The Creation Suite - no. 2
Artist
Ian Fleming
(Glasgow, Scotland, 1906 - 1994)
Date1977
Mediumetching and aquatint on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPlate Size: Height: 15 cm, Width: 21.5 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1991 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© By permission of the Fleming Family (2002)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009614.3
About MeIn the beginning God created the heaven & the the earth and the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep and the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters & God said let there be light & there was light.More About Me
The second verse of the Genesis, which attests to the formation of the Earth. The artwork carries a poignant commentary on the similarity between the word of God and the artist's process of creation.
