After the Temptation Adam & Eve Contemporary Sculpture

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Nude Figurative Couple Sculpture by Borsheim

"After the Temptation"

mixed media
artist's proof (one-of-a-kind)
11" h x 13" x 9"
© 2005
Kelly Borsheim

$1200 for artist's proof

Also, will be making
bronze
limited edition
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[Adam Eve Serpent Forbidden Fruit Paradise Garden of Eden art sculpture]

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Figurative Couple Sculpture of Adam & Eve:

[nude man woman couple art sculpture]

[Adam Eve couple art sculpture]

[paradise couple art sculpture]

After the Temptation
Adam and Eve Art Sculpture:

I have always been fascinated with the Bible's story of Adam and Eve. There is so much humanity in it and like my favorite fairy tales, so much of our duality is cleverly depicted here. I enjoy stories that leave me with more questions than answers. One of my favorite mysteries in Genesis is this: God knows everything. He is all powerful. He is the creator of all things. God made Adam, and then Eve, with all of the same human traits that each of us today possesses. God also created the Garden of Eden. And plops down in it, with Man, the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (or as my Children's Bible says "Tree of Conscience"). Then God says, "Don't eat the fruit from the latter tree."

Ok, so what is that all about? God made Adam. He gave him the gift of curiosity and free will. Then he places in front of him the ultimate temptation. God already knows what will happen - what MUST inevitably happen. God set up Adam and Eve to fail. And when it does happen, God punishes them both, along with their offspring, banishing them from Paradise, in essence, away from Him. So now, we find the origin of the dysfunctional family.

The redeeming part of this story is the love story. Together Adam and Eve sinned. Together they were banished. Together they built a life outside of Eden and created a family with all of its joys and sorrows. Together, through this story, they found a type of immortality.

My sculpture After the Temptation depicts this couple in the moments between eating the apple (and becoming aware of their nakedness) and covering their hips with fig leaves.

Note that Adam holds Eve in front of him. One of the things I find delightful in this story is that when God confronts Adam, asking, "Did you eat that forbidden fruit?" Adam not only blames Eve, but also tries to make his accuser share the responsibility. "It was that woman YOU made for me. She did it." (God must be impressed -- or amused -- by Adam's daring diplomacy, because you will notice that Adam does not share in Eve's punishment of pain during childbirth/rearing.)

Eve also passes the buck on to the serpent. How true is that? That our first response is to say, "Not me. I am not involved with the bad act. I am not responsible for displeasing you." That is a part of why this story has endured.

The images you see on this page are of the original work I sculpted. A mold is being made of "After the Temptation" and a small limited edition bronze will be cast soon. Please inquire if interested. This original work, which I am calling an artist's proof, is also available. Thank you for your interest and support.

[man woman couple art sculpture]

[nude couple art sculpture]

[forbidden fruit couple art sculpture]

[Borsheim Arts Studio]

Kelly Borsheim -- Borsheim Arts Studio
P. O. Box 340
Cedar Creek, Texas 78612 (USA)
(512) 303-3929
Web site: www.borsheimarts.com

Nude Figurative Couple Sculpture by Borsheim