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47. Hand Kissing #1

by Hilary Senhanli on 7/25/2010 4:59:27 AM5 Comments

Kissing hand means many things to many cultures. In a Turkish kid's mind, it usually means "give me the money" during Ramadan Bayram in which childeren are awarded for showing respect to elders.

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5 Responses to 47. Hand Kissing #1

	Deb Rhee via watchmyart.com	34 months ago
	I like them both. Beautiful. The silohette would again be a wonderful sculptural piece too! Cut metal. Keep up the good work !

	Jenny Edwards via watchmyart.com	34 months ago
	Dear Hilary, Re: 47 I particularly love "Handkissing" No 1 ! You have a clever way of showing the emotions of children in your artwork using simple lines. Love Jenny

	Jenny Edwards via watchmyart.com	34 months ago
	Dear Hilary, Re: 47 No.1: My comments also apply to No. 20 "I love you Daddy". I think both drawings are delightful. Love Jenny

	Hilary Senhanli via watchmyart.com	34 months ago
	Thanks Jenny and Deb for your compliments and encouragement. Its quite a culturally specific gesture. It grabbed me because of the size of the hands, clearly old and young and the inter-locking nature of the grip.

	Hilary Senhanli via watchmyart.com	34 months ago
	Deb, There is an artist who exhibits out of Jackman Gallery in St Kilda who makes incredible life size steel cut outs from contour drawings of women. Its a good idea and can be quite dramatic. Your suggestion also reminds me of Calder's wire sculptures. Have a look at this link, the works are kind of 3D contour drawings - http://collection.centrepompidou.fr/Navigart/slide/slide_main.php?so=oeu_nom_premandit=2andcc=9andis_sel=0

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