Chung Sang-Hwa (Korean, born 1932), 鄭相和


Untitled 81-7-12 1981signed, titled and dated 1981.7.12 on the reverseacrylic on canvas41 x 24.2 cm (16 1/8 x 9 1/2 in)
|ProvenancePrivate Collection, Japan鄭相和無題 81-7-12壓克力畫布1981年作背面簽名: 1981.7.12 無題. 81-7-12 鄭相和. Chung Sang-Hwa 來源日本私人收藏Spending long Korean winters secluded in his studio quietly, Dansaekhwa master Chung Sang-Hwa would observe the endless layers of light and snow in the rural landscape. Throughout the seasons, he would ponder the manifestation of life and matters such as existence and physicality, exploring them in his artistic exercise. At its very essence, Untitled 81-7-12 depicts Chung's discoveries, characterized by the richness of white paint and subtle color variations in the interstices. Displaying great textural depth, the present work is rendered in Chung's most celebrated style through a ritualistic process of applying and reapplying paint in countless layers then cutting into the surface of the canvas to create a grid-like composition. A painting born in the summer of 1981, Untitled 81-7-12 is at once minimal yet intricate and sophisticated, gracefully illustrating life in its simplicity.每逢冬季時分，韓國單色畫大師鄭相和都會到他的工作室靜修獨處。他觀察鄉野草地覆蓋茫茫白雪的場景和陽光灑落出的光芒。隨著季節變化，他思考生命和物質的表像、存在和物理，又藉藝術創作加以探索。《無題81-7-12》即表達了藝術家的獨見，畫面上不同顏彩微微顯露於厚實的白顏料的空隙，若隱若現。表面的肌理呈現出鄭氏最著名的創作手法，通過儀式般的過程，將顏料一層層重疊抹上，最後在畫布表層切割出似格狀的構圖。此作誕於一九八一年夏，作品既簡約又深奧玄妙，優美地繪畫出生命簡樸的一面。