Live Auction 2886Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale)
LIU JIANHUA
Lot 1619

LIU JIANHUA

Closed27 November 2011

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HKD 524,000

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LIU JIANHUA
(Chinese, B. 1962)
Colour Ceramic Series - Play 1
signed in Chinese and dated '2005' (on the base of each)
seven coloured ceramic sculptures
i: 15.2 x 42.5 x 24.1 cm. (6 x 16 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.);
ii: 11.5 x 42.5 x 30.5 cm. (4 1/2 x 16 3/4 x 12 in.);
iii: 21 x 37.5 x 25.4 cm. (8 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 10 in.);
iv: 18 x 37 x 19.7 cm. (7 1/8 x 14 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.);
v: 12.6 x 38.1 x 27.3 cm. (5 x 15 x 10 3/4
edition 2/3
Executed in 2005
one seal of the artist (on each work) (7)

Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

In recent years, the Chinese economy has developed in stride, meanwhile people's lifestyles have undergone a big change compared with the past. However, I doubt it the inner world of individuals has proceeded in such a pace. There are many unstable elements in our society, which will be exposed through different restriction of conduct, and all disharmonious scenes are possible in different social environments. Superficial beauty is not able to conceal the loneliness and frailty of the heart. Actually, we are all living in an unstable, insecure and highly sensitive materialistic world.

-Liu Jianhua