Lot 332
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, 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.
Modern & Contemporary Asian Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2014 Taipei
Sunday, December 7, 2014, 2:30pm