"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Sunday, August 04, 2013

Magpie #180 Nothing Up My Sleeve

Drawing Hands, 1948 by M. C. Escher 

Sleight of hand-
Nothing up my sleeve-
One hand doesn't know what the other is doing
What is real
Draw some lines-
Hard to say what truths you are viewing

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18 comments:

  1. Berowne2:10 AM

    Shrewd and subtle; well done.

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  2. Unknown3:03 AM

    I've worked plenty of places where the left hand doesn't know what the right hand's doing!

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  3. Optimistic Existentialist4:34 AM

    I like this Kathe. Quite unique :)

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  4. Alex J. Cavanaugh6:01 AM

    Escher was a genius.

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  5. Lyn6:44 AM

    I like this so much, totally original..yay!!

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  6. messymimi7:04 AM

    Whenever i look at a piece of art, i wonder what is up the artist's sleeve, or the meaning behind the meaning. Love your interpretation.

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  7. Jinksy7:42 AM

    " Hard to say what truths you are viewing "


    Methinks all the world needs looking at in this way! :)

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  8. gautami tripathy8:11 AM

    Short and succinct...!!

    existenialism

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  9. stephen Hayes10:13 AM

    Most appropriate words. I first became aware of M.C. Escher in high school and have loved his work ever since.

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  10. Sandee10:17 AM

    Smoke and mirrors too. I love this.

    Have a terrific day honey. Big hugs. :)

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  11. Cperz4:32 PM

    I am not aware of Escher at all. So nice to learn something new. Very cool post, Kathe.

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  12. Helena4:51 PM

    Those double dealing hands do make the truth hard to fathom on this one!

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  13. Unknown1:19 PM

    There are times when it is very hard, indeed!

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  14. Trellissimo8:50 PM

    I approve. Hope you do . . .

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  15. Trellissimo9:10 PM

    Sleeves can hide much in the way of boney elbows! LOL

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  16. Silent Otto 4:34 AM

    Taking palmistry to a whole new level !

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  17. Margaret6:33 PM

    I'm thinking "magician". :) Nice.

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  18. Unknown8:03 AM

    This is fabulous, Kathe! Thank you.

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