Manos En El Arte Colombiano
by Santiago Londono Velez
More than 100 images of hands that appear in Colombian artwork, from pre-Hispanic to virtual works of avant-garde art, are reproduced in this innovative window into the
History of art. Though thematic due to its specific subject matter, the hands selected provide a comprehensive survey of Colombian art history. Artwork in stone, marble, clay, porcelain, gold, silver, oil paint, watercolors, pencil, ink, and charcoal portrays the hands of royalty and heroes, saints and prostitutes, children and elders.
Santiago Londoño Vélez is the author of Botero, the Invention of an Aesthetic; Colombian Art; and The Luminous Hand.