Artist Information
Name: Smith, Ethan
Location(s): United States
Gender: Male
Mother knew
by Smith, Ethan
Dated 2023
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Mother knew
by Smith, Ethan
Scripture
Alma 56
Medium
AI-generated print
Copyright
Ethan Smith. Used with permission.
Date
2023
Citation
Ethan Smith, Mother knew, 2023. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Insights
Technique & Style
Digital illustration, Figurative
Figures
Anti-Nephi-Lehi Mother, Stripling Warrior
Additional Info
Notes
Microbiology major, BYU. Artist statement: "Created using Midjourney, iterating with the following prompt: "Happy native american woman in a white robe, walks with a young boy while teaching him, symbolic watercolor back view. Luminous human spirit walks with them." My parents are divorced, and my heart goes out to the stripling warriors; I spent a lot of formative spiritual time with my mother. I wanted to create an image that captured the love, the simplicity, the beauty, the individuality, and just the pure motherhood of those women. As an aside, I realize that using AI for making art is controversial. I don't intend to sow discord. Judge this however you feel is best."
Exhibition History:
Submitted to the 2023 BYU Book of Mormon Art Contest.