The Fifth Element

Maker
Rafael De Armas
Production date
2012
 Description
This oil painting shows in the foreground, four nude woman representing the classic four elements and the fifth element is emblematic of an armed soldier. Offset to thie foreground is the background scene of riot and warfare. There is a juxtapostion at work of order, peace and calm compared to power, dominance and disorder. May reference in style to the classic narritive painters such as Poussin.
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Maker
Production date
2012
Media/Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
875 x 1135 x 20mm
Production place
New Zealand
Collection
Barry Hopkins Art Trust/Visual Arts
Department collection type
Visual Arts
Credit line
Barry Hopkins Art Trust, Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
L2013/8/1

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