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    ZHAN WANG (b. 1962)

    Artificial Rock A-63

    2007

    Stainless Steel, 1/4
    57(L)x49(W)x33(H)cm

    Signed Zhan Wang in Chinese, titled A-63, dated 2007, numbered 1/4

    Estimate TWD 1,600,000-2,000,000
    USD 52,300-65,400
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 1,888,000
    USD 0
    HKD 0

With a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist

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Zhan Wang was born in Beijing in 1962, he graduated from Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts majored in three-dimensional sculptures. He soon became the most valuable conceptual artist in China. As one of the most important modern Chinese artist, he is an expert in multiple medium of expression; his aesthetic knowledge expands from 3-dimentional sculptures to installations, photography and much more. Zhan Wang is a modern artist that is driven by curiosity; he experimented with diverse materials and models. In the early 90s, Zhan Wang become conscious of his obsession towards rock form; soon after he created a series of rock focus on Chinese landscapes, garden scenery, and other form of sculptures. However, it was the discovery of the Artificial Rock that brought him under the international spotlight. 

Artificial Rock derived from the Taihu stones originated from ancient Chinese garden. In his creation, the smooth and glossy texture of the surface was handcrafted from stainless steel; the process of creation involve a highly complex procedure, requiring techniques that he has exclusive right to starting from 2002. Artificial Rock A-63 projects Zhan Wang’s ambition for embracing Western perception and traditional aesthetic intellect. The project focused on nature recreation as it aesthetic aim. The Artificial Rock series has absorbed and combined both the East and the West; traditional and modern art development advancing each element to arrive in their ultimate form. During the act of integration, humans have found their need to return to nature, symbolic to present time where one is born and raised unable to distinguish between real and counterfeit. Zhan Wang with a purpose to aesthetic creations, found a distinct way to migrate from traditional burdens, while simultaneously creating a self-originated path of his dreams.  

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