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| "Creation of Adam" Michelangelo |
We came across some version of this iconic image at some point of our lives. Most recently I saw it on the wall of a local realtor's office. As a proud Italian American, he had photoshoped his face into the picture as Adam.
I'm not religious in any sense but "Creation of Adam" moves me deeply every time I look at it. Aren't we all looking for inspiration, redemption, hope and transcendence? As a skilled storyteller, Michelangelo chose to freeze the very moment when the two hands are about to touch but have not yet touched, the moment when a human being is about to become truly alive. It generates great anticipation among the viewers, make us anxiously wonder what would happen next.
That's why great art never ages. It invites the viewers to be part of the creation, to interpret the meaning contained in the void in-between the two fingers.
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