- 573
Wu Yi
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
- Wu Yi
- Xin Mapo Series III
- ink and colour on paper, framed
- 2004
signed 04 WY
Exhibited
China, Beijing, Art Museum of Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Critical State · In Harmony: Invitational Exhibition, 16-21 July, 2004, p. 90
China, Beijing, National Art Museum of China, Mixture · Classics Exhibited New Works Collection of Chinese Painting Masters at Present Time, 23-27 November, 2004, p. 176
United Kingdom, London, Saatchi Gallery, Ink: The Art of China, 19 June - 5 July, 2012, p. 70
China, Beijing, National Art Museum of China, Mixture · Classics Exhibited New Works Collection of Chinese Painting Masters at Present Time, 23-27 November, 2004, p. 176
United Kingdom, London, Saatchi Gallery, Ink: The Art of China, 19 June - 5 July, 2012, p. 70
Literature
Kuo, Jason C., Chinese Ink Painting Now, Distributed Art Publishers, New York, USA; Timezone 8, Hong Kong, China, 2010, p.242
Condition
Overall in good condition. Framed size: 203.2 x 223.5 cm; 80 x 88 in.
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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."
Catalogue Note
Born in Changchun in Jilin Province, Wu Yi graduated from China's renowned Central Academy of Fine Arts, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Chinese national painting in 1989 and 1993 respectively. A well-recognised scholar of Chinese traditional painting, Wu Yi is a highly versatile artist. While he has studied many different styles of traditional painting, Wu's artistic technique does not follow any particular school and he paints with an intuitive manner using minimal brushstrokes to create contemporary images. "The brush is inherently a question of form, but it is also a vehicle that reaches into our mind and spirit," he says, "From tradition, Xu Wei's works have moved me the most; his calligraphy is written impromptu and with heavy emotion. I want my paintings to emphasize [this] intuition. This is the only way to get closer to the heart."1
1Lu Hong, Transmutation, Hebei Meishu Chubanshe, Shijiazhuang, China, 2008, p. 367-368