Hand Of God

CHRIS JACKSON (GETTY IMAGES) | 22-08-2011

The sculpture of Lorenzo Quinn "The hand of God"  installed in Park Lane of London forming part of the Westminster festival of street sculptures, weighs 400 kilos, 4 meters high and is made of aluminum.

The statue will be on exhibit for three months in the center of London, next to Hyde Park.  It represents a naked  and pensive man seated on an enormous hand, a part of the human body that has identified with the work of this artist.

This sculpture is a clear example of the relation between the real and the transcendental.  It deals with the search for the spiritual life, according to Consuelo Ciscar Casabán, directress
of the  Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).

Quinn was inspired by the famous poem "Footprints", by an anonymous writer, about a modern man looking for the hand of God for comfort and peace that he needs at a difficult moment, as explained by the representative of the artist, galería Halcyon.

It certainly is a beautiful illustration of how faith can be a wonderful shelter specially in times of difficulties.

Source of Image: El País
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