Food for Thought 2004

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Food for Thought, 2004

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Country Jug 2004

oil on Canvas 30 x 40cm. Sold

Food for Thought 2003

oil on Canvas 152 x 91cm. Sold

Gravy Boat 2004

oil on Canvas 137 x 45cm. Sold

If It Fits Wear It 2004

oil on Canvas 60 x 91cm. Sold

Let Us Prey 2003

oil on Canvas 83 x 101cm. Sold

Meat Dish 2004

oil on Canvas 137 x 83cm. Private collection

Pecking Order 2003

oil on Canvas 137 x 45cm. Sold

Pigeon Pie 2004

oil on Canvas 40 x 30 cm. Sold

Presence 2003

oil on Canvas 91 x 60cm. Available

Soup Tureen 2004

oil on Canvas 91 x 91cm. Sold

Sphere of Influence 2003

oil on Canvas 61 x 61cm. Sold

Standing Tall 2003

oil on Canvas 83 x 111cm. Sold

The Colonial Play 2003

oil on Canvas 83 x 111cm. Sold

The Offering 2003

oil on Canvas 152 x 91cm. Sold

Evolution Under Cover

Oil on canvas (triptych). Sold

Give and Take 2003

oil on canvas (diptych) 80 x 50cm. Sold

Food for Thought, 2004

The paintings are filled with bi-cultural symbols, and reflect on the colonial past with Christian references and animals and jugs in missionary attire and indigenous Maori costume. There is a large degree of satire and parody within the works. Animals such as sheep, takahi, kiwi, and roosters offer social commentary on human behaviour, by playing out social roles, pecking order and acting like sheep. Rather than passing judgment, Joanna Fieldes offers up New Zealand's ambiguous history on a platter, as food for thought.