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Works Inspired by the Four Elements
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![Painting, River Dream, Despa Hondros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2227867_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Summer Colors XL, Floria Rey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2229985_1_grid.jpg)
Summer Colors XL
Floria Rey
Painting - 103 x 91 x 0.1 cm Painting - 40.6 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$1,268 $1,141
![Painting, Fire, Anne Authier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1206726_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Abstract I, Wissam Beydoun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/583251_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Askjer, Eva Ullrich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2123031_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Layers, Antonietta Valente](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1113591_1_grid.jpg)
Layers
Antonietta Valente
Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 10.2 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6 x 4 x 0.1 inch
$553
![Photography, Danse macabre, Nina Schipoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1594806_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gratitude, Milada Dureckova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2221290_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Aqua 3, Gina Vor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1321014_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Evolution, Richard Gaylon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1317939_1_grid.jpg)
Evolution
Richard Gaylon
Photography - 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.254 cm Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$3,240
![Fine Art Drawings, Profondeurs marines III, Agnès Tiollier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1210752_1_grid.jpg)
Profondeurs marines III
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,499
![Painting, Aqua 2, Gina Vor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782249_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, To create the meaning, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1762395_1_grid.jpg)
To create the meaning
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$2,000 $1,600
![Painting, Archipelago, Chelsea Davine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1903284_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Every Rung, Emily Berger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1106883_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Winter Equinox, Stephanie Else](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207789_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, ASO I (SG86), Sylvie Guyomard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/177265_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Realms of life, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1623837_1_grid.jpg)
Realms of life
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 2 inch
$3,500 $2,800
![Painting, Three Elements, Noyem Khachatryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/797688_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maldives #3, Laure-Anne Lemaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2117025_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Cécile Labonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204701_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Volcano, Tekla Aleksieva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1923837_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Humanis, José Zanni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1340508_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rebirth I, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1237017_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mystical Shoreline, Sharon Grimes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/656601_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-14, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1527888_1_grid.jpg)
28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-14
Paola Dávila
Photography - 40 x 76 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
![Painting, Integration / True 025, Casey Grace](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1466343_1_grid.jpg)
Integration / True 025
Casey Grace
Painting - 15.24 x 15.24 x 0.6 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 0.2 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Beautiful Rebellion / Deep 008, Casey Grace](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1466301_1_grid.jpg)
Beautiful Rebellion / Deep 008
Casey Grace
Painting - 15.24 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 1 inch
$1,960
![Painting, Etale, Kloo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156302_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le galion englouti, Fabienne Ribeyrolles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1982607_1_grid.jpg)
Le galion englouti
Fabienne Ribeyrolles
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,441
![Painting, True blue, Ana Hefco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470579_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le petit Chaperaun rouge (2), Jordi Sàbat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173542_1_grid.jpg)
Le petit Chaperaun rouge (2)
Jordi Sàbat
Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$749
![Painting, Cloud, Jordi Sàbat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173266_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bleu sidéral, Fabienne Ribeyrolles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1974372_1_grid.jpg)
Bleu sidéral
Fabienne Ribeyrolles
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,306
![Painting, Natural, Romina Schimpf](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1472874_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Natural Essence, Romina Schimpf](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469232_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le monde du ciel !, Clara Crespin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148002_1_grid.jpg)
Le monde du ciel !
Clara Crespin
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,765
![Painting, Untitled, Ani Hovak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156173_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Solitude, Romain Reveau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1951713_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bord de Mer 2, Romain Reveau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1950516_1_grid.jpg)
Bord de Mer 2
Romain Reveau
Photography - 50 x 76 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,038
![Photography, Elements (1), Christophe Battifero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1643580_1_grid.jpg)
Elements (1)
Christophe Battifero
Photography - 30 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$576
![Painting, Untitled, Ani Qananyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143248_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La femme de l'eau, Âme Sauvage](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1458624_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Interstellar II, Shine Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1240713_1_grid.jpg)
Interstellar II
Shine Huang
Photography - 106.7 x 106.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 42 x 42 x 0.1 inch
$5,800
![Painting, Dix vagues, Kloo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150888_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Oceania celebration, Vik Schroeder](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148970_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bouquet of Energy, Vik Schroeder](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1986228_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Magic of the Elements, Andrey Chebotaru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208966_1_grid.jpg)
Magic of the Elements
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,200
![Painting, Création de terre, Âme Sauvage](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1508196_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Série Fouilles variation CAD, Jana Lottenburger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/480388_1_grid.jpg)
Série Fouilles variation CAD
Jana Lottenburger
Print - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$692
![Painting, Now, Petya Deneva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1992582_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Senteur Océane, Roselyne Michel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1990158_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, AV_Rhine_Falls_001, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1250289_1_grid.jpg)
AV_Rhine_Falls_001
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 150 x 112.5 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 44.3 x 1.2 inch
$4,024
![Photography, AV_Rhine_Falls_005, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1250262_1_grid.jpg)
AV_Rhine_Falls_005
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,343
![Painting, Nuages gris, Charlotte Pivard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1988559_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hidden light, Daniela Pasqualini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899735_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Oxygène, Brigitte Dravet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197883_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sun on the sea, Brigitte Dravet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171001_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cosmic Allure, Joyce Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1372953_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Horizon, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1476576_1_grid.jpg)
Horizon
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$254
![Painting, Paysages et riverains, Christophe Vilar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015193_1_grid.jpg)
Paysages et riverains
Christophe Vilar
Painting - 65 x 54 x 5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 2 inch
$3,459
![Painting, Summer Lotus Pond, Zhize Lv](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208382_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Apnoe, Galya Popova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1999689_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Thrive, Alexia Rousse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1222332_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Red colors of sunset, Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194479_1_grid.jpg)
Red colors of sunset
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$900
![Print, Root Concept 5, Jarmila Kostliva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1764591_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La lune pensive, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162472_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Pointe du diable N&B, Jean-Guy Nakars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092686_1_grid.jpg)
Pointe du diable N&B
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$922
![Painting, REF 18-12 - La Fournaise en éruption, Jeanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/741372_1_grid.jpg)
REF 18-12 - La Fournaise en éruption
Jeanne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,614
![Painting, REF 59-17- Après l'incendie, Jeanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/741723_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Typhoon, Kat Zhivetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171147_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, High up (5), Nina Schipoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1984983_1_grid.jpg)
High up (5)
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,153
![Photography, Thy will be done, Clotilde.MJ](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1728894_1_grid.jpg)
Thy will be done
Clotilde.MJ
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$715
![Painting, Inception, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1193811_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Enlightenment, Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1476579_1_grid.jpg)
Enlightenment
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$254
![Photography, Alors on danse, Jean-Guy Nakars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2028936_1_grid.jpg)
Alors on danse
Jean-Guy Nakars
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$288
![Photography, Oracle, Clotilde.MJ](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1728867_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Clear Blue, Bill Bate](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1451262_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dreaming, Nguyen Quang Huy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1013811_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Calm Blue, Bill Bate](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1451277_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, We are fire 4, Raul Diaz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2094132_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, We are fire 3, Raul Diaz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2094123_1_grid.jpg)
Works Inspired by the Four Elements
The four elements of nature, otherwise known as the classical elements, typically refer to Air, Earth, Fire and Water and (later) aether, which were proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter in terms of simpler substances. Ancient cultures in Greece, Tibet, and India have similar lists. Local languages refer to "air" as "wind" and the fifth element as "void". These different cultures and individual philosophers had widely varying explanations concerning their attributes and how they related to observable phenomena as well as cosmology. What united them, however, was an awareness of these different altering states being used to explain our planet. Sometimes these theories overlapped with mythology and were personified in deities.
While the classification of the material world in ancient Indian, Hellenistic Egypt, and ancient Greece into Air, Earth, Fire and Water was more philosophical, during the Islamic Golden Age in the Medieval era we can mark a clear scientific interest in proving a concrete delineation between the elements. Modern day science has given rise to atomic theory which proves this phenomena. Yet still to this day, humans are engrossed in the aura of the natural elements and we can see this in art. The four elements of nature have inspired art since the beginning of its creation. If we date art back to the point of cave man drawings, fire imagery appears alongside symbolic drawings to the other elements such as water and wind. Since this time, the four elements have not ceased to provide inspiration to artists. Perhaps this is down to the ephemeral nature of the subject that attunes so well to the inner spirit of the artist.
Artsper has many artistic interpretations of the classical elements inspired by nature's core. Discover the work of Ana Daganzo, Futura 2000 and Zin Taylor to name a few artists who follow in this line of work.