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The Idol Print
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12 x 16 in ($95)
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Black Canvas
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White ($135)
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About The Artwork
The Idol represents the moment of temptation for both Adam and Eve. The painting, layered in meaning, pays visual homage to artists like Rembrandt, Caravaggio, and Jacques Louis David. Conceptually, Shepard envisioned Eve as being naively deceived by a serpent who seems both lovely and sinister. Satan appears as a creature very beguiling and familiar to her; it is as if she is speaking with her own visage. Eve has chosen to put the appeal of the fruit and the words of the serpent above what her Creator has said, lusting after what the fruit promises: knowledge, pleasure and beauty. Adam has also chosen to disobey the commands of his Creator, brought to his knees by his own lusts for both Eve and the fruit. The notion of idolatry thus becomes multi-layered; and Adam and Eve, exercising their freedom, are about to not choose love which, by its very nature, must be freely chosen.
Details & Dimensions
Print:Giclee on Canvas
Size:12 W x 16 H x 1.25 D in
Size with Frame:13.75 W x 17.75 H x 1.25 D in
Frame:White
Canvas Wrap:Black Canvas
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Handling:Ships in a box. Art prints are packaged and shipped by our printing partner.
Ships From:Printing facility in California.
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Ethereal and somewhat surreal, the work of Alison Shepard seems to both occupy this world and another beyond it. Alison’s love of narrative allows her subjects to evoke a sense of magic realism. Whether the subject is a flower, a face, a figure or space itself, Alison's work has an unmistakable glow that sets her art apart.
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