Lot 132
Artificial Garden Rock 80
ZHAN Wang (Chinese, 1962)
2005
Stainless steel, wood, edition no. 1/4
33(L) x 20(W) x 61(H) cm
Estimate
TWD 920,000-1,200,000
HKD 220,000-286,000
USD 28,200-36,700
Sold Price
TWD 1,239,000
HKD 299,782
USD 38,335
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Zhan Wang was graduated from the department of sculpture in Central Academy of Fine Arts, he currently is the assistant researcher in the sculpture graduate school of Central Academy of Fine Arts. He commenced surreal sculpture creations since 1990, three years later in 1993 he started the "Chinese Tunic Suit" series of work; next year, he started experimental art creation, and held the "Sculpture 1994" solo exhibitions with his "Kong Ling Kong: Seduction Series". In 1995, devices and concepts came into his works, held "Development Plans", "Woman's Here" exhibitions, after 1995 he started to replica Chinese artificial garden rocks and privately commenced various artistic experiments. His works have been collected by many museums in the nation as well as by the Museum of Chicago University, private collectors from Switzerland, Germany, United States, and Singapore; his works are also displayed in public worldwide.
After 1995, Zhan started a series of "Artificial Garden Rock" and "Floating Rock" creations. The ancients called the natural Taihu stones the "Artificial Garden Rock", but Zhan thinks that when using ancient stones to decorate modern contemporary environments, the stone itself is unreal, even he replicated rockery stones with stainless steels, but it fits and belongs to our modern living, it's the product of our era. Artificial Garden Rock that Zhan used stainless steels to create has elaborated the traditional Chinese culture, he wants to describe the industrial developments in the city through ice cold materials, it represents his knowledge to the materials he used to create. This concept also leads him to conduct many art experiments.
The 20th & 21st Century Chinese Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2006
Sunday, December 3, 2006, 12:00am