Lot  101 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2007

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2007

Heaven and Earth Destiny

Yuyu YANG (YANG Ying-feng) (Taiwanese, 1926 - 1997)

1987

Stainless steel, edition no. 5/10

120(L) x 72(W) x 75(H) cm

Estimate

TWD 1,700,000-2,300,000

HKD 401,200-542,800

USD 51,500-69,600

Sold Price

TWD 4,248,000

HKD 1,025,344

USD 131,660


EXHIBITED:


Yang Ying-Feng Kaohsiung 92 Exhibition, Da 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

+ OVERVIEW

This work was completed in 1987, and is a part of Yuyu Yang's stainless steel "Cosmos Series."The phrase "heaven and earth" is the way that Chines e describe all of nature, and it is a way to describe the beauty of "symmetry"and "completeness." It also has a feeling of being vast and unlimited. The Chinese concept of Yin and Yang is concisely contained in this phrase, including form and the formless, real objects and formless spirit, the self and perfect oneness. Yuyu Yang has always liked to find creative inspiration in the contemplation of this concept. Between heaven and earth exist all the vast mysteries of the cosmos, stretching without limits, stimulating eternal glory, attracting and dissipating karma, filling the cosmos with dazzling beauty. It is "destiny" to complete the propagation of life, the flourishing hopes of countless "contented lives."

Related Info

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Ravenel Autumn Auction 2007

Sunday, December 2, 2007, 12:00am