Text / Lin Shaolei
Before writing the creative feelings of the "Network age - Adam and Eve's inspiration" of the “Exceedingly Color” series of one, we first review the classic story.
“Exceedingly Color” series of one, 4200CM×1000CM, oil painting on canvas, Shaolei created in July of 2012.
The story of Adam and Eve in the Bible tells the story of separation and loss. We may believe that this is a true story; we might be seen as the story is a moral paradigm; we may wish to see a fable in which that person out of the mother at the time of birth. This thing on many levels is real, but the story of the teachings of many important things for us, is that we can not always stay in Eden, we must bear the burden of secular life. The story of Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden of Eden, is the most typical travels away from home story.
God made a Garden of Eden in the East, and gave him many living creatures. There are two trees in the garden: the tree of life and the tree of wisdom. And God made Adam, and let him go into the garden, and told him, that he may eat of the fruit of the tree, except the tree of life and the tree of wisdom. God sent all the animals to Adam, and Adam named all the animals. After that, God gave Adam a good sleep. As Adam slept, God took one of his ribs and made Eva with this bone, so that Adam would not be alone. Adam and Eva lived happily in the Garden of Eden, and lived in harmony with god.
However, the most evil of all animals is a snake, the snake asked Eva, asked her if she could eat any fruit to eat. "Of course," Eva replied, "but except the fruit of the tree of wisdom, we can eat what we want to eat. But we will die when we eat the fruit of the tree of wisdom."
"No," the snake said. "If you eat the fruit of the tree of wisdom, you will find that there is no difference between good and evil, you are just like God. For this reason God will not let you eat the fruit of the tree of wisdom."
Eva eagerly watching the tree, can’t stand the temptation by the juicy fruit, because the fruit will make her clever. In the end, she could not bear it any more, so she took a fruit and ate it. After that, she took another one and handed it to Adam, Adam ate it too. After that, they looked at each other, aware that they are naked, also understand that men and women are different, there is a sense of shame. They hurried took off some fig leaves to cover the body.
It was dark, I get cold, they heard the voice of God, God came to the garden, and they hid, God can't see them two. But God called Adam and asked him where he had hidden himself. Adam replied, he heard God's voice, but he was afraid. God said, "if you are afraid, you must eat the fruit that I forbid you to eat."
Adam immediately pointed at Eva and said, "it was this woman who made me eat the fruit."
"Yes," Eva replied, "but it was the snake that tempted and deceived me."
So God cursed the serpent and drove Adam and Eva out of the Garden of Eden, said, "now that you have known good and evil, you must leave the Garden of Eden." If you stay, you may eat the fruit of the tree of life, and you will live forever. This is something I can't allow." God put them on earth, cursed them, said henceforth, Adam must tired sweating sweat in order to survive, by Eva will suffer delivery. In the east of the Garden of Eden, God sent an angel stationed there, holding a flaming sword, to hold the entrance of the Garden of Eden, guarding the tree of life.