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Untitled from Rayographs

Man Ray

No information on medium or date

PowerPoint Slide

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Anatomical Studies: A left forearm in two positions, and a right forearm

Peter Paul Rubens

Medium: Pen and brown ink

c. 1600- c.1605

PowerPoint slide

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Studies of Heads and Clasped Hands

Peter Paul Rubens

Medium: Black chalk, heightened with white chalk on brownish paper

c. 1610

Powerpoint Slide 

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Coke Bottle Smash

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Medium: Gelatin silver print

(No Date)

https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/96.549

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Untitled (Hand Circle)

Bruce Nauman

Medium: Bronze, silver solder and copper

1996

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/nauman-untitled-hand-circle-ar00580

Many of the pieces I’ve chosen have been unintentionally from Bruce Nauman. His pieces are very odd to me, but this one in particular speaks a lot to me. I see it as a representation of unity.

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All Thumbs Holding Hands

Bruce Nauman 

Medium: Lithograph on paper on lithograph on paper

1998

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/nauman-all-thumbs-holding-hands-p78245

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Raw Material Washing Hands, Normal (A of A/B), (B of A/B)

Bruce Nauman

Medium: Video, 2 monitors, colour and sound

1996

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/nauman-raw-material-washing-hands-normal-a-of-a-b-raw-material-washing-hands-normal-b-of-a-ar00579

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Instrument with Hands

Andy Warhol

Medium: Ink and dye on paper on board

1957

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/warhol-instruments-with-hands-ar00612

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Numbers

Kristin Oppenheim

Medium:  Five-channel video installation, color, with sound, 28 min.

2002

https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/2002.343.A-E

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Untitled, from the portfolio People in Cars 

Mike Mandel 

Medium: Gelatin silver print

1972, printed 2014

https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/2016.161.1

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Hand and Toy

Henry Swift

c.1930

https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/63.19.162

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Untitled

Shizuo Nakane

Medium: Inkjet print

2007

https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/PGPH12.135#artwork-info

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Shadow Monsters

Philip Worthington

Medium: Java, Processing, BlobDetection, SoNIA, and Physics software

2004

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/110196?locale=en

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Rayograph

Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky)

Medium: Gelatin silver print (photogram)

1922

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/46405?locale=en

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Untitled (Hands writing) from an untitled portfolio

David Shrigley

Medium: “One from a portfolio of ten woodcuts”(?)  

2008

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/165103?locale=en

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The Creation of Adam (God and Adam’s Hands)

Michelangelo 

Medium: Fresco (lime plaster), 

c. 1512

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam

I had to start off with my favorite and most recognizable. I couldn’t leave this one out; it’s actually something I’d like to get tattooed. I purposely put these two together for a reason. The original painting already follows my theme as it is, and the title is self explanitory (The Creation of Adam). The second picture may have a similar meaning, depending on how you look at it. One hand is passing a blunt to the other. To some people, marijuana allows them to be more creative. Certain skills may be enhanced. People create music, art, write, and more when they are under the influence of it, and claim they’re better at it while high. On the other hand, the picture may represent destruction. Inhaling masses of smoke into your lungs can damage them.

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Theme

I decided to chose the theme of hands. As people, we do so much with our hands. We can create, and destroy. While looking for pictures, I found an ongoing pattern of monochromatic pictures, for whatever reason. Black and white isn’t my thing, but I decided to keep it going, with a few pictures of color. Here are the many ways hands can create, destroy, and communicate. 

(Significance will be caption under selected pieces.)