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104 毛旭輝 b.1956 Mao Xuhui
ڗӻΐgߎژʘɚ The Parent Series – A Red Gate No.2
ذ ̺ Oil on canvas
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ɓɘɞɘϋЪ 103.5 × 111 cm. 40 /4 × 43 /4 in.
Painted in 1989
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1989.12 ɽˣ̛ɨ89.12 ɽˣߠ Dated and signed in Chinese on bottom right;
signed in Chinese and dated on the reverse
̈و LITERATURE
2005 ϋdˣϛሾd؇̈وʮ̡d̏ԯd 2005, Mao Xuhui, Xin Dong Cheng Publishing
ୋ 151 ࠫ House, Beijing, p. 151
2007 ϋdอޢࠦ 3jฤ॰͊Ըdߎ఼d 2007, New Interface 3: Searching the Future of
ɪऎdୋ 58 ࠫ Chinese Contemporary Art, Red Bridge Gallery, ˣ ϛ ሾڗӻΐjߎژʘɓdذ
̺d101Ò100cmd1989 ϋ Ъdש ር ϓ ʹ ᄆ
2008 ϋd༸༩ { ˣϛሾᖭዝ1973- Shanghai, p. 58 1,250,000 ʩಥ࿆
2007dɪऎɛ͏ߕஔ̈وٟdɪऎdୋ 163 ࠫ 2008, Road – Mao Xuhui’s Paintings (1973-
2007), Shanghai People’s Fine Arts Publishing
Ը๕ House, Shanghai, p. 163
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PROVENANCE
ତԭݲӷɛᔛٜટᒅІɪࠑԸ๕
Red Bridge Gallery, Shanghai
Acquired directly by present private Asian collector
HKD 200,000 – 300,000 from the above
USD 25,600 – 38,500
͛նٙІ͟ The Ultimate Freedom of Life
ˣϛሾ̞ਪ̚ʦߎژٙࣛ˾ၚग़ Mao Xuhui’s Questioning of the Spirit of the Times through the Red Gate
In February 1989, Mao Xuhui, together with artists Zhang Xiaogang and Ye
ڗ̂တഹ˰ߏ͋ٙၚग़nnɛ͛ʘৰəϼʘྤdһ
ࠠࠅٙ݊ၾն༶ٙҤنdவ݊ତ˾ٙၚग़lϾʕᖵஔࠅආɝ Yongqing of the “Southwestern Art Research Group”, participated in the
China/Avant-Garde Exhibition held at the National Art Museum of China in
˰ޢٙ࿁༑ఱίவ၇ၚग़ٙ৷౮ձۇंl Beijing. He used his signature Parents Series launched in 1988 as a showcase
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for his own achievements in the “85 New Wave Movement”. However, the
1989 ϋ 2 ˜dˣϛሾၾГیᖵஔӺ໊ٙᖵஔੵወe hasty cancellation of the exhibition and the social turmoil of that year
͑ڡਞၾ̏ԯʕߕஔᑘ፬ٙʕତ˾ᖵஔɽ࢝d˸Չ caused Mao Xuhui to feel the shock of the real world. He said: “After 1989,
1988 ϋක઼ٙᅺႦڗӻΐЪۜdЪމІԒί85 ߕஔ I was not concerned with my own personal problems, and that was very
อᆓٙϓ؈࢝ͪf್ϾϤϣ࢝ٙࡑڮ̣৾ձ༈ϋٟึࠬتٙ important.” Since August of that year, Mao Xuhui’s Parents Series has taken
၇၇ዝd˿ˣϛሾʲԒήชաՑତྼႧྤٙቤਗfࡈɛٙၚ a qualitative leap in both form and content. The faces of the “Parents” have
been streamlined into geometrical icons full of symbolism, and the dramatic
ग़˰ޢԐ̈d˼ᔷϾͭዝ̦҃ᝈٙԉܓjவ༁ࠦ݊Мᎇഹɓ tensions of the perspective scenes have conveyed the historical experience
ٙၚग़૧Ӌfڗவࡈ฿ׂԨڢܸݔࡈՈٙɛd̴০࿁ and realistic personalities that the parents have reflected. The Parent Series
ٙ݊ʕٙዝ̦೯࢝ʕɓࡈՈϞतࣿจ່ٙ฿ׂnn1989 ϋܝ - A Red Gate No.2, which was completed in December 1989 and is currently
Ңᗫءٙʔ݊Ңࡈɛٙਪᕚdவɓᓃڢ੬ࠠࠅfІ༈ϋ 8 ˜ৎd for the autumn auction, is a manifestation of Mao’s profound thoughts during
ˣϛሾٙڗӻΐίҖόձʫ࢙ɪޫପ͛əሯٙ࠭ᚔdཀֻ this period.
Ոӽ྅จբٙڗ࢙ࠦdʊၚᔊʷҖމ̂တᅄจ່ٙО In this work, Mao Xuhui recalls the solemnity of the red gate in ancient
ྡͪdԒҖ͵ፄɝѬഹٙಉߠdяତν৷෫ছᑍͭٙᛆ۾Җf Chinese architecture, and reassembles and transforms it into a thick and
˼Ԩ˸တ༱Ꮥᄌੵɢٙீൖఙ౻dෂ̈ڗהұ࢛ٙዝ᜕̦e expressive block of deep colours, like the striking abstraction of German artist
ତྼɛࣸձ࿁͛նٙᗫᕿf݊ϣɪשeҁϓ 1989 ϋ 12 ˜ Gerhard Richter’s “squeegee method”. The mottled texture of vermilion, Ruo
ٙڗӻΐ・ߎژʘɚ͍࢝ତəɽˣϤࣛಂٙଉՍܠ॰f green, beige and brown creates vivid associations with the ancient rhythms
of history, and explores the dimension of history from an open perspective. In
ίϤЪʕdˣϛሾᑌซЇʕ̚ܔጘ༁ଉՈᘌช͍ٙߎɽژd the tunnel of time, “Parents” gradually emerges like a mountain, representing
ਗ਼ڗʘҖdໄ৷ᐍɽژܝٙᐽଉ٤ගfഐΥ݂ϡᅽ the god-like majesty. However, compared to the figure of “Parents” in The
၀͙ٙߎeၠՇɽ˴Ѝdɽˣ͂ॎෂ୕ܔጘᐍٙՓόఊЍdਗ਼ Parent Series - A Red Gate No.1, Mao Xuhui has intentionally simplified his
ʘࠠଡ଼eࠃʷމᇞeҖٙଉࠠڌᚣfێྼϾတ༱ڌତɢٙЍ෯ॸ silhouette in this work, blurring the authority he represents, and gradually
್ʹᛌdνՈᅃᖵஔҽҎतGerhard RichterՒ෩ج blending it into the deep background through the horizontal and vertical
ԟቤኼɛːٙפྡ౻dϾίɽˣబϞ͛ंٙഅɨd͟ϡߎe radiation of the light beams, suggesting that it is inevitable that it will
⦪ၠeϷරeಅሌהतࣿ͂ிٙჶЄଣdһ௴ிഹ๕Іዝ̦̚ eventually pass away. Through the creation and destruction of the image of
ᗲٙ͛ਗᑌซfۃٙߎژd͍ʷމ߈ࣛΈٙࢰd˸ක׳ the “Parents” in the red gate, the
ٙൖԉdΣዝ̦ٙၪܓଉઞf༧ᎇᇞૢٙ߈ீܸˏdڗν work explores the ultimate freedom
৷ʆছٙԒᅂနနओତίவࣛගٙᎆ༸ʕdνΝԒ֢ᄽρٙ৷З of life. The red gate is not only a
symbol of the prosperity of the
٫d˾ڌഹग़໋ٙ۾ᘌf࿁ˢڗӻΐjߎژʘɓʕٙ ancients, but also a new channel for
ڗҖdˣϛሾίϤЪʕϞจਗ਼Չቃ࿊ආɓӉᔊʷЇdᅼᇔ the future generations. It allows us
ഹ˼ה˾ڌٙᛆ۾dһίΈҼٙᐽዑ፧࢛ʕd˿Չနနፄɝଉᔺ to look back at history and examine
ٙߠ౻dฮͪՉਗ਼Ⴣ್̘ٙ̀fᔟ͟ߎژʕڗҖٙͭ the present situation of life. With
ܝॎdЪۜהઞӋٙ݊͛նٙІ͟fߎژ݅݊̚ɛᐿٙ the modern spirit of “questioning
ᅄd͵݊މܝɛක઼ٙอஷ༸d̴˿ҢࡁίΫૐዝ̦ٙΝࣛdᄲ the past and the present”, it evokes
ൖତࣛٙ͛նઋྤd˸ਪٙ۶࿒dరӋၚग़˰ޢٙዹͭfٜൖ eternal discernment in our hearts, ݂ڭձํ؇ਉߎژɓ౻fˣϛሾ̚͟ܔጘʕ
ˣϛሾהܔிٙߎژd̂တڌତɢٙഅ͍ஹટഹ͛նٙʫίe from which we can move forward to ˾ڌబ൮ᐿٙϡߎɽژ೯ซdਗ਼ʘࠠଡ଼eࠃʷ
މ̂တቤኼɢٙפྡ౻d˸ϤΣዝ̦ଉઞd̞
ܠซٙɢඎd˼ਗ਼ɓ၇̞ਪ̚ʦٙତ˾ၚग़ءɝவ̂တੵɢ a new journey! ਪ̚ʦ
ٙྤʘʕdఎৎːʕ͑ܩٙܠ፫dԨІϤᒕΣอּٙl
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