The TEMPTATION SERIES interprets the tempting of Adam and Eve. Unexpectedly, the serpent consumes both Adam and Eve in every panel. Michelangelo’s influence is present, in juxtaposition with elements found in Benin masks. Awkwardly foreshortened poses, offset angles and distorted figures move the viewer through the picture. The animalistic figures presuppose a new breed of humans. Along with visual texture, the mediums used played an active role in the creation of movement and tension. The absolute whiteness of the paper allows for dramatic gradations of value. The interplay between these elements and the subject of the compositions catches the viewer’s attention, and redirects the eye to the image. The totality of the series creates a rhythm and movement, which defines temptation, reluctantly drawing the viewer into a world both sublime and threatening.

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