Hau Kwei Wong

Lot 942: Curtain Wall Landscape - Xi'an Bell Tower

Name: Curtain Wall Landscape - Xi'an Bell Tower
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 68563ef3f3

Est: $120,000 HKD - $180,000 HKDSold:

Christie'sHong Kong, Hong KongNovember 24, 2014

Item Overview

Description

WONG HAU KWEI (HUANG XIAOKUI, B. 1946) Curtain Wall Landscape - Xi'an Bell Tower Scroll, mounted and framed Ink and colour on paper 68 x 136.5 cm. (26 3/4 x 53 3/4 in.) Executed in 2008

Dimensions

68 x 136.5 cm.

Artist or Maker

Hau Kwei Wong

Notes

Curtain Wall Landscape-Xi'an Bell Tower is an ink painting depicting the Xi'an Bell Tower's reflection on a commercial Building. It has received the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Award. In the work, Wong Hau Kwei utilises different focal points to manifest negative spaces to evoke transcendence and a mute spatial dimension. Originally, when Wong photographed the site for inspiration, it was Kodak instead of McDonald's. However, he thought the timeless McDonald's icon would give a sharper contrast of multiculturalism and nostalgia. Interestingly, he returned a year later to find that Kodak was actually replaced with McDonalds.

Auction Details

Chinese Contemporary Ink

Christie's

November 24, 2014, 10:30 AM UTC

2203-8 Alexandra House 16-20 Chater Road, Hong Kong, HK

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