Antique Jade Series 2
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1999 Mixed media on paper 89 x 58 cm Signed lower left Wang Huaiqing in Chinese and dated 1999 |
Estimate
6,000,000 - 8,000,000 1,538,500 - 2,051,300 206,900 - 275,900
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Sold Price
5,900,000 1,514,374 194,047
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Wang Huaiqing's artistic signiicance lies in his realistic portrayal of ancient Chinese antiques, and emphasizes, in detailed ratio, Chinese daily lives and aesthetics on graphic art. In the 90s, he started a series of works on grand Chinese architecture. Through Wang's abstract approach and soft tones, Chinese architecture's dogmatic style and space are given a new simple and straightforward meaning. He eliminated centuries of imperialistic tradition and brought back earthy dignity and elegance. The aesthetic concept of two thousand years transformed through times and still attracts the center of our attention. As such, art is determined to show its existence.
Wang Huaiqing's creative theme is associated with the old China. Through modern or post- modern notions, as well as the ascendancy of combining West and East, he possesses a unique creative quality. It always seems uneasy for Westerners to understand the desolation of our culture. Through Wang Huaiqing's unprecedented artistic creation, it becomes widely appreciated and "fascinating". Since we are educated by this culture, we should now start to treasure our very own past.