Lot  114 Ravenel Spring Auction 2019 Taipei

Ravenel Spring Auction 2019 Taipei

Nets 49

Yayoi KUSAMA (Japanese, 1929)

1998

Acrylic on canvas

22 x 27.3 cm

Estimate

TWD 5,000,000-6,500,000

HKD 1,276,000-1,658,000

USD 162,900-211,700

CNY 1,096,000-1,425,000

Sold Price


Signature

Signed on the reverse Yayoi Kusama in English, dated 1998 and titled Nets 49 in English
This painting is to be sold with a registration card issued by Yayoi Kusama Studio.

+ OVERVIEW

"It seems that there is a kind of inexplicable magic, entangled in this endless network of infinity. The viewer does not know the direction of the net, which produces a psychedelic effect similar to hypnosis." The famous New York art dealer Beatrice Perry gave this kind of praise when he first saw the infinite network of Kusama. "Nets 49", acrylic on canvas work dated 1998, the concept is that of the reproduction of a two-tone speckled netting, like the artist's representative imprint, paired with avant-garde artistic expression technique, allowing Yayoi Kusama to cross boundaries of nationality and gender. The restrictions are unique among the contemporary art scene. The two colors of white and yellow are derived from an illusion that only the artist herself can perceive, and further reflects the "infinite" visual effect on the canvas. "From the creator's point of view, everything is like gambling, as the art jumps to the unknown." Just as you can't find the starting point of "Net 49", you don't know where the end will be either.
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Modern & Contemporary Asian Art

Ravenel Spring Auction 2019 Taipei

Sunday, June 2, 2019, 2:00pm