Lot  38 Ravenel Spring Auction 2009 Taipei

Ravenel Spring Auction 2009 Taipei

Ode to Joy

YANG Chihung (Taiwanese, 1947)

2007

Oil on canvas

131 x 194 cm

Estimate

TWD 900,000-1,600,000

HKD 209,000-372,000

USD 26,900-47,800

Sold Price

TWD 885,000

HKD 209,716

USD 27,064


Signature

Titled on the reverse Ode To Joy and signed Chihung Yang in English and dated 2007

ILLUSTRATED:

Inner Vision Human Condition - Chihung Yang Solo Exhibition, National Art Museum of China Beijing, Asia Art Center, 2007, color illustrated, pp. 156-157

+ OVERVIEW

"Ode to Joy", is symphony in paint. The music starts in an atmosphere of stillness, and then, as if a black curtain is pulled back, a brisk white rhythm breaks into a prelude. Lively and joyful tones reflect the notes and phrases and gradually become thematic points accompanied with rippling harmonies. Musical notes illusionally turn into white fairies, flicking, hopping, or flowing on the canvas. The dynamic and abstract style of the painting breaks the dark heaviness with its unconstrained dynamic textures, opening a lively atmosphere from solitude, and which is also infused with notes of hope and happiness. Stainless and pure white color transiently freezes lonesomeness and melts coldness. Different from ordinary colorful tone, this tune of joy gently reveals the dawn of happiness and hope against a background of silence, emptiness, and loneliness. All are as pure, natural and beautiful as the announcement of joy by angels in the darkest night.

Related Info

Modern & Contemporary Asian Art

Ravenel Spring Auction 2009 Taipei

Sunday, June 7, 2009, 12:00am