Lot 36: Olga Marie Polunin (b. 1963) Past Present Future

Est: $80,000 HKD - $120,000 HKDPassed

Bonhams Admiralty, Hong KongNovember 27, 2021

Item Overview

Description

Olga Marie Polunin (b. 1963)
Past Present Future
2020

signed with artist's monogram; signed on the reverse
oil on canvas

64.5 by 150 cm.
25 3/8 by 59 cm.
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Artist or Maker

Olga Marie Polunin

Provenance

Provenance
Private Collection, Singapore

Olga Marie Polunin
過去現在未來
二〇二〇年作

簽名：藝術家花押（右下） Olga Marie Polunin（畫背）
油彩畫布

來源
新加坡私人收藏

I wish to explore the world as a dreamlike landscape coloured by emotions, transcending both time and space, to express the highest manifestations of our human being. — Olga Polunin

Known for her tender depictions of women and children, Polunin draws inspiration from both Eastern and Western philosophical symbolism and archetypes. As a result, her works evoke ideas and values that unite all cultures. Painted against a deep blue sky punctuated by glowing stars, three babies sit cross-legged and smiling, like celestial beings radiating joy and timelessness. Babies are a frequent subject visited by Polunin, symbolic of the boundless opportunity for renewal and rebirth available with each new moment.

Based on the concept of the 'past, present and future', Polunin explores a vision of universal truth through her distinctive style—honour the past, be fully present in the moment, and trust in a mysterious yet benevolent future. Her figures have a luminous quality that floats within a sky rich in depth and colour, achieved through the meticulous techniques of the old Dutch masters with multiple overlapping layers of transparent oil pigments.

She has exhibited internationally at galleries such as Holly Solomon New York, Lotus Arts de Vivre, ClassicJen Gallery Shanghai-Beijing, Schoeni Gallery Hong Kong, Gajah Gallery, Taksu Gallery and Artesan Gallery Singapore; in museums like NUS Art Museum Singapore, Royal Museum of Belgium-Porte de Hal, Tongerlohuys Museum Netherlands; as well as in the permanent collection of MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art, Bangkok. In addition, her monumental painting Awakening the Dreamer was exhibited in Palazzo Mora during the 2019 Venice Biennale.

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Auction Details

Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art

Bonhams

November 27, 2021, 10:00 AM HKT

One Pacific Place, Suite 2001 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong, 999077, HK

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