ZHONG CHENG

  • Zhong Cheng 2014 Spring Auction「Morden And Contemporary Art」
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    CHIU YATSAI (1949-2013)

    Self-Portrait

    Oil on Canvas
    130x97cm

    Signed Yat-Sai in Chinese

    Estimate TWD 3,000,000-5,000,000
    USD 100,000-166,700
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 3,422,000
    USD 0
    HKD 0

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“I walked along the riverside, and I can see the moon passing over the mountain top when I look up. It stopped on the white poplar and then onto the forest behind my house. If it weren’t for the moon, I will be depressed and silent while walking down the riverside. I glazed at the darkness and walked towards it. If you are depressed, think of yourself as a philosopher, then when you walk along that riverside, you’ll view it as a path for gaining knowledge. Well, our imagination, thoughts and depression are all an exit of our souls. And every gain from our thoughts implies many inspirations that can become poems.” 
 
Chiu Ya-Tsai “one of his bibliography”

Chiu described in his literature “Notes of Lust”, “the purpose of art is to search for something deeper, not on the surface. It also includes the questions of foundation.” Chiu Ya-Tsai’s literature and artworks are all speaking from a silent and tranquil voice that can see through the soul into the deepest gray area.  In “Self-Portrait”, the painter stands in a dark space and through Chiu’s technique of diminishing the threads of time, gray and white embellish the background as though birds fly high in the night sky like stars bringing a lively feeling to the painting. 
The painters figure is extended intentionally to bring out the Chinese characteristic and also realizing the tranquil and desolate art styleof Modigliani. The main character is silent and graceful. Holding a painting plate in his hand, he stares at the viewers with confident and implications, his eyes are full of emotions that echo with his inner world. Viewers can feel it from a distance. Even though there is no detailed description of the character’s face, the artist is able to capture the most treasured gesture that is beyond physical. Chiu Ya-Tsai brought together literature aesthetics and philosophy and giving an ultimate beauty and soul to art.

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