Art in All its Forms: Drawing Hands

I've always been a fan of M.C. Escher's works. You know, he's the Dutch artist that painted impossibly constructed stairways.



The one who has fish turning into geese.



The one who painted angels and demons at odds within the circle that cannot itself be squared.



But at this moment in my life, I am inspired by one of Escher's most well known works, namely Drawing Hands. I am so inspired because I have recently received a promotion at work that has put me in a position of power. And within that attainment of power, I have chosen a paradoxical relationship of sorts. One in which I who have the power rely on those who do not have such power. And vice versa. It is an interdependent relationship with each drawing from the other that which they need to succeed. For, what would I now be without a group to manage? And yet, they now rely on me to make decisions that will affect them. As fascinating a loop as the work below: