Lot  332 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2014 Taipei

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2014 Taipei

Doll Series – Happy Couples

CHU Chen-yung (Taiwanese, 1968 - 2020)

2013-2014

Ceramic (uniuqe)

14(L) x 15(W) x 36(H) cm (right)
12(L) x 12(W) x 41(H) cm (left)

Estimate

TWD 220,000-320,000

HKD 56,000-82,000

USD 7,200-10,500

Sold Price

TWD 216,000

HKD 53,731

USD 6,939


Signature

Engraved on the bottom Chu and inscribed a whole lifetime in Chinese, dated 1314 (right)
Engraved on the bottom Chu and inscribed a whole lifetime, dated 1314 (left)

+ OVERVIEW

The creator, Chu Chen-yu, is a prominent artist in the field of wood-fired ceramic art. He has been devoted to the research of wood-fired ceramic art techniques for the past ten years. Both his “Doll Series – Gentle and Meek” and “Red Sun” were selected in the Exposition Internationale d’Arts d’Orient et d’Arts Occident de Paris and 2014 Louvre Museum-China Art Treasures Exhibition at Carrousel du Louvre. Bringing ceramic art of Taiwan to the international stage, Chu is truly the pride of Taiwan!

This auction item, “Doll Series – Happy Couples”, is produced by wood firing and integrated with the creator’s fully-developed techniques. The art work simply expresses the artist’s wish that there be more happy couples in a world with a rapidly rising divorce rate. The image of a happy couple implies that a harmonious world comes from happy couples treating each other with respect and mutual understanding. This auction item also corresponds to the Chinese legend that Nuwa created mankind from clay.

Related Info

Modern & Contemporary Asian Art

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2014 Taipei

Sunday, December 7, 2014, 2:30pm