FINE ART : FORMER ACNI

Title

The Expulsion (After Massaccio)

Object Name

Drawing

Maker

Maher, Alice (Primary maker)
Maher, Alice (artist)

Date Made

c.1988
c.1988

Description

Based on Masaccio's painting of Adam and Eve. This couple are striding away from paradise, the male with a sword in his back, the female's belly eviscerated. Their hooded and tower-like heads are joined together by a chain and they are stepping into a boat which is full of water. Again the subject, inspired by art historical examples of this biblical theme connecting sin and sexuality, has clear echoes in a contemporary state controlled by religious beliefs and restrictive laws, divorce was illegal, contraception was for married people, same sex activity was a criminal act and abortion carried a 14 year prison sentence. (from discussion with the artist in March 2018) Made by the artist following her MA in Belfast.

Materials

Charcoal
Pastel
Collage

Catalogue Number

BELUM.U2012.3.863