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93 季大純 b. 1968 Ji Dachun
ʈ༵ж Workers, Peasants and
ልΥదҿ ̺ Soldiers
ɓɘɘɘϋЪ Mixed media on canvas
110 x 110 cm. 43 /4 × 43 /4 in.
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ɽॱɮɮʕɪ Painted in 1999
Signed and dated in Chinese on
Ը๕ upper centre
̨̏॰̔ᖵஔ
PROVENANCE
ତԭݲࠠࠅӷɛᔛٜટᒅІɪࠑԸ๕
Soka Art, Taipei
ڝj̨̏॰̔ᖵஔකͭʘᖵஔፋᖦЪۜᗇࣣ Acquired directly by present
important private Asian collector
HKD 90,000 – 120,000 from the above
USD 11,500 – 15,400 This work is accompanied by a ֙ɽॱ3Cdذ̺d106.5Ò106.5cmd2000 ϋЪd
certificate of authenticity signed by שርϓʹᄆ 718,800 ʩಥ࿆
the artist issued by Soka Art, Taipei
֙ɽॱܑᎰٙዝ̦Ϋซ Ji Dachun’s Humorous Historical Recall
ɽॱ݊ЫٙΤοdɰ݊Ң࿁ЫЪۜٙชᙂdఱ݊ᙂίவࡈ̂တ Ji Dachun is an internationally influential Chinese artist who features
̌лٟٙึ༁dЫٙ༁ෂ༺̈ॱၘܑٙᎰd྅ɓಯࢮəࣛ˾ձ the combination of traditional Chinese artforms and postmodern
จᗆҖ࿒तᅄٙ̚ϼഁᑼdᜫɛࡁชᙂՑɓٰอٙंࢹf surrealistic imagery to joke about history with humorous brushwork.
{ ᖵ൙ࣱኮࢬ He graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1993 and
participated in the First Chinese Oil Painting Biennale in the same year.
ፄΥʕෂ୕ٙᖭҖόձܝତ˾ٙ൴ତྼจe˸ܑᎰٙഅᙃሜԹ In his early works, the protagonists are the ever-changing objects in the
ዝ̦d֙ɽॱ݊ɓЗՈყᅂᚤɢٙʕᖵஔf˼ 1993 ϋଭุ pure white background, often delivering some unconventional actions
ʕ̯ߕஔኪ৫dΝϋуਞ֣̋ʕذᕐϋ࢝ɓ࢝ቜԅfՉ which trigger the viewer’s further thinking. Ji has held solo exhibitions
Ϙಂ௴Ъ˸ॱͣߠ౻ʕٙɛيeਗيeࣣ͉ഃɷᜊຬʷٙ܄މ˴ at Bern Museum, Shanghai Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art
ԉdШ˼ࡁֻֻяତ༪୭੬ٙᑘਗdᔊϾจίԊ̮ٙࠦ▉೯ in Rome, and Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing alike. His
ᝈ٫ආɓӉٙܠϽdܔͭৎՈ፫ᗆܓٙࡈɛႧคf֙ɽॱಀɻ works have been collected by Swiss Ambassador to China and famous
Ьࢸߕஔdɪऎߕஔdᖯ৵˾ߕஔd̏ԯˈࡐ˾ᖵஔ collector Uli Sigg, M+ Museum in Hong Kong, and Today Art Museum
ʕːഃήᑘ፬ࡈ࢝dЪۜԨɻታശɽԴٝΤϗᔛҎдUli in Beijing. This autumn auction presents his representative work in the
1990s, Workers, Peasants and Soldiers, which shows his naughty and
Sigge࠰ಥ M+ ௹يȅԯʦ˚ߕஔഃϗᔛf݊ϣ߇ש੭ԸՉ humorous charm.
90 ϋ˾ٙ˾ڌЪʈ༵жdɓ࢝Չཬሳቾɢf
Whimsical Thinking, Lifting It as if It Were Light
փܠѶซdᑘࠠ߰Ⴠ The images of “workers, peasants and soldiers” are commonly seen in
˸ʕ 20 ˰ߏٟึ༶ਗʕ௰މݺᚔٙʈ༵жމ˴ԉʘྡd౷ the propaganda posters during the period of Cultural Revolution. After
ཁତ *** ಂගٙ܁ෂྡ྅ɪf*** ഐҼܝd͟Ո˾ڌจ່d the Cultural Revolution, the motif of“workers, peasants and soldiers”
ʈ༵жྡ྅੬ᖵஔˏ͜dڌࠑ࿁ࣛ˾ତٙˀܠfνˮᄿ່ was frequently appropriated by artists to express their reflection on
Պٙ*** ӻΐ{̙ɹ̙ᆀʕdу̙Ԉʈ༵жɓοરකd the past ages because of its representative significance. For example,
അf༰Ϥٜ࿚ə࡚ٙͣd֙ɽॱٙʈ༵жᜑ್һމ in Wang Guangyi’s classic Great Criticism Series - Coca Cola, viewers
ўႅܑᎰfʕɽࠦጐٙवͣ֟νᏕ̨dഗʚɛІ͟ซٙ٤ගiϾ will notice that “workers, peasants and soldiers” hold the pen together.
˸Ꮐдɢලݑ̈ٙʕːɛيdࠬࣸνɪ˰ߏ 80 ϋ˾ݴБٙʃ In comparison, Ji Dachun’s Workers, Peasants and Soldiers is more
ɛࣣdε၇ႧคٙഐΥ˿ϤЪପ͛੶ɽٙᏕᄌfʕː̙Ԉ˴ԉ implicit and humorous, with large pieces of white space in the painting
like a drama stage, and the protagonists from the centre march to the
ΝੂͧΣ̛БආdՈࠌᗭٙ౮ชfϾᝈʘd˼ࡁۍႶΥग़ right together. However, looking closely, it is ironic to see that they seem
ᕎd˿ɛ३ޫڢf̥Ԉ̛ਉ͂᎘৬ٙжdʱԒഹ֜ༀҼd in harmony but actually at variance: The “soldier” in the vanguard is
ᑘΣɪ࢛Ꮨdᕐͦල੭ቈИdฮͪՉٛͦiʕග༵ٙᒱ৷ᑘ clearly dressed as an official of Qing Dynasty with his eyes covered by a
ᚙɠdШवɞοᗻeᏖҡܸdᜑ್݊ࠏუࣛಂٙή˴චॴi௰ܝٙ black belt, suggesting his blindness; the “peasant” in the middle raises
ʈᑘഹ᚛ᒣdᏖഹତ˾ʷٙᎭЉసdШԒ߈ڗࠄdၾʈɛԒ΅ࣸ his sickle high, but wears the handlebar moustaches and rings which
ࣸʔɝd̷Ѷή̈࿁ዝ̦ၾତྼٙˀܠf reveal his class as either the warlord
or landlord; the last “worker” holds a
Ͼ͟φЇ҈d֙ɽॱ̈ʈ༵жٙВഹᜊʷd࢝ତəዝ̦ٙᜊ hammer and wears a modern cap, yet
ቋdקዎʘʕɦᜑᚣ̈ɓԬ also a long gown, which is incompatible
Ы˙ਨᇦҢ೮ఙٙঞሖ with the worker identity. The expression
Ꮥⲋf˼˸˂৵Б٤ٙซ྅ cleverly puts forward the artist’s
༪୭ *** ྡ྅ٙࡡႧྤd reflection on history and reality. Ji
ΫኳəІኃ˪نܝʕה jumps out of the original context of the
ዝٙ၇၇ࠬථᜊʷd˸ࠬ Cultural Revolution imagery with his
ሳޗᕲڌ༺ࡡ͉Ӑࠠٙዝ̦ unconstrained imagination to recall the
༑ᕚd˿ɛΫբԄɮd͍ν changes that China has experienced
since the Opium War, and expresses the
ՉІԊjҢཀ̘ٙ྅ɓ otherwise heavy historical topics with ˮᄿ່*** ӻΐ{̙ɹ̙ᆀdذ
ࡈ݂ԫdତίॆٙఱ݊ɓ wit and cunning visual language which ̺d200 x 200 cmd1993 ϋЪdᖵ
*** ܁ෂdऎజd76 x 53 cmdߒ 1973 ϋЪd࠰ ་d̙ঐᛘܘεཁdேঐᛘ is evocative and reflective. ஔᔛdЪۜʕ̙Ԉʈ༵жΝ
ੂഅٙҖdၾ֙ɽॱʕٙɧɛଡ଼
ಥऍึɽኪᔛd̙ԈࣛସБٙʈ༵ж˴ᕚ
̈ʔΝٙբ༸f ே๕І *** ٙ܁ෂྡ྅
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