1002 ZOE

The Forbidden Fruits

 I am revisiting one of the foundational narratives of desire focussing on the forbidden fruit in the Old Testaments Adam and Eve. My body of work aims to revitalize the biblical narrative in a contemporary and symbolic manner in relation to my own desires in a modern context. I’ve used a vibrancy and multi media techniques to steer away from the black and white nature of the bible and give each viewer the opportunity to make there own interpretations of desire and its consequence at there own individual preference. I’ve approach this ancient narrative with no religious bias but with prospect to only to analyse the story in relation to my ideals of desire and consequence today

In a cropped close up self-portrait I’ve placed myself in a similar consciousness and circumstance to Eve in what would be the defining moments before biting into “forbidden fruit.” A circumstance where I personally weighed out my deepest desires with what I have to gain along side what I have to loose. The process allowed me to distingue between what are my honest desires? What desires have been forced upon me? And what desires are confided by fear and can I defeat that fear?

In this portrait I’ve decided upon minimal detail and mediums, using only blue Biros and watercolor to create a highly diverged piece in which directs the audience to look at just a few certain points of detail. I’ve aimed to create movement and a sense of active thought through the rhythmic energy of my hair. Simplicity and void of emotion is evident across the face. The true indication of what could be desired is captured in the eyes as they gaze onto the next page.

On this page (to the left) I’ve included two crop compositions. Firstly, In the background I’ve symbolized the Garden of Eden with a highly saturated and surreal approach. I’ve used mass amounts of colors and an array of techniques. Each flower has been applied using hand made rubber stamps and watercolor. Drips of paint and gold leafing also help to depict the other elements of earth within a garden.