Oil painting of a rifle with blue-and-white porcelain floral patterns, gold accents, and dark metallic details on a pale background.

The War of Art

R 13,500.00
R 13,500.00
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Oil painting of a rifle with blue-and-white porcelain floral patterns, gold accents, and dark metallic details on a pale background.
  • Oil painting of a rifle with blue-and-white porcelain floral patterns, gold accents, and dark metallic details on a pale background.
  • Full view of The War of Art by Joseph Fouad Kitshoff, depicting an ornamental rifle against a pale background.
  • Oil painting of a rifle with blue-and-white porcelain floral patterns, gold accents, and dark metallic details on a pale background.
  • Full view of The War of Art by Joseph Fouad Kitshoff, depicting an ornamental rifle against a pale background.
The War of Art

The War of Art

R 13,500.00
R 13,500.00

SOLD

Original oil painting on canvas
50 × 42 cm

Signed original artwork.

Handle with care.

The Art of War, written by Sun Tzu, is an ancient Chinese military treatise about strategy, conflict, discipline, deception, adaptability, and knowing when and where to strike.

There are a thousand unseen battles in the life of an artist, and it often feels as if those same principles could be applied there too. I’m sure most artists would agree that the process is not always beautiful. Sometimes it feels like a battle. But it is worth remembering what you are fighting for, whether that is self-improvement, enrichment, or great change.

By adding ceramic handles to the age-old war machine of the AK-47, I am pointing to how powerful a tool art can be. At the same time, the process of making it can be fickle, delicate, and even destructive.

It leaves me with one clear sentiment: handle with care.

This original artwork has been sold. Fine art prints are available separately.

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