朱銘

款識：
朱銘 10/20（底部）

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This work is in very good and its original condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

捨形取意，捨己從人

《太極拳論》道：「捨己從人」。太極精髓在於「捨」，摒捨自我，借勢而為，應物自然；抽象之要亦在於「捨」，捨去具象的掣肘，只取其意態精華，達致形神合一之境。朱銘的「太極系列」超脫太極的「形」，遊走於太極的「意」，將人與自然完美融合。朱銘自八〇年代起作出許多重要突破，不但從寫實細雕走向抽象劈鋸，更推出銅雕塑。是次上拍的《單鞭下勢》（拍品編號5057）有別於一般以削刻保麗龍後翻銅製作的作品，改以木頭翻銅，表面保留不經琢磨的木質紋理，富自然石塊質感。而同一款式的《單鞭下勢》曾於2015年在香港蘇富比以高價4,440,000成交，盡顯其珍罕獨特。《單鞭下勢》（拍品編號5057）中表現的是太極「捨己從人，以柔制剛」的核心精神：習武者重心下沉，右腳微踞，雙手張開，似是沉身閃避，實是順勢借力，再弓腿蓄勢反攻，展現出太極虛實兼備的功夫精粹和大器哲思。

而《太極》（拍品編號5058）的材質雖然回到朱銘最熟悉的木材，但隨著他對太極精神的體悟和對抽象手法的嫻熟掌握，風格已與前期的具象作品迴然不同，尤其是他以更粗曠勁健的大刀闊斧去捕捉太極拳的意形韻律，在雕塑表面上留下樸拙的刀痕和大塊的幾何切割，大氣逬生。若果「單鞭下勢」表現的是太極「捨己從人」之虛，那《太極》（拍品編號5058）呈現的則是太極「積柔成剛」之實。雕塑以穩如泰山的左腿單腳站立，雙臂橫開，側身借力，以迅雷不及掩耳之勢踢出右腳，帶出極大的速度感和張力，蓄勁出擊。整個肢體動作一氣呵成，如行雲流水，揮動出吞吐洪荒的氣魄。