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105 趙大鈞 1938-2023 Zhao Dajun
Ъۜ 3801 Work 3801
ذ ̺ Oil on canvas
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ɚ㖼ɓɘϋЪ 166 x 178 cm. 65 /8 × 70 /8 in.
Painted in 2019
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2019 ɽඓ ̛ʕ Signed in Chinese and dated on middle right
PROVENANCE
Ը๕ Shi Xiang Space, Beijing
̏ԯැ٤ග Private Collection, Asia
ԭݲӷɛϗᔛ
HKD 180,000 – 350,000 Ⴛ ɽ ඓЪۜ 1726dذ ̺d160 x
150 cmd2017 ϋЪd2022 ϋʕྗᅃש
USD 23,100 – 44,900 ርϓʹᄆ 781,600 ʩಥ࿆
Line like Shooting Stars,
ᇞνݴd࠭ᚔႏ˂ Leaping Through the Blue Sky
Zhao Dajun’s Symphony of Life
Ⴛɽඓٙ͛նʹᚤϜ
Artist and educator Zhao Dajun taught at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine
ɓࡈཀˀᔧd˸਼ጐৎԸٙ؇ГɪdΎ೯ତdˏৎ Arts, one of China’s top eight art academies, for over half a century,
ٙᅎૐd͛ዚΎৎfɰ݊ܘϞจܠٙཀdνᔝɪٙߎᇞf and was an important spiritual leader of the academy. Many of his
{ Ⴛɽඓ art theories were included in textbooks such as Dual Bases and Form
and Anatomy, and he was admired by Wang Yan, Wang Xingwei, and
ᖵஔeԃႻɽඓʕɞɽߕஔኪ৫ʘɓٙኁԘߕஔኪ৫ Qin Qi. His artistic style, like the era he lived in, constantly evolved and
གྷ̒˰ߏdމኁߕٙࠠࠅၚग़ჯஙfՉה̈ٙεᖵஔଣሞɝ broke through: from the early Soviet-style representational realism to
νᕐࠠਿᓾձҖၾ༆࡚ഃ߅ࣣdˮ֧eˮጳਃeॢೡѩ the discovery of abstract soul in the 1980s, establishing series such
աՉ઼ࠔԨหʘfՉᖵஔ͍ࠬࣸνהஈࣛ˾ɓছdʔᓙစආ߉ॎj as Flower, Holy Mountain, and Cypress. Zhao Dajun maintained his
ϘಂᘽόٙՈᄳྼdՑ 80 ϋ˾೯ઢ̈פٙᜳ჻dܔͭڀe pioneering and persistent creative passion, and his art was always
ग़ʆeဏݡഃӻΐ௴ЪdႻɽඓڭܵəۃቜٙකןձܵʘ˸ܩ evolving, even in the last few years before his passing, he continued
ٙ௴Ъᆠઋd˼ٙᖵஔ͑ჃίᜊʷʘʕආʷdϾίՉ˰ۃٙϋʥ to hold solo exhibitions, which is admirable. In his later works, like the
ʔᓙ೯ڌࡈ࢝d˿ɛಝԽfίૉϋٙЪۜʕd˼νତ˾ᖵஔʘ˨෦֠ father of modern art Cézanne, he used pure abstract brushstrokes to
Cézanneɓছd˸ॱפٙഅᙃଡ଼ᔌߕѶٙᖵஔʹᚤdᚑމ create a wonderful artistic symphony, earning him the title of “Cézanne
ኁߕٙ෦֠f2018 ϋ˸ԸdႻɽඓක઼əɓӻΐ˸ᔝЍމ˴ૅܛٙ of Lu Xun’s Academy of Fine Arts.” Since 2018, Zhao Dajun has
ЪۜdίՉഅাʕd˼၈ʘމᔝɪٙߎᇞdЪۜ͛ዚॄ್dйՈ˾ embarked on a series of works with blue as the main theme, which he
referred to as “Red Lines on Blue” in his notes. These works are vibrant,
ڌd݊ϣ߇שяତٙЪۜ 3801уމɓϞɢՊᇍf representative, and the piece Work 3801 presented in this autumn
੶ۊν͛ٙЍਗঐ auction is a powerful classic.
ᕙЍνɓ਼ɺeͩe˝e˥ٙ؇ГdѶί̴ʡჿɰʔ݊fШΝࣛ Pure, Powerful Colour Dynamics
ᆑίήҎૐഹɛٙਞၾe͛նٙਞၾf In this work, the artist directly organizes images in the composition
{ Ⴛɽඓ using pure, highly saturated primary colours. With bold and powerful
strokes of bright red, sky blue, emerald-green, lemon yellow, and other
ίϤЪʕdᖵஔ˴˸ॱၘٙ৷ཱིձܓࡡЍٜટίࠦʕଡ଼ᔌྡ྅f colours construct the order of the composition, with clear logic. The
˸ᓲϞɢٙՒɠ෩כ͍ߎe˂ᔝeၯၠeᓠරഃЍd͜ɨഅٙ base is laid with thick lines of blue and green, with fine lines of red,
ܓܔࠦٙॣҏdᜌ፨ʱfʕਿֵ˸ᔝeၠɚЍٙᇞఱd black, and yellow interweaving and overlapping, sometimes running
ՉɪߎeලeරɧЍٙᇞ߈ౢʹᛌdϞࣛԨરۃБુΣཱུ࠭eϞࣛ parallel and diagonally forward, sometimes colliding and clashing
ʝຠᅜʹቜdᇜᔌ̈ЍٙၣഖdνΝɓఙ್ٙݴڠચཀ˂ᔝ with each other, weaving a network of colours, like a sudden meteor
ٙ࿇ᖣdሾᐆᙻeͦʔะટiɦ྅ʕࣣجᐽዑٙഅැɓছd̂တ shower sweeping across the blue curtain of the sky, brilliant and
І೯ٙүઋܛਗd࢝ତνഄ࢝ɛᘽਃהସٙഅᙃҖ࿒ڮe dazzling. It’s also like the free and spontaneous rhythm of Chinese
౸ϾՈϞႭfϾίືஈdЍɦϞዚήፄΥৎԸd௴ி̈ʔᗇІ calligraphy, displaying “short, clear, and persuasive” brushstroke forms
ٙfνࠦᗙᇝٙᔝࣛϾ̋˸ߎdΥϓዢ૱ϞᇘٙഓЍ praised by curator Su Wei. In the details, the colours blend organically,
ᒳΈdϞࣛɦፄɝͣЍdᜫ̴˷ၾ̺ፄމɓfᜊʷٙᔝৣΥ creating self-evident unity. For example, the blue hues at the edge
of the composition are sometimes enhanced with red, creating a
Չɪ࠭ચϾཀٙᇞd݅ޢࠢʱɦ˥Ԫʹፄdᔮబəࠦٙᄴϣชd rich purple light and shadow, and at times mixed with white, making
ᝈ٫߰ضഹЍٙࠐ༦ۜᛘd֛ᙂΫբೌᇊl it almost blend with the canvas. The changing blue hue, paired with
Ϋ๑௴ЪϤࣛdϋཀॿഞٙႻ the streaks of colour flying over it, both have clear boundaries and
ϼdίЪۜʕତ̈ٙۍ݊ସ blend seamlessly, enriching the sense of layers in the composition. If
ٙ͛նɢձ͑ʔ๊৾ٙӋٝᅎf viewers carefully follow the path of the colours, they will find endless
resonance.
ɪऎذᎉ෧৫ਓ৫ڗϪૠಀ൙
ᄆႻɽඓٙפචݬމসϋᜊ Looking back at the creation of this painting, the elderly Zhao embodies
جdவʔස݊࿁ᖵஔίૉϋʥ a vibrant vitality and an unceasing thirst for knowledge. Jiang Mei, the
್νڡϋɓছ̂တ৸қٙ౮d Vice President of the Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute,
once described Zhao Dajun’s abstract stage as a “transformative phase
һٵ֛əՉ͟ЇeѾѾʔ࠷ in his declining years.” This not only praises the artist for having the
ٙᖵஔ௴อdՉ௴Ъዝҗֽʕ same fighting spirit as a young person in his later years but also affirms
ᖵஔତ˾ʷٙᐵᅂjΣ̮ઞ his consistent and tireless artistic innovation. His artistic journey is
ӋdЇԐΣ࿁ʫːٙ೯ઢd௰ like a microcosm of the modernization of Chinese art: from seeking
ڎԸɓఙସɽٙe࿁ІԒ˖ʷ ڭᖯg෦֠ཤᖯ۾ʃᕄ໋ၪεл outward to exploring the inner self, ultimately culminating in a grand
ԭʆdذ̺d60 x 72 cmd1905 ϋ
ֵᘾձːᜳଋɺٙΫᓥf Ъdɻˋ෦ဧߕஔᔛ return to one’s own cultural heritage and spiritual sanctuary.
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