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

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