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Artwork 2: On the Other Hand

Artwork 2

On the Other Hand

 Title: “On the Other Hand”
Date:  2016
Dimension: 100 x 100 cm
Media: Acrylic on Canvas



            Each hand within the scene represents a singular moment in time and the depiction of the various stages of the human life from birth to death. The hands are composed as influenced by the painting entitled “Christ Among the Doctors” by Albrecht Dürer, famed German artist and theorist of the Renaissance era.  The positioning of each hand is crucial in its relationship on the outlook of life. The cycle starts with the hand of the infant, moving clockwise to the adolescent teenager, the mature adult and the hand of death. 

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