拍品 812
  • 812

蔡國強

估價
180,000 - 240,000 HKD
招標截止

描述

  • Cai Guo-Qiang
  • 宇宙之愛
  • 款識
    《宇宙之愛》,2011.3,蔡國強
  • 火藥爆破及水墨紙本 鏡框
二〇一一年作

Condition

This work is generally in good condition with minor paper creases throughout. Please note that it was not examined out of its frame.
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拍品資料及來源

藝術家與藝評家
蔡國強與鷹見明彥

已故的日本藝評家鷹見明彥於蔡國強日本時期幫助甚大,開拓了他的藝術之路,藝術家視他為良師,拍品編號812至817的蔡國強早期作品,全是藝術家贈予鷹見的珍品,首次出現拍場,見證著藝術家與鷹見的友誼之餘,亦對了解藝術家有著文獻性的價值。

鷹見與蔡國強於一九八七年於藝術家在日本首個個人展覽中相遇,當年,藝術家於KIGOMA畫廊的展覽並不算太成功,正在惆悵之際有幸認識了鷹見,並獲對方介紹日本火藥售賣商及贊助火藥,自此藝術家以日本製作的火藥代替了由國內製造的火藥進行創作,大大擴展了作品的規模,實現他的大型火藥爆破演出企劃,這亦直接摧生了一九八九年於多摩川福生野外美術展中的演出的重要作品《人類之家︰為外星人做的計劃第一號》,直接打開了隨後達六年的《為外星人做的計劃》戶外爆破系列,成為藝術家最重要的創作系列,於國際藝壇打出名堂。

鷹見明彥對蔡國強於日本期間幫助甚大,直接幫助他實現藝術上的野心,並一再向日本的藝術界及畫廊界推薦藝術家,並在三年間,讓藝術界對蔡國強,以至當代中國藝術改觀。兩人的友誼連接了中國及日本的藝術圈,蔡國強更於一九八九年在北京「現代中國藝術大展」中主持了一個關於日本當代藝術的講座。兩人友即使蔡國強離開日本後,兩人友誼不滅,及至鷹見於二〇一一年病臥床上,蔡國強特意到日本探望。今次拍賣的其中一張作品《宇宙之愛》正是藝術家送贈鷹見的珍貴禮物。收藏尚包括一張早期一九九〇年的火藥爆破作品《大腳印:為外星人作的計劃第六號》(拍品編號813)及非常罕見的油畫作品《敦煌壁畫之印象》(拍品編號817)。