FRANCISCO RICARTE - THE HAND SERIES N. 01 to N. 07

ARTIST STATEMENT

In mankind expression, since early ages, the “hand” has been used as a symbol of human existence and creativity. When a hand (and its arm) seems moving to a point or to grab what is close by, it may also symbolise the search for something different or out of its environment, meaning, it further represents an intention to use, mix or to blend different objects, cultures, ways of expression, influences, amongst other mankind expressions.

Through such dynamic blending of different cultures and materials, Art expression aims to bring different possibilities, creative expressions, forms, or textures, fostering the creation of new ideals and new human expectations. “Fusion” may then occur and be a positive outcome when dealing with different paradigms, allowing for multiple ways of making, seeing or understanding Art.

“Sino-French fusion” in the case of “The Hand Collage” series # may allegorically occur through the interaction of paradigms of both cultures such as the red colour on one side (auspicious, life-generating energy and prosperity) and golden "cracklet" colour on the other (classical expression of spiritual and ethereal figures). Both support and justify the moving and grabbing hand that, symbolically, generates a creative fusion process.

在人類的表達中，”手 “自古以來就是人類生存和創造力的象徵。 當一隻手（及其手臂）似乎在向某一點移動或抓取近處的東西時，它也可能象徵著尋找不同的東西或脫離其環境，這意味著，它進一步代表了使用、混合或融合不同物體、文化、表達方式、影響以及其他人類表達方式的意圖。

通過這種不同文化和材料的動態融合，藝術表達旨在帶來不同的可能性、創造性表達、形式或紋理，促進創造新的理想和新的人類期望。 因此，在處理不同時，”融合 “可能會出現並成為一種積極的效果，從而允許以多種方式創造、看待或理解藝術。

“手拼貼 “系列#的 “中法融合 “寓意著兩種文化範式的互動，如一邊是紅色（吉祥、生命的能量和繁榮），另一邊是金色的 “裂紋”（表代著經典的精神和靈物）。 這兩者都支持和印證這移動和抓取中的手，象徵著創造性的融合過程。