Talking Hands

„Talking Hands“ The central representation of the painting by Kurt Stimmeder, entitled "Talking Hands", is a denture held by two tattooed hands. Depicted on a black background, the image plays with the title of the picture, in an allegorical way with the colloquial expression for gesticulating. But it is also a game with aesthetics and taboo. Teeth, always an expression of vitality and in recent decades subject to a strong ideal of beauty, enjoy a very special attention. In their central function in speech and nutrition, they accompany us throughout life and are perhaps thereby the most immediate indication that tells of the decay of the human body. This unpleasant memory, which we usually prefer to hide, must be faced by the observer in this picture. Our teeth, "I love you" (them)