hopelessromantic on Nostr: The hand, the most overlooked conveyor of emotion. Often in art, our eyes tend to ...

The hand, the most overlooked conveyor of emotion.

Often in art, our eyes tend to lock onto the faces of the figures we’re looking at, which is only natural, the eyes capture our interest, the facial expressions fill us with emotion and curiosity.

But people often ignore something i think is equally as important, the hands. The hands are usually a background characteristic, as in something you dont look at immediately when seeing a piece of art. But in their posture and gesture, the hands can be the most expressive feature.

Think of the immense vocabulary of the human touch. A gentle caress shows love, comfort and joy. A clenched fist, clawing fingers or fidgeting hands express worry, anger, pain and grief. Keen artists throughout history have understood this unnoticed language.