Artist Information
Name: Klingonsmith, Emily
Location(s): United States
Gender: Female
The Joyful First Steps into Mortality
by Klingonsmith, Emily
Dated 2024
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The Joyful First Steps into Mortality
by Klingonsmith, Emily
Scripture
2 Nephi 02
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Copyright
Emily Klingonsmith. Used with permission.
Date
2024
Citation
Emily Klingonsmith, The Joyful First Steps into Mortality, 2024. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Insights
Technique & Style
Abstract, Painting
Figures
Adam, Eve
Symbols
tree of knowledge
Additional Info
Notes
Artist statement: "Men are, that they might have joy.” (2 Nephi 2:25). God intends for us to have joy, and I believe that He intended that for Adam and Eve too. My piece combats the widely accepted notion that Adam and Eve sinned by choosing to eat the fruit and leave the garden. The bright colors and abstract design I used for the new world convey hope and show that it was a place of new experiences and growth for the couple as well as a place where they would multiply and replenish the earth. The new world, though no Garden of Eden, was a place of joy."
Commissioned Status
Submitted to the 2024 BYU Book of Mormon Art Contest.
Church Affiliation of the Artist
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints