The precursor to the famous devil horn hand gesture seen at rock concerts today was undoubtedly the peace sign gesture. Before the hard rock influence in the early 70s, in the late sixties rock scene, these gestures were synonymous with each other. Although it has taken a back seat for many years, it’s still widely used by musicians. It’s even been adopted by rock fashion icon, John Varvatos, as an official symbol of the brand – however, no one in rock is more associated with the symbol than possibly the most iconic drummer of all time, Ringo Starr of The Beatles. Ringo has made this gesture his own personal calling card and has even taken to sculpting a collection of his hand making the gesture, auctioning it off for charity.
After my “Ballerina, You Must Have Seen Her” piece, I was itching to re-visit the x-ray concept and this fit like a glove (pun intended). Like its predecessor, the x-ray image gives the gesture an edgier and more Stickman feel than just a painting of a hand.
The broken finger in this piece does have a social commentary wink – however, this is one of those cases where I prefer the viewer creates their own narrative.
-Stickman
