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53 劉煒 b. 1965 Liu Wei

ຫ˟і๧ӻΐjҢฌі๧ No Smoking Series: I like Smoking
ልΥదҿ ॷ͉ Mixed media on paper
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ɓɘɘʞϋЪ 134 × 65.5 cm. 52 /4 × 25 /4 in.
Painted in 1995
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ᄎ⑸ Liu Wei 1995.12€ɪʕ Signed in Chinese, pinyin and dated on upper middle
LITERATURE
̈و 1999, China 46 – China Contemporary Art, Hoke Art,
1999 ϋdʕ਷຅˾ᖵஔ‘dᎍдᖵஔึ᎜d̨ Taipei, p. 163
̏dୋ 163 ࠫ
PROVENANCE
Ը๕ 1 Dec 2008, Christie’s Hong Kong Autumn Auction,
2008 ϋ 12 ˜ 1 ˚dԳɻ੻࠰ಥ߇֙שርึdש Lot 845
ۜᇜ໮ 845 Acquired directly by present private Asian collector
ତԭݲӷɛᔛ࢕ٜટᒅІɪࠑԸ๕ from the above
HKD 600,000 – 800,000
USD 76,900 – 102,600

Postman Joseph Roulin at the Kröller-Müller Museum, while
fundamentally breaking away from this spiritual expression.
In Van Gogh’s works, the white floral decorations in the
background and the fresh and beautiful green tones aim to
enhance the radiance of the figures, thus displaying their
joyful and cheerful psychological state. Liu Wei daringly uses
white hues for rendering, while to some extent preserving the
original wood colour and ink tones. This makes the contours of
the figures stand out more in the strokes of woodcut and ink,
thereby making a powerful statement of artistic creation from
the artist’s creative force. With the texture of the materials
itself, it becomes a guide for the audience to interpret the art.
In response to the title “Van Gogh’s Painting” written below,
the artwork is like a “new style contemporary portrait that
breaks to establishes” under Liu Wei’s declaration of “I
will never tolerate repetition”. It breaks Van Gogh’s original
narrative space and establishes a colourful and unrestricted
“emptiness is also form”. The intertwined and colourless
flowers and leaves await people outside the painting to
add colours and unleash their creativity. The brushstrokes
flow with the state of mind, just like the extending feet and
branches, gracefully dancing within the frame, telling the
story of “blue-sky thinking” that write about the past and ᄎ⑸ຫ˟і๧ӻΐ{{ڀ‘dልΥదҿ
recreate the universe. ॷ͉d64 Ò 34 cmd1999 ϋЪdשርϓʹ
ᄆ 1,040,000 ʩಥ࿆
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