^Lot 36 DAWIE FOURIE ARTS: "YOU or ME" - Original Oil on Canvas

"YOU or ME" - Original oil on canvas by renowned elephant artist, Dawie Fourie. This dynamic artwork comes gallery wrapped and measures 72"x60". "YOU or ME" tells the story of a confrontation between the viewer and the elephant. The bull, sporting magnificent deeply curved heavy tusks, typical of elephants from South Eastern Africa, raises his head in a defensive way. Tusks stained by years of feeding on plants that darken the ivory, especially at the lip-line. His left eye, showing the white of the eye, in turned towards the observer. Even though many people believe that elephants have poor eyesight, this bull is acutely aware of what's going on around him. This is a "fight or flight" moment where the elephant has to decide what to do - either confront and engage his enemy, or turn around and run. In this case it is almost certain that the elephant has decided to oppose his enemy and engage him in a life or death confrontation where it is either "YOU (the elephant) or ME". Dawie Fourie, 011 27 82 332 5641, dawiefouriearts@gmail.com, www.SouthAfricanArtists.Com.