Asian Contemporary & Chinese 20th Century Art

Zhong Biao, Home of Others, 2001, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 98 x 130 cm Olyvia Fine Art is proud to present 'Home of Others', a retrospective exhibition of Zhong Biao's finest work. A fantasy-realist painter of the highest order and technique, Zhong Biao's critically acclaimed, internationally successful work makes him one of the most widely recognized contemporary Chinese artists working today. His work has been exhibited throughout Asia, Europe and more recently - North America. In 'Home of Others' we can see Zhong... [Lire la suite]

Yan Pei-Ming (N. 1960) Double tête no. 1. photo Sotheby's fusain sur papier, signé et daté, 136 x 190 cm; 53 1/2 x 74 3/4 in. Exécuté en 2003. Est. 18,000—25,000 EUR Lot Sold 37,950 EUR PROVENANCE: Collection particulière, Italie NOTE: signed and dated; charcoal on paper. Executed in 2003. Sotheby's. Contemporary Art. 03 Jun 10. Paris www.sothebys.com

Zheng Guogu, Waterfall, 2003. photo Philips de Pury & Cie Wax, paper, metal armature. Collaborative work with the Yangjiang group including Chen Zaiyan and Sun Qinglin. 210 x 140 x 140 cm (83 x 55 x 55 in). ESTIMATE £40,000-60,000 PROVENANCE Pekin Fine Arts, Beijing EXHIBITED London, Saatchi Gallery, The Revolution Continues: New Art from China, 2008 LITERATURE  The Revolution Continues: New Chinese Art, exh. cat., Saatchi Gallery, London, p. 151 (illustrated) NOTE From photography to architecture to... [Lire la suite]

Shen Shaomin, Unknown Creature No. 18-Multiped, 2002. Bone, bonemeal, glue, 11 3/4 x 19 5/8 x 196 7/8 inches, (30x 50x 500 cm). Photo: Courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art. NEW YORK, NY.- Eli Klein Fine Art presents Shen Shaomin’s first solo exhibition in New York. A world renowned conceptual artist, Shen Shaomin pushes unconventional materials to new limits. His art comments on contemporary issues from politics to human nature. This exhibition will feature Shen Shaomin’s new bonsai ink paintings. These delicate paintings on silk are... [Lire la suite]

The Skin Speaks a Language not its Own" by Bharti Kher. Estimate: £700,000-1,000,000. Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- Sotheby's announced that it will offer for sale Bharti Kher’s celebrated sculpture The Skin Speaks a Language not its Own, one of the most iconic and most talked-about works of art by a contemporary Indian artist and the masterpiece of the leading female artist of her generation. Awe-inspiring in its scale, detail and beauty, this life-sized female Indian elephant, will be offered in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art... [Lire la suite]

Ah Xian, Human, Human – Gold Lacquer Bust 1 –Landscape, 2001, Gold leaf, lacquer with landscape, 44 x 45.5 x 27 cm. Gemeentemuseum. Courtesy of Gemeentemuseum Den Haag Ah Xian's 2008 exhibition the five Period Rooms at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague. photo from www.flickr.com Ah Xian, Human Human-Dragon (photo www.australianedge.net) The lustrous yet durable surface of lacquer is achieved by painting multiple layers of the sap from the native Chinese rhus verniciflua tree onto a base material. Ah Xian’s busts in... [Lire la suite]

Ce post est parti d'une côte en porcelaine que Geneviève m'a offert l'autre soir à un dîner chez elle. Nous avons tiré au sort et Philippe a eu un fémur. J'ai donc voulu savoir un peu plus sur l'artiste. Jiechang Yang, Underground Flowers, 1989-2009. Photo : Zacharie Roy One of Yang Jiechang’s main foci is the use of “the painting and aesthetics of traditional Chinese thought in a contemporary framework and context”. His work – whether painting, collage, multimedia installations, performance, sculpture or in-situ... [Lire la suite]

From left to right: Ah Xian, China China – Bust 34 1999. Porcelain, underglaze paint, 42 x 40 x 22 cm. Ah Xian, China China – Bust 35 1999. Porcelain, underglaze paint, 40 x 39 x 21 cm. Ah Xian, China China – Bust 50 1999. Porcelain, underglaze and overglaze paint, 40 x 38 x 20 cm. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Jens Ziehe Ah Xian's China China series of porcelain busts was begun in 1998. His works in this exhibition were produced in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, in collaboration with artisans from various studio-kilns around... [Lire la suite]

Gao Yuan: Japanese Yakuza Tattoo - Zen #1, 1991. height - 23 in, width - 15.75 in. signed, signed, dated, titled and numbered on the mount. Edition: 3/6 GAO was born in Taiwan in 1962. Her family came from Tien Jin, China. GAO studied under Mr. Miki Jun in 1987 and received her MFA degree from Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan with a focus on Photography in 1989. She had extensive experience in commercial and fashion photography and completed advanced courses in photography at New York Film Academy in 1997. GAO was winner of... [Lire la suite]

Qiu Zhijie, Tattoo 3, 2000. photo Phillips de Pury & Company Colour coupler print. 100.6 x 79.4 cm (39 5/8 x 31 1/4 in).   Signed in Chinese, titled and annotated 3/10 in ink on the verso. ESTIMATE £5,000-7,000 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist LITERATURE A Strange Heaven, Chinese Contemporary Photography, Galerie Rudolfinum: Prague, 2003, p.19 Phillips de Pury & Company. China Day Sale Saturday 24 April 2010 11am