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70 մम׶ b.1978 Chou Chu-Wang

ᆾᆾᔌː Stones
ذ੹ ೥̺ Oil on canvas
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ɚ㖼ɚɓϋЪ 97 x 194 cm. 38 /4 × 76 /8 in.
Painted in 2021
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մम׶ 2021 ᆾᆾᔌː म׶ ː྅ͩ᎘਺֛ ͩᖝ Signed and inscribed in Chinese, dated with four
artist’s seals on the reverse
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5 Nov – 25 Dec 2022, Cultivate the Heart through
࢝ᚎ Painting of Stone, InArt Space, Tainan
2022 ϋ 11 ˜ 5 ˚Ї 12 ˜ 25 ˚d˜ᔟͩᇖː -
PROVENANCE
մम׶ࡈ࢝™d̋ɢ೥఼d̨ی Private Collection, Asia
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HKD 200,000 – 300,000
USD 25,600 – 38,500

The stone formations in Stones are composed of endless and ever-changing pebbles.
Some are large and flat, comfortably lying in the sunlight, while others are small and
exquisite, playing hide-and-seek in the crevice of the stone arrangement. Repeated
erosion by water has polished them into smooth and shiny surfaces, revealing a bluish-
grey colour in the clear fibre of sunlight while casting rich shades of grey and blue, creating
visual and even tactile associations with the blue sky and sea. Chou Chu-Wang delicately
captures the rough texture of the stone surface through meticulously crafted concentric
circle, employing a realistic technique that transforms the pigments into the very essence
of the stones themselves. With sincere and patient strokes, he portrays the marks of time,
sculpted by the gentle caress of wind and the sun, showcasing the independent character
of the pebbles. Some stones bear “U”-shaped traces, resembling smiling faces, while
others are filled with densely patterned lines, resembling the texture of steep cliffs or the
weathered faces of the elderly. The stones stacked on the right form a stone mountain,
implying the grandeur of nature’s magnificent peaks, while the orderly arrangement of
stones on the left resembles the flow of time like a river, recording the ups and downs of
life - sometimes filled with laughter and joy, sometimes bravely facing challenges, and
most often finding contentment in the serene emptiness. Chou Chu-Wang’s stones have
transcended the simplistic portrayal of physical entities and have become a spiritual trial.
He imparts a profound sense of time and vitality to these stones, treating them as intimate
մम׶ͩᏉ { ഃܙ‘dذ੹೥̺d145.5 Ò 97 cmd
2019 ϋЪdשርϓʹᄆ 259,600 ʩಥ࿆ friends, embodying a refined, unpretentious, and exquisitely “beautiful heart.”

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