Genesis 2:7-8 “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of
the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul. And the LORD God planted a garden eastward of Eden; and there he
put the man whom he had formed.”

Gib Singleton’s Adam and Eve renditions in sculpture are
unusual and penetrating. This is a psycho-drama that Singleton has created in
bronze. The Eve is based upon an earlier Eve he made in the 1980’s and the Adam
is a new addition to complete the story. Singleton’s figures are foreign and
feel like aliens have landed on earth from another planet. The narrative of
Adam and Eve can seem remote for our culture and existence today, but this is a
drama that is played out daily. Adam portrays a character with longing and
passionate desire for the forbidden. Eve takes on the role of the temptress
that lures and traps her prey. Both figures are naked and have purity about
their stance in which they care not who sees them and what is thought of their
nakedness. Instead their identity and self-awareness is wrapped into the object
of desire; the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, something forbidden by
God. Each figure is carefully posed by Singleton. Both figures are placed to
move forward, and Eve looking ahead and Adam has turned his head, craving and
yearning. Eve holds the object of passion behind her in both hands while Adam’s
hands shield his privates as if to foreshadow the same they will experience
once he partakes. One bite will change everything.

“This sculpture is about temptation. To take a bite of the
apple to become as smart as God. To have the power of life and death. The power
of good and evil. Everybody wants power. That’s the human game- power and
knowledge. It’s a constant thing in people, which is a shame. You can work your
entire life for a penny, and when you die, you can’t take that penny to heaven
with you.” -Gib Singleton