Les Quatre Z'éléments : Air, Eau, Feu, Pierre
1997 - 1998
Les Quatre Z'éléments : Air, Eau, Feu, Pierre
1997 - 1998
"The painting is the death of reality." (Philippe Mayaux)The hybrid motifs that emerge from Philippe Mayaux' paintings, objects and installations are the outcome of his readings and mental meanderings. His works sway between reality and artificiality and seem to have come straight out of a hallucination or a nightmare. ln this series of small pictures, the artist has painted four characters which represent the four elements. But the dignity of this allegorical iconographic motif is undermined by a touch of kitsch, comic-like aesthetics and a title which plays with grammaticality. With a lot of irony, Mayaux demystifies these fundamental elements of nature.
| Domain | Peinture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Huile et peinture acrylique sur toile |
| Dimensions | Chaque élément : 35 x 27 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2000 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2000-25 (1-4) |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Philippe Mayaux
(1961, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Les Quatre Z'éléments : Air, Eau, Feu, Pierre |
| Creation date | 1997 - 1998 |
| Domain | Peinture |
| Description | Polyptique composé de 4 tableaux |
| Techniques | Huile et peinture acrylique sur toile |
| Dimensions | Chaque élément : 35 x 27 cm |
| Inscriptions | -S.D.T.R. de la peinture "Air" : M 98/L'AIR/4 Z'Eléments -T.S.D.R. de la peinture "Eau" : (EAU)/FISHMENCH/M 97/4 Z'Elements |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2000 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Création contemporaine et prospective |
| Inventory no. | AM 2000-25 (1-4) |
By the same artist
Bibliography
Collection art contemporain : Paris, Musée national d''art moderne, sous la dir. de Sophie Duplaix. - Paris : Centre Pompidou, 2007 (cit. et repr. coul. p. 293) . N° isbn 978-2-84426-324-7
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