Hands

It is interesting the humanity's earliest art was of the hand. When cavemen held up their hands to the cave wall, and spat out pigment to make a silhouettes, they were in a moment of reflection upon their own existence. Subsequently, when they painted animals around the silhouette of their hands, they were reflecting upon how their existence fitted into the existence of the animals they fed upon. In these moments, they realised they existed. After they died, the art left a reminder to others that they once existed. In a way, it was their gateway to immortality.

Religion also seemed to make great use of the hand. Just as hands featured on those cave walls that recorded the genesis of human self-awareness, hands have featured prominently in the religious painting depicting spiritual creation. In Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, one of the most immortal images of all time, it was through the outstretched hands that God bestowed upon Adam the qualities of life: the spirit, the soul, and the intellect.

Geometric Hand

Strong Hand

Walking Hand

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