Dog's Note - Friends

2008

Bronze, baking paint, edition no. 18/30

31(L) x 22(W) x 36(H) cm


Engraved on the back PR in English
Engraved lower back PR in English, numbered 30- 18 and dated 2008

Estimate
320,000 - 480,000
82,000 - 123,000
10,600 - 15,900
Sold Price
336,000
87,047
11,163
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2017

099

Poren HUANG (Taiwanese, b. 1970)

Dog's Note - Friends


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EXHIBITED:
Huang Po-ren , Art Taipei, Taipei, 2008 (another cast)
Huang Po-ren, Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, 2008 (another cast)
Huang Po-ren , Ming Art Gallery, Beijing, 2008 (another cast)
The Dog's Note – Poren Huang Solo Exhibition , Powen Gallery, Taipei, September 16 – October 5, 2014 (another cast)
The Artistic Conversation of Love Dogs, Adore Dogs , Powen Gallery, Taipei, May 15 - June 12, 2015 (another cast)
The Dog's Note – Poren Huang Solo Exhibition , Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, New York, November 7 - December 6, 2015 (another cast)

ILLUSTRATED:
The Dog's Notes , Powen Gallery Co., Ltd., Taipei, 2014, color illustrated, p. 14 & pp. 88-97 (another cast)

This sculpture is to be sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Catalogue Note:
Poren Huang uses various media including wood, iron, even parts from bicycles to create fine sculptures. His iron sculpture, The Archer, was included in the Art text book for senior high schools in Taiwan. He has been concentrating on creating a series of bronze sculptures called Dog's Note in the past few years. Poren Huang takes the Formosan Mountain Dog (commonly referred to as Formosan, a breed of dog indigenous to Taiwan) as the original model for his sculpture. One sculpture from this series, Happy Time, expressing the simple joy of freedom was purchased by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts for the museum's collection. In the newest works, Poren Huang introduces a new friend, the blissful panda, and adds richer meaning to the series. The dog and the panda might be taken to represent Taiwan and China respectively, and their interaction in the sculpture could be the artist's wish for the future.

Poren Huang is adept at reducing complex form into pithy shapes with clean lines while retaining the spirit of the object. The animals in Poren Huang's sculptures show different emotions and characters, and sometimes imply various sides of human nature. The panda and dog in Friends are shaking hands friendly. The panda bends himself for the smaller dog, while the dog standing on tiptoe, raising his head and chest to reach out to the panda. Like the other bronze sculptures by Poren Huang, Friends has a clean and bold form, which creates a calm atmosphere while touching the viewer's heart.

Whether reflecting human nature or the international situation, Poren Huang's sculptures always have a touch of warm humor within the sometimes serious subject matter. His works are like kind warnings that remind people to take a break from this busy life to regain a pure mind. This might be the best attitude to face the ever-changing world.

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