- 933
Michael Lin
Estimate
900,000 - 1,200,000 HKD
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Description
- Michael Lin
- Cool and Sweet
- acrylic on canvas, bicycle, pinwheels, coffee cans electric fan
Executed in 2008
Exhibited
Taipei, IT Park Gallery, The Two-Person Exhibition by Michael Lin and Heidi Voet, 2008
Literature
Artist Magazine, No. 401, Taiwan, 2008, p. 499
Chinese Contemporary Art News, No. 45, Taiwan, 2008, p. 123
Michael Lin, Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2010, pp. 146-147
Chinese Contemporary Art News, No. 45, Taiwan, 2008, p. 123
Michael Lin, Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2010, pp. 146-147
Condition
This work is generally in good condition overall.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery
Michael Lin has painted and decked numerous exteriors and interiors of architecture all over the world, taking the imagery of traditional Taiwanese textiles to every imaginable corner of the globe. He has swathed meters upon meters of madly colourful and heavily enlarged floral patterns onto walls, floors, furniture, so as to transform otherwise sterile spaces and construct productive ambiences. Though stationary and flat, his extensive paintings invade the space before them, above them, surrounding them, in an earnest effort to establish a dialogue between the work and its audience. Extending his creative legacy in a delightfully unexpected way, Cool and Sweet (Lot 933) is slightly less ambitious in scale yet much more aggressive in its interactive potential. The installation comprises of a vintage bicycle affixed with a pole flaunting a cluster of merchandise, the apparatus then anchored by a diptych propped up by four little containers. Refined into a semi-abstract rendition and distilled into a chromatic dichotomy of pink and silver, Michael Lin's celebrated flowers form a commanding background, the motif echoed below on the espresso cans specially commissioned by the Italian coffee maker illy. The bicycle, purchased by the artist himself in Shanghai, parks itself before the painting while a suggestion of the presence of a street vendor is being distracted by the pleasant zephyrs sent over by the turning pinwheels, brightly coloured and visually pleasing in their own right. The monumentality of the augmented florals permeates the exhibition room just as the revolving toys affect through their ability to move the air. Meaning and memory are generated as one saunters in to view the work—Michael Lin invites his audience to experience the coolness and sweetness of a leisurely afternoon once upon a time in his childhood.
Michael Lin has painted and decked numerous exteriors and interiors of architecture all over the world, taking the imagery of traditional Taiwanese textiles to every imaginable corner of the globe. He has swathed meters upon meters of madly colourful and heavily enlarged floral patterns onto walls, floors, furniture, so as to transform otherwise sterile spaces and construct productive ambiences. Though stationary and flat, his extensive paintings invade the space before them, above them, surrounding them, in an earnest effort to establish a dialogue between the work and its audience. Extending his creative legacy in a delightfully unexpected way, Cool and Sweet (Lot 933) is slightly less ambitious in scale yet much more aggressive in its interactive potential. The installation comprises of a vintage bicycle affixed with a pole flaunting a cluster of merchandise, the apparatus then anchored by a diptych propped up by four little containers. Refined into a semi-abstract rendition and distilled into a chromatic dichotomy of pink and silver, Michael Lin's celebrated flowers form a commanding background, the motif echoed below on the espresso cans specially commissioned by the Italian coffee maker illy. The bicycle, purchased by the artist himself in Shanghai, parks itself before the painting while a suggestion of the presence of a street vendor is being distracted by the pleasant zephyrs sent over by the turning pinwheels, brightly coloured and visually pleasing in their own right. The monumentality of the augmented florals permeates the exhibition room just as the revolving toys affect through their ability to move the air. Meaning and memory are generated as one saunters in to view the work—Michael Lin invites his audience to experience the coolness and sweetness of a leisurely afternoon once upon a time in his childhood.