"Eve", 127,5 x 122 cm , 22 karat gold leaves, canvas, imitation gold leaves, coloured pencils and acrylic on wood, November 2017
This drawing represents Eve, the first woman, at The Garden of Eden, when a serpent (the snake) seduces her to eat the forbidden fruit, from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which she had been commanded not to do by God.
In Genesis 3, a serpent tempts the woman:
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
— Genesis 3:4–5[2]
Desiring this wisdom, the woman eats the forbidden fruit and gives some to the man who also eats it. After that, they become aware of their "nakedness" and make fig-leaf clothes, and hide themselves when God approaches. God curses the man and the woman (and the serpent), and expels them from the garden and thereby from eternal life.
As a metaphor, the phrase typically refers to any indulgence or pleasure that is considered illegal or immoral.
In Genesis 3, a serpent tempts the woman:
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
— Genesis 3:4–5[2]
Desiring this wisdom, the woman eats the forbidden fruit and gives some to the man who also eats it. After that, they become aware of their "nakedness" and make fig-leaf clothes, and hide themselves when God approaches. God curses the man and the woman (and the serpent), and expels them from the garden and thereby from eternal life.
As a metaphor, the phrase typically refers to any indulgence or pleasure that is considered illegal or immoral.
I created this Artwork during my stay in Glo'Art residency, Lanaken, Belgium
