The Father Figure

When you look at Michelangelo´s "The Creation Of Adam" you see an image of the Holy Father that is much closer to the human race than it was ever before. Although there isn´t direct contact between God and Man, there is a tacit link, a spiritual connection between Father and Son. So, thanks to this painting, done circa 1511, the Father figure started to be seen as a close and active one rather that an authoritarian and enthronized figure.

On the other hand, there is a very important aspect about this picture which is the red-pink clothing that God uses. This feminine clothing seems almost absurd becuase it places God in a "pseudo-gay" position. Nevertheless, I would say that, far away from this childish interpretation, the red-pink color represents the tender and soft face that every human being has. Yes, even God, the supreme authority, the King of kings, has a tender and soft side, a side that cares for others and gives everything to us humans without expecting anything in exchange. That is, for me, the perfect image -the real meaning- of the Father figure. Far from being rigid and distant, the Father figure has to be active, close and underestanding of its son´s situation.