傑拉丁 哈維爾

Christie’s Hong Kong, November 30, 2009, Lot 1120

The work is in good condition overall, as is the canvas and the glass vitrines. There are indications of normal minor wear and handling around the edges and corners. The paint layers are well preserved. There are some undulations to the canvas which is inherent and consistent to the artist's creative process. Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. The colours are quite accurate in the illustrated catalogue although the contrast and texture are more prominent in reality and there is a silvery sheen to the leaves and patterns that are not expressed in the catalogue illustration. The purple is more delicate and the darker shades more layered and finely composed in reality. Unframed, on stretcher.
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「文字對傑拉丁·哈維爾而言並不重要。她的畫作超越語言界限並摒棄語言，提供視覺感官體驗來與觀眾溝通。她的畫作有令人矚目的魔力，慢慢滲入你心靈深處，彷彿時間的流逝忽然緩慢下來。顏料在她的手中彷彿有了生命，它們能從液體狀演變成多層次的形態和質感，能從詭異精緻的雲石瞬間變成歲月摧殘後的柔軟棉花。她的筆觸細膩﹑精準﹑靈巧。她處理媒材的手法直接地表現了她的性情。她的作品毫不掩飾地散發著克制和紀律。她絕不屈服於直覺，並在作畫之前計畫好步驟策略。」

《爆發》的畫布上溢滿了複雜的感官情緒，並只有哈維爾懂得如何把這些感官視覺化並賦予畫面強而有力的緊繃感、神秘感和寂靜悚然的無形懸念。《爆發》作為藝術家「蝴蝶的語言」系列最終篇，不僅是哈維爾最重要的突破之作，更結合了藝術家對昆蟲學的熱愛。此畫瀰漫著魔幻如夢的氛圍，目光立即被中央一棵糾結的大樹所吸引，枝椏以不同姿態伸展向外，糾纏環繞。零碎的葉片編織出仿如蕾絲般纏綿的細網，襯托出背景淡紫的天色以及蒼白的樹皮，畫面沉靜如冬日即景。在這樣寧謐的氛圍中，爆發是鑲著金框的櫥窗，突兀地綻放在林間，以繡著禽鳥的紫色絲絨襯墊展示仿如珠寶的昆蟲標本。鮮亮的色彩與背景做出強烈而充滿戲劇性的對比，彷彿樹木的生命力被凝聚在這些櫥窗中，璀璨地釋放著光彩。哈維爾擅長於玩弄隱喻與呈現之間的弔詭，本作即是最佳例證。