Body in Bronze: "El Tiempo No Se Detiene" by Lorenzo Quinn

Today I received a box from Rafart Gallery. It contained "El Tiempo No Se Detiene" by Lorenzo Quinn, and that alone would have been enough to satisfy me, but it also came with a very nice receipt and book. Not a booklet but an actual hardcover book, and the book came with a DVD, too! The book seemed more so a gift than a catalog. Altogether, it made quite a pleasant surprise... The piece itself, translated as "El Temps No Es Deté" or "You Can't Stop Time, was two bronze hands coming together along their sides, open and palms facing up, one left, one right, and both distinct. The sculpture extended a bit up the forearms and the forearms were capped off with flat, gold-colored, metallic ends. About 5 1/2 lbs, and I'd say slightly smaller than life-size. Examining the piece, we see the texturing he likes to use. It not smooth and sleek like some artists. No, instead, he builds more character with his texturing, more life... Included with the packaging was the sand to be added to the hands in order to get the full effect. The book that was included contained a picture of it with the sand as does a book I purchased on Lorenzo Quinn. Based on the pictures, it appears to be a very pale and soft sand of just a single shade. Perhaps the sand has to be so fine in order to escape the narrow funnel of an hourglass. In the pictures, the sand is both on the hands and below, having slipped right through, reaffirming the as always straightforward message behind the piece, behind its title... The book I purchased has many opaque pages highlighting his great works but it contains impressive translucent pages of his artwork as well. The book also shows pictures of his public works and pieces from his private collection.