LI CHEN (B. 1963)
LI CHEN (B. 1963)

Ink ~ Play

Details
LI CHEN (B. 1963)
Ink ~ Play
signed, numbered and dated ‘Li Chen 2015 1⁄6’; signed in Chinese (incised on the side of the base); signed and numbered ‘Li Chen 1⁄6’ (incised on two figure sculptures)
bronze sculpture
36 (H) x 135 x 60 cm. (14 1⁄8 x 53 1⁄8 x 23 5⁄8 in.)
Executed in 2015
edition: 1⁄6
two seals of the artist
Provenance
Asia Art Center, Taipei
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Asia Art Centre, Through the Ages — Li Chen, exh. cat., Shanghai, 2019 (another cast illustrated, p. 133).

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Lot Essay

Ink ~ Play is one of Li Chen’s unique interactive series. The character and mountain-shaped rocks can be moved freely depending on the viewer’s mindset, which genuinely presents the spirit in freedom to “tease.” In this work, two young children are playing in the water in high spirits. One is half-dived into the water, only showing his buttocks, while the other seems to have just come out of the water. The movements made by the children have vividly brought waves of black ripples on the calm black stone. Filled with childhood memories, the waves bring refreshing sensations while viewing, bringing the viewers to yearn to join the young children to swim freely between the caves and reefs.

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