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92 張業興 b.1981 Zhang Yexing
ೌᕚ { ଣቻֳ Untitled-Barber Shop
ذ ̺ Oil on canvas
1
ɚ㖼ɓɚϋЪ 150 x 110 cm. 59 × 43 /4 in.
Painted in 2012
ಛᗆ
Yexing 2012.11̛ɨੵุጳೌᕚ { ଣቻ Signed in pinyin and dated on bottom right;
signed and titled in Chinese and dated on the
ֳ2012ߠ
reverse
࢝ᚎ EXHIBITED
2013 ϋ 4 ˜ 30 ˚Ї 12 ˜ 31 ˚dᙒᓃ { ੵ 30 Apr – 31 Dec 2013, Time – Zhang Yexing
ุጳධͦd१̨ʕ˾ᖵஔዚd̏ԯ Project, Platform China Contemporary Art
Ը๕ Institute, Beijing
̏ԯ१̨ʕ˾ᖵஔዚ PROVENANCE
ତԭݲࠠࠅӷɛᔛٜટᒅІɪࠑԸ๕ Platform China Contemporary Art Institute,
Beijing
HKD 80,000 – 150,000 Acquired directly by present important ੵุጳӷɛࠈႡdذ̺d220 x 150 cmd
USD 10,300 – 19,200 private Asian collector from the above 2014 ϋЪd2023 ϋʕྗᅃ݆֙שርϓʹ
ᄆ 528,000 ʩಥ࿆
াኳႆ˄փ Montage of Memory
Zhang Yexing’s Theatre of Life
ੵุጳٙ͛ݺᄌఙ
Born in 1981 in Shenyang, Zhang Yexing received his Bachelor’s
Ңᙂᖭ˰ޢٙႀ̨ԑɽd̙˸͜ɓ̘͛௴Ъ̴f degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2008. Upon
{ ੵุጳ graduation, he started to work as a stage setter at school and began
ੵุጳ 1981 ϋ̈͛ᓨජd2008 ϋʕ̯ߕஔኪ৫՟ኪɻኪЗfί to use the stage as his inspiration for creating dramatic interior
ଭุʘყdఱᛘᅂ྅ਖ਼ุٙ˼ಀίࣧʫࠋபႀ̨б౻dӊ˂̈ɝᄌఙd paintings. Being a native of Northeast China, Zhang Yexing also
ක˸ႀ̨މᜳชd௴Ъ̈ՈᏕᄌࣖ؈ٙ܃ʫఙ౻fԒމ؇̏ɛٙੵุ incorporates the calm of northern Chinese artists into his works,
resulting in tightly structured narrative paintings. Untitled-Barber
ጳdί௴Ъࣛ͵ፄɝʕ̏˙ᖵஔٙኑࠠeи᎑ၾଉӐतሯdࠦഐ Shop presented at this auction was created in 2012. The artist’s solid
ၡಫ̂တાԫd࢝ତɓࡈڐЧ܄ᝈ˰ޢɦხՈग़।ंࢹٙːᜳତྼf technique and the dramatic, suspenseful effects present a thought-
І 2008 ϋ˸Ըd˼ಀաᒗί̏ԯe࠰ಥeݾӄᐢഃή೯ڌЪۜdዹत provoking picture that originates from life but transcends reality.
ٙࠬࣸ௪աᔛఃฌf2023 ϋdՉЪӷɛࠈႡίʕྗᅃ˾ᖵஔ
ցఙɪ˸གྷ 50 ຬಥ࿆ٙϓʹᄆdՏอࡈɛשርাf݊ϣяତٙೌ In this barbershop, two chairs are lined up in front of a mirror,
while the glass cabinet between the two mirrors is neatly arranged
ᕚ { ଣቻֳ௴Ъ 2012 ϋdᖵஔ˸ୖྼٙҦجêတႀ̨ʿᘔ with bottles and jars of hair colouring and shampooing products,
ဲٙࠦࣖ؈dяତ̈ɓహ๕͛ݺeۍ൴൳ତྼٙྤdˏɛଉܠf demonstrating a space of order. The artist’s repeated overlapping,
ࠦ˸ɓ܆ௐٙ܃ʫ٤ග { ଣቻֳމʫ࢙dՇҪಉɿίᗝۃᄁΐd rich brushstrokes along with the cool tone of the painting create an
ԨІৣϞɓࡈʃۨٙໄيᓞdிҖҁΌΝdϾՇੵᗝɿʕගٙޚᆨ atmosphere of suspense. Although there is no human character,
ᓞۆᄁήᓖ׳ഹଧଧᜦᜦഃݑቻeݹቻପۜd࢝ତ̈ɓ၇Ϟૢʔ८ٙ the traces of human presence are created through the bright lamps
ॣҏfޚᆨᓞٙ၌ˀ࢛̈ଣቻֳଵͣٙዱΈdฮ͍ͪ݊ᐄุࣛගfੵ and the toiletries on the table, giving the painting a sense of Edward
Hopper’s works, presenting a dramatic moment with a restrained yet
ุጳίࠦɪˀూ෩כeᛌ̋ᔮတٙഅᙃd˸ଫ੭иЍሜٙࠦञϖ̈ powerful expression.
̂တᘔဲชٙ؟ఖfϾࠦᒱ್Ԩೌɛٙᅂɿdۍஷཀڥዱeࣲɪٙݹ
ᚐପۜd෧ி̈ɛπίٙ༦d˸и᎑ٙાԫ༸̈̏˙̹۬ցૉଣቻֳ It is worth paying attention to the fact that most of the shapes in
ٙర੬ɓ࿇d˿ࠦяତ̈ᎍ౷Edward HopperʘЪԟ݅˚੬eۍ the paintings are structured with rectangles and circles, forming a
precise and geometrical space. Then the visual effect of the painting
̂တᘔဲЍٙ͛ݺ౻d˸дՓϾ̂တɢඎٙڌତ˓جd࢝ତᏕᄌ is enriched and full of tension in the changing shapes. With the help of
ٙࣛՍf thick paint, the artist presents the depth of the space intuitively. The
࠽ᗫءٙ݊dࠦʕٙிۨε˸̂တ↉ԉٙڗ˙ၾҖމഐdϓ details of lights and shadows on surfaces create a visual movement.
əɓࡈၚϾ̂တОชٙ٤ගfνήؐ˸Җༀུలɝ˙Җନጌd The light conveys comfort and hope, while the shadows are a kind of
ϓʹᔌٙڀ७fಉɿe˓ݛdΎՑޚᆨeໄيᓞdޫ˸ڗ˙Җٙᇞૢ sadness and mystery of the old time that has passed away.
ϓdϾ܊ٙዱeಉݒޟЇ݊ಉɿɪٙږ᙮˓ݛۆίൖᙂɪяତ̈Җ Zhang Yexing says, “There is so much to explore and discover on
אዕҖdίᜊˌٙிۨʕਗ਼ࠦٙൖᙂࣖ؈ᛖϖٙһމᔮబϾ̂တੵ canvas, so I choose to stay
ɢfᖵஔᔟпᕙࣘٙێ෩dίೌஈʔྼٙᘌࣸிۨձڌତʕdਗ਼٤ග in one medium to explore
ٙଉܓձ؟ఖٜᝈٙяତʚᝈ٫fϾᐍኣeޚᆨɪٙΈ๕ʿฮᅂഃືd the rules of painting ”.
ۆίൖᙂ෧ி̈Έᅂٙਗd̉ᜑə؟ఖձઋชfΈ๕ஈෂτඅձҎ This was how his work
finally took shape. As he
ૐdϾଉӐٙᅂ߰ڌ༺əɓ၇࿁ʊ̘ʔూڏٙᔚࣛΈٙۑฎၾग़।d says, “Painting is the art of
ೌᑊήऍᆗᝈ٫ٙː͞f time, it freezes time on the
ੵุጳІࠑj̺ɪϞܘεცࠅઞ॰ձ೯ତٙ؇Гdה˸Ң፯৾वί canvas, and I want my work
ɓ၇దʧʕd̘ઞ॰ᖭٙܛf˼ί̺ɪආБ௴ிdˀూࡌҷሜ to be frozen in time.” These
dೌᕚ { ଣቻֳ௰ϓۨfࣛග͉ԒთাՉගf͍νՉהԊ : paintings are like the
ᖭ݊ࣛගٙᖵஔd̴Դ̺ɪٙࣛගኑոdҢҎૐҢٙЪۜɰࣛග places where life passes
through, which forms a
ኑոfவԬఙ౻ͷ߰͛նהཀʘஈdኑոࣛගٙจdҖϓəাኳʕ montage of memories. ᎍ౷ଣቻֳذ̺d152.7 x 199.4 cmd1931
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