Lot 6
East Coast Episode of a Trip to Hualien
CHENG Tsai-tung (ZHENG Zaidong) (Taiwanese, 1953)
1992
Oil on canvas
65 x 80 cm
Estimate
TWD 160,000-280,000
HKD 37,800-66,100
USD 4,800-8,500
Sold Price
TWD 259,600
HKD 62,660
USD 8,046
Signature
EXHIBITED:
Cheng Tsai-tung - A Trip to Hualien, County Culture Center, Hualien, 1992
+ OVERVIEW
In 1991, Cheng Tsai Tung started to paint Taiwan landscapes with regional features and culture essences from a humanist perspective. After "Northern Wilderness" from 91 and "Pei Tou Affairs" which received Hsiung-Shih Creative Award in 92, Cheng went to Hualien where lies within a vast expanse of sea and sky at the east shore of Taiwan, and created "Hualien Traveling" series or works.
This piece has adapted the layered coloring technique, barely visible lines filled within the picture, separate the canvas into different blocks with base colors in blue and green, those charming sienna and bright green entwined, as if the time stopped at that moment, allowing the viewer having enough time to connect himself into the picture, being the character of the picture, dreams under the blue sky.
The 20th & 21st Century Chinese Art, Korean Contemporary Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007, 12:00am