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Artist / Maker : |
Vickers, Roy Henry
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Title : |
The Creation Of Eve
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Date (Execution) : |
1980
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Geographical Origin : |
British Columbia, Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Haida,
Heiltsuk,
Tsimshian,
English
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
Serigraph
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Support / Technique : |
paper
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Object Type : |
invitations; exhibition records
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Visual Description :
Black and red print of a man lying on his back with a woman rising from his ribs with a dove flying above. Invitation.
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Accession # : |
U990.14.1568
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Width (cm) : |
25.50
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Height (cm) : |
18.50
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Depth (cm) : |
0.00
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Mandatory Credit : |
Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
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Artist Statement :
As an artist, I have an ever-ready eye for good works by other artists. There is one artist in particular whose work I find fascinating - Albrecht Durer. I saw his rendition which illustrates the Biblical account of the creation of Eve. It inspired me to create the same scene from the mind of some- one who could only work with the traditional shapes and colours of Tsimshian art.
I used the same method of representing the human body and its parts as I would a bird or a fish, or any other animal. I have portrayed Adam lying on the ground and Eve emerging from his rib cage.
The spirit of God has been mentioned throughout the Bible as being represented by a dove, and so God is represented here as a bird hovering over The Creation of Eve.
http://www.royhenryvickers.com/reproductions/product/749
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