Lot  318 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2008 Taipei

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2008 Taipei

Bruce Lee

HUANG Min-jun (Taiwanese, 1971)

2007

Oil on canvas

164 x 114 cm

Estimate

TWD 350,000-450,000

HKD 85,000-110,000

USD 10,900-14,100

Sold Price

TWD 413,000

HKD 95,381

USD 12,314


Signature

Signed lower right HUANG MINGCHUN in English, Fish in Chinese, dated '07

+ OVERVIEW

For years Huang Mingchun has been working on the colors of light and tried to apply his discovery on painting. He found green, red and yellow are the main color components of light, while blue is not essential in the composing of light and can be created on the canvas by mixing green and red (sometimes with yellow or white) instead of using blue pigment directly. The resulting blue is more vivid and closer to what we see in nature.

Huang Mingchu's 'Kung Fu' series relects the power contest between nations in a broader view. Back in the 1970's, Bruce Lee won hearts from both Eastern and Western audiences through his kung fu movies. The apotheosized Bruce Lee and his kung fu became one of the most impressive images of Chinese culture ever since. In "One on One", the artist takes kung fu as a metaphor of the Chinese community. Huang Mingchun used his distinct color system and swift brush strokes to present Bruce Lee engaging in a ight. Bruce Lee's body and eyes show his calmness, while his hands and arms are moving so fast that we can hardly tell the move. With unexpected and swift kung fu gestures, the painting implies that the Chinese community will become more inluential in the world in a way that we have never known.

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Ravenel Autumn Auction 2008 Taipei

Sunday, December 7, 2008, 12:00am