Description
“I Have a Bone to Pick with You”
“I Have a Bone to Pick with You” said the hand to the moon over Caribbean Skies.
In this art piece the larger than life bones of the hand reach out into the sky in conversation. Tongue in cheek it wants to share the idea that it has a bone in its wrist that shares a common feature with the moon.
The lunate bone is is found in the proximal row of metacarpal bones in the wrist, so named because of its shape. “Luna” is the Latin name for the moon. The lunate is overlaid in orange and is the only color in the black and white sky and black and white X-ray
“Bone to pick”, originates from 16th century literature, in reference to a dog chewing endlessly on a bone removing every semblance of chewable components. In life it meant to explore a subject ad infinitum. Modern day usage is more confronting and infers that one needs broach a complaint with a second person
Some quotes about the moon:
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
BuddhaWhen I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
Mahatma GandhiThe moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance.
Arthur Smith
“The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night.”
― Haruki Murakami,