Eye Myth

[2] In producing the film, he hoped to achieve a nervous system feedback "through the physiology of the proximity of the eye and the brain".

[1][3] He attributes the film's lengthy production period to his being skeptical that "you could make a myth that was just vision,”[1] a doubt that was resolved only by actually "doing it.

[4] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray as part of the Criterion Collection's By Brakhage: An Anthology.

[5] Critic Jeremy Heilman writes that "every viewer will find their own interpretation, whether it be one that’s profound, based entirely on the film’s aesthetics, or essentially meaningless.

"[6] Jake Euker, writing from PopMatters, described Eye Myth as "a key work in which Brakhage's abstract, painted film technique comes to the fore.