I See , Canvas, Acrylic Paint, Love, 2026](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-d4eec6f6-d7fc-45f8-b494-8c379012eb6b-compressed-1779658783588.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) I See Canvas, Acrylic Paint, Love Paint By Numbers ](/edition/i-see-paint-by-numbers) [View all editions](/) ## Contact for information, pricing and availability Re: The Watcher Tree First Name \* Last Name \* Email \* Phone Message \* Notification preferencesI want to be notified when new pieces are created I want to be notified when the NFT collections are ready Submit [](https://www.facebook.com/ontyhurwitzart)[](https://www.instagram.com/jontyhurwitzart/)[](https://wa.me/447469152288)