May 08, 2011 2:02am There is a sense of the symbolic in this: the hand has a figurative, painterly touch. The 3/4 face, one eye closed, one eye open, glazed by light, holds mystery. Rather like Renaissance portraiture, it mixes realism with an emblematic message: the future is half seen. The styling is bold, rigid, regal. This image captures masculinity with a historical flavour.
