Acrylic on canvas

130 ×189.5 cm. 51 1/8 x 74 5/8 in.

Signed in Chinese and English， dated and titled on the reverse

Exhibited：
Spring Gallery， Taipei， Taiwan， Temptation After Meeting by Chance， 1985.

Tsong Pu： Fictitious yet poetic creation
Born in 1947 in Shanghai， Tsong Pu has demonstrated his artistic talents when small. Studied in Universidad Complutense de Madrid since 1973， Tsong was deeply influenced by Abstract Expressionism when living in Spain for 8 years. His works， expressing the materialism of paintings and his abstract thought， have been exhibited in many countries and are collected by the museums in North America as well as National Taiwan Museum. With his unique aesthetics ideology and outstanding individuality， undoubtedly， he is one of the most significant figures in Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism in Taiwan.
Stamped grid is Tsong’s signature element and the “Stamp” series represents the artist most. Devoted into the employment of hard-edge or cubism elements， Tsong employs some unconventional materials with his unique interpretation in the composition， presenting psychedelic three-dimension space in his works. The works， defined between graphic designs and visual illusions， imbue the viewers with the feeling of delight and pleasant meanwhile encourage the audience to complete a journey of spiritual pursuit. In Tsong’s creation， he replaces the paint brush with the stamps， adding different materials such as aluminum products and papers to create a microcosm with different textures. As his saying goes， “to change is to exist”. While the artist is to agree to differ， the ordinary daily objects become the poetic rhetoric in his oeuvres.
Created in 1985， the present lot， a piece of rock， is his early creation. Stamped grids generate a balanced visual effect on the canvas， echoing the characteristics of pointillism but varying from Jackson Pollock’s style. In search of the concept of “One Give Rise to Many” through the forms and shapes， the arrangement of the grids， the artist conveys the aspiration and vitality from his unrestrained realm.
In quest of the possibilities in arts， Tsong establishes viewer’s resonance through the textures transformation of daily life engagement. Depart from the ordinary space arrangement， the artist adopts a Zen-like approach in marring his spirits， craftsmanship and materials to create his poetic self-transcendence. With the breakthrough of traditional aesthetic principles， Tsong’s geometry shapes reveal the artist the poetic universe.

Price estimate:
HKD： 400,000 - 500,000
USD： 51,500 - 64,400

Auction Result:
HKD: 472,000