Completed: April, 2016 Dimensions: 15.5″ x 15.5″ Edition Size:100 Prints Paper: Somerset Enhanced 330 GSM (Archival 100% Cotton-Rag Paper) Media:Giclee Fine Art Print
He drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden.
He placed the Cherubim with a flaming sword, which turned every way,
to guard the way to the tree of life.
Taken from Genesis 3:24, at the top left of the image is God’s Cherubim Angel, sword in hand, pointing at a fleeing Adam and Eve. The two run naked from the Angel and out of the Garden Of Eden, a blissful world shown in a kaleidoscope of bright colors and patterns.
John August Swanson’s 2016 giclee, ADAM AND EVE, revisits one of the artist’s earliest paintings from 1969. Enlarged in size and re-imagined in vivid colors, the new artwork is also enhanced with additional details and embellishments. To protect the image from ultraviolet light, a glossy UV-varnish was silk-screened over the artwork.
History Of The Image
ADAM AND EVE- History of the Image I wanted to keep the original sense of playfulness and movement from my earlier works. The image had made an impression on me.
I wanted to both recapture my initial experience of creating the artwork, and add greater intensity to the work.
Various Renditions of
ADAM AND EVE
ADAM AND EVE
1969, Sgraffito
This black and white reproduction of my original sgraffito was used on Howard Schwartz’s 1976 book, Midrashim.
Detail from ECCLESIASTES
1973, Hand Colored Black and White Serigraph
Detail from ECCLESIASTES
1989, Serigraph
ADAM AND EVE
1969, Sgraffito with Hand-painted embellishments
Detail from A VISIT
1995, Serigraph
Detail from PROCESSION
2007, Serigraph
Progression of the ADAM AND EVE Giclee
4″x5″ Film Transparency to Giclee
4″x5″ Film Scan
Nov. 8, 2015
The unaltered scan of the archived film transparency from which the
ADAM AND EVE giclee was created.
Early Digital Enhancements
Nov. 23, 2015
The first digital changes that were added to create the giclee edition.
ADAM AND EVE
March 25, 2016
The final digital file, completed on
April 6, 2016.
