Lot 101
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."
The 20th & 21st Century Chinese Art, Korean Contemporary Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007, 12:00am