LI CHEN (TAIWAN, B. 1963)

ANGELIC SMILE

Details

LI CHEN (TAIWAN, B. 1963)
ANGELIC SMILE
signed 'Li Chen' in Pinyin; signed in Chinese; inscribed '6/8' (engraved on the back); dated '2010' (engraved on the left leg on the back)
bronze sculpture
73 x 26.5 x 30 cm. (28 3/4 x 10 3/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
edition 6/8
Executed in 2010

Provenance

Private Collection, Asia

Literature

Asia Art Center, The Beacon Series: When Night Light Glimmers, Taipei, Taiwan, 2010 (different sized version illustrated, pp. 78-85).
Asia Art Center, Greatness of Spirit: Li Chen Premiere Sculpture Exhibition in Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan, 2012 (different sized version illustrated, pp. 116-119).
Asia Art Center, Monumental Levity: Li Chen 2013 Place Vendome Premiere Solo Sculpture Exhibition in Paris, Taipei, Taiwan, 2014 (different sized version illustrated, pp. 108-109).

Exhibited

Taipei, Taiwan, Greatness of Spirit: Li Chen Premiere Sculpture Exhibition in Taiwan, 6 November - 4 December 2011 (different sized version exhibited).
Paris, France, Monumental Levity: Li Chen 2013 Place Vendome Premiere Solo Sculpture Exhibition in Paris, 2 - 29 September 2013 (different sized version exhibited).

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Lot Essay

A woman figure facing upward with a modest and honest expression is embraced with bliss, joy and happiness. Li Chen emphasizes the common character of both classical and contemporary Chinese female by presenting her in a well-round, full body build. The cloud resting on the back of her head is like a shower cap or a pillow, or even an abstract face in Li's surrealistic interpretation.

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