Michelangelo's "Creation" Painting

[debodun]

Aside from theological aspects, can anyone say what is wrong with the painting?

 

[chic]

Wrong in what sense Deb? Artists take liberties.

 

[Pepper]

What do you mean by wrong? Supposedly, art people have detected anatomical drawings within the image of God, but is that wrong?

 

[Pepper]

 

[Nemo2]

I always thought Adam looked a little limp wristed.

 

[Pepper]

I always thought Adam looked a little limp wristed.

*Groan*

 

[Nemo2]

*Groan*

Well take a look...here's God reaching out to him, and Adam's like "Whatever".

 

[debodun]

Adam has a navel.

 

[Nemo2]

Adam has a navel.

Well done!

 

[chic]

Adam has a navel.

Ok. Gotcha. He shouldn't.

 

[Pepper]

Ok. Gotcha. He shouldn't.

Why not? Obviously the artist could have done whatever the artist wanted to do?

eta--by artist I am not referring to michelangelo

 

[Murrmurr]

Well take a look...here's God reaching out to him, and Adam's like "Whatever".

But he didn't get the All-Spark yet. Michelangelo should have painted a before and after.

 

[Murrmurr]

Adam has a navel.

I remember this discussion in art class. Probably like millions of high school art classes, we came to the conclusion that that's where God checked to see if Adam was done yet...and he wasn't quite.

 

[hollydolly]

I remember this discussion in art class. Probably like millions of high school art classes, we came to the conclusion that that's where God checked to see if Adam was done yet...and he wasn't quite.

lol..we said the same... and apparently the word is in China the infant children when puzzled to learn there are different shades of humans, are told that God created all humans in the Big oven... then he didn't bake white babies long enough and took them out too early, and the black babies out too late, but the Chinese children were perfectly baked

 

[Murrmurr]

lol..we said the same... and apparently the word is in China the infant children when puzzled to learn there are different shades of humans, are told that God created all humans in the Big oven... then he didn't bake white babies and took them out too early, and the black babies out too late, but the Chinese children were perfectly baked

That's kind of sweet. Mental, but sweet.

 

[chic]

Why not? Obviously the artist could have done whatever the artist wanted to do?

eta--by artist I am not referring to michelangelo

I meant he shouldn't have a navel because according to Genesis, God created Adam from dust and breathed life into him. So, Adam had a father but no mother = no umbilical cord? But you're right. Artists can do as they please.

 

[Sunny]

Why did Adam have a belly button?

 

[Nemo2]

Why did Adam have a belly button?

Zippers hadn't been invented yet?

 

[Fyrefox]

Adam also looks like he’s pretty buff and has been working out…he’s probably wondering why he can’t recall his childhood, or wondering if he’s just been born, where his presents are…like some clothes, maybe…

 

[Flarbalard]

Why did Adam have a belly button?

I think it is a USB charging port. Same portal knockout was used for different connection on subsequent models.

 

[Alligatorob]

can anyone say what is wrong with the painting?

Nothing, so far as I can tell.

Of course we have no idea what Adam really looked like, George Costanza or Karim Abdul Jabbar are both possibilities...

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Well done!

There's kind of a trivia game about finding two ancient well preserved bodies by an archeologist, and he immediately knows they were Adan & Eve. Of course, the answer is there were navel-less. So, I started the game, and nobody came up with the answer. I smugly gave the answer, when a girl said, "Well, He is God. Couldn't He have just created them with navels?"