Oil on canvas

180 x 80 cm.70 7/8 x 31 1/2 in.

Signed and dated in Chinese on lower left； signed，dated，titled and inscribed on the reverse

LITERATURE Y.Q.K Deshan Cultural and Art Space Publishing，Beijing，China，Horizons，Plates（unpaged）

Red Bridge Gallery，Shanghai，China，New Surface 3 • Searching for the Future，2007，p.268

EXHIBITED Y.Q.K Deshan Cultural and Art Space，Beijing，China，Horizons：Y.Q.K Deshan Cultural and Art Space Exhibition，

July 15-30，2006；

Liu Haisu Musuem of Art，Shanghai，China，New Surface 3 • Searching for the Future，6 - 16 September 2007.

Wang Guangle b. 1976

Afternoon series：No.10

In Dong Xin Dian，Wang Guangle created his graduation work series for the Central Academy of Fine Arts，“3pm to 5pm”，rendering the idle time and space he had in the Academy. In fact，every graduates from the Academy would recall the same sensation and shared the same emotional vibration with Wang’s works. The sunbeam shed from the edge of the thick curtain onto the floor of the assembly hall and from the cracks of the redbrick wall，bringing a feeling of warmth and confusion and gradually it get darkened on the floor. This scene formed the interesting focus on his works. Wang by then was obsessed to the rendition of lights and created his later renowned series of “Coffin Paint” and “Terrazzo”.

Ranging from “Afternoon Series” to “Terrazzo” or the later one “Coffin Paint” inspired by the traditions of his hometown，these works are all about time，the most important subject matter in his creations. In his later works，he simplified the use of colours，dissolving the physical form of assembly hall，red bricks and terrazzo floor into the abstract form of lights only. This abstract forms of rendering coincidently falls into the Chinese semantics expression of passing time. From Wang’s series，we could witness his sophisticated creation process as a whole. He was very drawn to the concept of passing time and perhaps we could interpreted it as his quest of the reflection of life and the meaning of life itself. The “Afternoon Series” was the starting point of the quest and this piece，“Afternoon series：No. 10” is one of the remarkable works in that series.

In beginning of year 2000，Wang painted the sunbeams shed from outside into his room formulating different shadows and shades from 3pm to 5pm every day. The sunbeams，within that particular 2 hours before sunset，by then brought the feeling of warmth and contend. Wang captured the essence and the precious moments，distilling time onto the canvas by depicting the sunbeams. This piece，“Afternoon series：No. 10”，representing his tenth amiable afternoon，is not only about a beam of sunlight reflecting on the red brick wall but also a “symbol” crystalized by his artistic approach to convey his poetic sensations with his figurative technique. It is his first trial as well as his origin of applying conceptual abstraction on his work. Wang，restraining his emotions to an extreme，depicted his trace of life by painting and recording numerous serene afternoons repetitively. His simple yet sophisticated style came from his deep reflection on time and life，communicating his inner peace and mental universe，preparing the changes of his next stage.

Price estimate:
HKD：500,000 - 800,000
USD：64,500 - 103,200

Auction Result:
HKD : 802,400