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Wū Xíng — The Five Elements
A lobster takes center stage — its shell painted as a Chinese porcelain vase, carrying the motifs of all five classical elements of Chinese philosophy: a dragon moving through clouds, birds in flight, blossoming flowers and foliage, water alive with fish. Wood, fire, earth, metal, water — the forces believed to govern all living things, from medicine to astronomy, from architecture to the calendar.The lobster rests on a plate fractured and repaired through kintsugi — the Japanese art of mending with gold — its surface echoing the shell's own patterning, as if object and vessel were always meant to reflect one another.Everything sits against a ground of gold metal leaf, which shifts with light and pulls the viewer into the surface rather than past it.Five elements. One image. Fragility made ornate. Breakage made visible. The everyday transformed into ceremony.
High quality printMatt paper 230gsmInk Limited Edition 25 Sizes: 58x42 cm81,5x59 cm116x84 cm (Lim edition 15)Each print is numbered and hand-signed by the artist and comes with a certificate of authenticity
*WITH metal leaf*Frame not included*shipping is an extra feePrints will be sent within 4-7 business days, depending on stock availability.
All copyrights to the artwork remain in the ownership of the Artist.Chinese philosophy painting, five elements art, Wū Xíng, lobster painting, kintsugi art, porcelain motif, gold leaf painting, contemporary realism, oil on canvas, collector artwork, Asian symbolism fine art
A lobster takes center stage — its shell painted as a Chinese porcelain vase, carrying the motifs of all five classical elements of Chinese philosophy: a dragon moving through clouds, birds in flight, blossoming flowers and foliage, water alive with fish. Wood, fire, earth, metal, water — the forces believed to govern all living things, from medicine to astronomy, from architecture to the calendar.The lobster rests on a plate fractured and repaired through kintsugi — the Japanese art of mending with gold — its surface echoing the shell's own patterning, as if object and vessel were always meant to reflect one another.Everything sits against a ground of gold metal leaf, which shifts with light and pulls the viewer into the surface rather than past it.Five elements. One image. Fragility made ornate. Breakage made visible. The everyday transformed into ceremony.
High quality printMatt paper 230gsmInk Limited Edition 25 Sizes: 58x42 cm81,5x59 cm116x84 cm (Lim edition 15)Each print is numbered and hand-signed by the artist and comes with a certificate of authenticity
*WITH metal leaf*Frame not included*shipping is an extra feePrints will be sent within 4-7 business days, depending on stock availability.
All copyrights to the artwork remain in the ownership of the Artist.Chinese philosophy painting, five elements art, Wū Xíng, lobster painting, kintsugi art, porcelain motif, gold leaf painting, contemporary realism, oil on canvas, collector artwork, Asian symbolism fine art