Lot 240
Heaven and Earth Destiny
Yuyu YANG (YANG Ying-feng) (Taiwanese, 1926 - 1997)
1987
Stainless steel, edition no. 18/20
77(L) x 55(W) x 88(H) cm
Estimate
TWD 1,500,000-2,200,000
HKD 366,000-537,000
USD 46,900-68,800
Sold Price
TWD 1,416,000
HKD 327,021
USD 42,218
Signature
EXHIBITED:
Yang Ying-Feng Kaohsiung 92 Exhibition, Ta Chong Bank Main Bank, Kaohsiung, April 2 - April 11, 1992
ILLUSTRATED:
Landscape Contentment - Yang Ying-Feng, Hsiung Shih Publishers, Taipei, color illustrated, pp. 126-127
Yang Ying-Feng Anthology, Vol.1, Artist's Publishers, Taipei,color illustrated, pp. 303-304
This sculpture is to be sold with a ceriicate of authenticity issued by Yuyu Yang Foundation, Taipei.
+ OVERVIEW
This work was completed in 1987, and is a art of Yuyu Yang's stainless steel "Cosmos Series." The phrase "heaven and earth" is he way that Chinese describe all of nature, nd it is a way to describe the beauty of symmetry" and "completeness." It also has feeling of being vast and unlimited. The Chinese concept of Yin and Yang is concisely ontained in this phrase, including form and ormless, real objects and formless spirit, he self and perfect oneness. Yuyu Yang has lways liked to find creative inspiration in he contemplation of this concept. Between eaven and earth exist all the vast mysteries f the cosmos, stretching without limits, timulating eternal glory, attracting and issipating karma, filling the cosmos with azzling beauty. It is "destiny" to complete he propagation of life, the lourishing hopes f countless "contented lives."
The 20th & 21st Century Chinese Art, Japanese & Korean Contemporary Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2008 Taipei
Sunday, December 7, 2008, 12:00am