Lot  126 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2019 Taipei

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2019 Taipei

Infinity - Nets [ PERR ]

Yayoi KUSAMA (Japanese, 1929)

2013

Acrylic on canvas

130 x 162 cm

Estimate

TWD 36,000,000-50,000,000

HKD 9,114,000-12,658,000

USD 1,163,900-1,616,600

CNY 8,333,000-11,574,000

Sold Price


Signature

Singed on the reverse Yayoi Kusama, titled Infinity - Nets [PFRR] in English and dated 2013
This painting is to be sold with a registration card issued by Yayoi Kusama Studio.

PROVENANCE:
Ota Fine Art, Tokyo
Private collection, Asia

+ OVERVIEW

"It seems that there is a kind of inexplicable magic, entangled in this endless network of infinity. The viewer does not know the direction of the net, which produces a psychedelic effect similar to hypnosis." The famous New York art dealer Beatrice Perry gave this kind of praise when he first saw the infinite network of Kusama. "Infinity - Nets [ PERR ]", acrylic on canvas work dated 1998, the concept is that of the reproduction of a two-tone speckled netting, like the artist's representative imprint, paired with avant-garde artistic expression technique, allowing Yayoi Kusama to cross boundaries of nationality and gender. The restrictions are unique among the contemporary art scene. The yellow is derived from an illusion that only the artist herself can perceive, and further reflects the "infinite" visual effect on the canvas. "From the creator's point of view, everything is like gambling, as the art jumps to the unknown." Just as you can't find the starting point of "Infinity - Nets [ PERR ]", you don't know where the end will be either.
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Modern & Contemporary Asian Art

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2019 Taipei

Sunday, December 1, 2019, 2:00pm