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
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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.
The 20th & 21st Century Chinese Art, Japanese & Korean Contemporary Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2008 Taipei
Sunday, December 7, 2008, 12:00am