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Lot Essay
The Modern Sculptural Language of Innocent Love towards Hometown and Nature
Based on his personal life experiences, Ju Ming started his Nativist series in the mid-1970s devoted to the subjects of the country life, animal farms and religious figures. The works of this period show genuine nature and naivet?. Ju Ming has broadened the horizon for Taiwan's modern sculptures, for he has made several artistic climaxes in the form and content of sculptural art. He explored his own unique artistic language while preserving the values of traditional cultural symbols of China in the modern abstract movement.
A Herd of Deer (Lot 200) was finished in 1976, which contains a taste of the bamboo brush holders in Ming and Qing dynasties (Fig. 1). Different from the delicate and neat craftsmanship of bamboo carvings in Ming and Qing dynasties, this wood sculpture was carved with a composition which created a deep sense of space. Ju depicted the resting deer elegantly with skillful and flying carving techniques. Each deer is true to life with different postures: some are calmer, while some are more vigorous. Ju not only made good use of traditional realistic and delicate chasing techniques, but also depicted the interaction and relationship between animals and the nature. As a result, the enormous forest, the peaceful woods and the beautiful nature are brought to viewers and leave them an ever-lasting imagination.
Based on his personal life experiences, Ju Ming started his Nativist series in the mid-1970s devoted to the subjects of the country life, animal farms and religious figures. The works of this period show genuine nature and naivet?. Ju Ming has broadened the horizon for Taiwan's modern sculptures, for he has made several artistic climaxes in the form and content of sculptural art. He explored his own unique artistic language while preserving the values of traditional cultural symbols of China in the modern abstract movement.
A Herd of Deer (Lot 200) was finished in 1976, which contains a taste of the bamboo brush holders in Ming and Qing dynasties (Fig. 1). Different from the delicate and neat craftsmanship of bamboo carvings in Ming and Qing dynasties, this wood sculpture was carved with a composition which created a deep sense of space. Ju depicted the resting deer elegantly with skillful and flying carving techniques. Each deer is true to life with different postures: some are calmer, while some are more vigorous. Ju not only made good use of traditional realistic and delicate chasing techniques, but also depicted the interaction and relationship between animals and the nature. As a result, the enormous forest, the peaceful woods and the beautiful nature are brought to viewers and leave them an ever-lasting imagination.