Lot 290
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Zeno CHEN (Taiwanese, 1962)
2014
Color photograph (unique)
72 x 108 cm
Estimate
TWD 100,000-200,000
HKD 26,000-51,000
USD 3,300-6,600
Sold Price
TWD 108,000
HKD 26,866
USD 3,469
Signature
EXHIBITED:
Temporal Equation, Floor 8 Contemporary Art Space, Taipei, May 17-June 15, 2014
This work is to be sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist and issued by ART Trust Online.
+ OVERVIEW
In this photograph, the artist utilizes a conch shell, wine glass, and a cup filled with cherries-everyday objects with heterogeneous properties and composition-to convey emotions free of the constraints of space and time. The subtly shaded backdrop of the piece invokes the textural resilience and spirituality of Chinese ink wash paintings, while the seemingly irregular but methodically arranged placement of the objects exemplifies the modesty and serenity of Eastern intellectual thought.
There is no dramatic tension within this piece, either visually or spatially, but the viewer cannot help but experience a fluid sense of continuity as their gaze moves effortlessly between the objects portrayed in a sense of timeless abstraction.
Modern & Contemporary Asian Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2014 Taipei
Sunday, December 7, 2014, 2:30pm