Lot 42
Lemon Mid Size Meltdown
DESIRE OBTAIN CHERISH (D.O.C) (American, 1975)
2017
UV cast resin, edition 18/25
38 (L) x 38 (W) x 76 (H) cm
Estimate
TWD 400,000-600,000
HKD 108,000-162,000
USD 13,800-20,700
CNY 87,000-130,000
Sold Price
TWD 408,000
HKD 107,368
USD 13,673
Signature
With a security laser tag
Desire Obtain Cherish: #YourKiddingRight, Bluerider ART Gallery, Taipei, May 23 - July 1, 2017
+ OVERVIEW
Jonathan Paul graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York, he integrates the concepts of pop-art, street art and conceptual art and implemented appropriation technique to reach beyond limitations of medium. In 2000, he became an instant hit with his focused in street art, and was widely seen in major art fairs across America. In 2015, D.O.C.’s works were shown at the Centurion Palace during the Venice Biennale. Afterwards, he was invited by Saks Fifth Avenue in New York to exhibit his mostknown series: Meltdown in shapes of lollipops. With a sense of dark humor, the artist tries to discuss controversial issues like sex, medicine abuse, money and popularity to irony and to overturn audience’s value. The artist uses his works to critic the common culture, and also his anonym to reveal an endless circle of needs, in particular: Desire, Obtain and Cherish in our modern society.
Select: Modern & Contemporary Art
Ravenel Spring Auction 2018
Saturday, June 2, 2018, 2:00pm