ZHONG CHENG

Zhong Cheng 2024 Autumn Auction「Modern And Contemporary Art」

    • of 201 lots
    • Download

    081

    LUO ZHONGLI (b.1948)

    The Profile of an Old Man

    1990

    Oil on Canvas
    49×41.5cm

    Signed Luo Zhong Li in English and Luo in Chinese, dated 1990

    Estimate TWD 1,400,000-1,900,000
    USD 47,400-63,800
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 0
    USD 0
    HKD 0

Provenance：

Illustrated：

Exhibition：

Exposition：

Luo Zhong Li once said “I need quantity to strengthen my skills and accumulate my experiences. However, I dedicate my life to describing rural local’s life.” He discovered the limitless potential in life and dedicated his career to local painting with farmers as the theme. When viewing his artwork, the viewers are placed in a different time zone, as though they are experiencing the primal lives of the mountain villagers. His artworks carry out his belief of having a strong foundation of life and real affection.

Luo created “The Reflection of a Man” in 19990, with an elderly Yi tribal as the central figure gazing far into the distance, but the detailed description enabled viewers to feel his every move in muscles and blood. The endless background shows the pure scenery of Da Ba mountain. This ordinary elderly has gone through difficulties in life, his face is full of wrinkles with a gaze that has realized life and witnessed the passing of Chinese history. Luo Zhong Li has completely expressed the “ugliness” of the farmer, and it has made his artwork more trustworthy and with life. This is an extension of the earlier artworks focusing on rural realist painting- the form is strong; the composition is delicate; the color is gentle and harmonious. It discovers the poetic meaning in the ordinary lives of the people of Shu Ba. 

View More Works