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Hands

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Prints are available on Studio Martino Pietropoli

Hands are the part of the body we learn to use before any other. They are the first tool for knowing reality after the eyes.

I often find myself drawing hands: hands alone, hands full of colors, hands that intertwine, hands that do not meet. From something physical and recognizable to something symbolic and sometimes metaphysical: often the step is short and their recognizability always infallible.

A hand is always a hand and is one of the strongest symbols of humanity: it welcomes, it repels, it expresses strength and sometimes violence. It can be alone and still always be interpreted and understood as something deeply human

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