The Apple & Eve by Nathan Jelbert
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This is fairly obviously when Eve supposedly took the apple from the serpent and damned all humanity. It's convenient that story says it was Eve that took the first bite and then Adam. It's how Christianity moved to remove power from women, by blaming them for the original sin. The sin that all humans still pay to this day, apparently. I painted her with an 'Instagram' type figure to reflect the unrealistic expectations of today's society upon women and men. The serpent tattoo is reaching for her heart.
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Nathan Jelbert
I thought it about time that I updated my biography. Things have changed from the last time I wrote a profile in that I no longer pour over books about old masters and I don't spend too much time learning techniques like I used to on Youtube or somewhere. Not because I think I've learnt enough (I…
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