#Modern African art for sale

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The Various Styles of Modern African Art for Sale

Modern African art showcases a rich diversity of styles, reflecting the continent's vibrant cultures and histories. From contemporary abstract pieces to traditional motifs reimagined, artists explore themes of identity, community, and social issues. This dynamic art form captivates collectors, offering unique perspectives and emotional connections through each piece for sale.

Traditional Influences in Modern African Art for Sale

Many pieces of modern African art for sale are deeply rooted in traditional practices, incorporating symbols, motifs, and storytelling techniques passed down through generations. Artists often blend ancient rituals and customs with contemporary themes, offering a unique fusion of old and new.

Abstract Styles in Modern African Art for Sale

Abstract forms are increasingly popular in modern African art for sale, where artists use shapes, colors, and textures to convey deeper emotions and themes. This style is particularly appealing to those who enjoy art that challenges the conventional representation of reality.

Figurative Works in Modern African Art for Sale

Figurative pieces remain a staple of modern African art for sale, where human and animal figures are often depicted in powerful ways. These works can range from realistic portraits to exaggerated forms, capturing the essence of African identity and experience.

Urban and Street Styles in Modern African Art for Sale

The urban art movement has greatly influenced modern African art for sale, with graffiti and street-inspired designs making their way into galleries. This style reflects the social and political landscapes of Africa’s cities, bringing a contemporary edge to the art scene.

Textile and Mixed Media in Modern African Art for Sale

Textile and mixed media works are increasingly found in modern African art for sale, where artists combine fabric, beads, and other materials to create intricate, tactile pieces. These works often highlight the craftsmanship that is synonymous with African creativity.

Political and Social Commentary in Modern African Art for Sale

A significant portion of modern African art for sale serves as a platform for political and social commentary. Artists use their works to express perspectives on issues such as identity, migration, and the impact of colonialism, offering thought-provoking insights into contemporary African life.

Contemporary Minimalism in Modern African Art for Sale

Minimalism is an emerging trend in modern African art for sale, with artists focusing on simplicity and clean lines. This style appeals to those who prefer subtle, yet powerful artistic expressions that often carry deep meaning despite their sparse form.

Conclusion

Whether rooted in tradition or embracing contemporary trends, the variety of styles in modern African art for sale offers something for every art lover. Exploring these diverse artistic expressions provides insight into both the history and future of African creativity, making it an exciting and evolving market for collectors worldwide.

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Website : https://www.larrygraeber.org/

Address : San Antonio, Texas, USA

Larry Graeber is a renowned Texas-based artist specializing in painting, sculpture, and works on paper. With studios in San Antonio and Marfa TX, his captivating artworks offer a unique world view and personal perspective. Embracing the principles of elements, Larry's practice manifests through three dedicated stations in his studio, resulting in direct and authentic creations that stand on their own while alluding to deeper meanings. Explore Larry Graeber's website to discover an exceptional collection of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, showcasing his unwavering dedication and artistic finesse.

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Claude Monet

Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a French impressionist painter who transformed modern art with his emphasis on light brushstrokes, bright colours, and uncluttered nature. Famed for his landscapes and series of paintings that captured the same view in different momentary atmospheric conditions, Monet is heralded as one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time.

Early Life

Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris on 14 November 1840. The job of Monet's father, Claude-Adolphe, is not known except that it was a humble one and that the family often struggled financially. In 1845, the Monets moved to Le Havre on the northern coast of France where Claude-Adolphe worked in his brother-in-law's thriving wholesale grocery business. Oscar-Claude's favourite subject at school was art, and, fascinated by the boats in the busy harbour, he often sketched them. From 15, he made money by selling caricatures, some of which were displayed in a local shop window each Sunday, which became a minor local attraction. Monet's aunt, Marie-Jeanne Lecadre, was an amateur painter and she encouraged Oscar-Claude, introducing him to the artist Amand Gautier (1825-1894).

Another artistic influence was the landscape painter Eugène Boudin (1824-1898) and the pair went painting together en plein air (outdoors), as opposed to the traditional method of painting in the studio. Still only 17, Monet produced his first outdoor painting, View from Rouelles, in 1858. Monet later described the experience:

Boudin put up his easel and set to work…for me it was like the rending of a veil; I understood; I grasped what painting could be…my destiny as a painter opened up before me. If I have indeed become a painter; I owe it to Eugène Boudin…Gradually my eyes were opened and I understood nature.

(Hodge, 15)

In April 1859, Monet gathered together his savings from his caricatures sales and went to study art in Paris. He enrolled in the unconventional Académie Suisse and started to make friends with artists like Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) and Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). More caricatures helped eke out his savings.

In June 1861, Monet's studies were rudely interrupted by conscription into the French army. Joining the African Light Cavalry, he was shipped off to Algeria. The bright colours of North Africa left a lasting impression on the young artist, who continued to sketch when he could. Then, after contracting typhoid in 1862, Monet was invalided back home. Six months later, Aunt Marie-Jeanne bought her nephew out of the army. Now 22, he dropped the Oscar from his name and began to paint again. It was at Le Havre that Monet met the Dutch artist Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891), whose work he already admired for its broad and bold brushstrokes and which captured effects of the weather on seascapes. As Monet noted, Jongkind "became from this moment, my true master; and it is to him that I owe the final development of my painter's eye" (Hodge, 19).

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Why These Imperfect Korean ‘Moon Jars’ Sell for Millions

Old, round, imperfect and beautiful — that’s how fans of Korean art describe the moon jar, or “dalhangari.”

These unassuming, plain white pots have entranced everyone from rapper RM, of K-pop sensation BTS, to philosopher Alain de Botton.

The former director of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Beth McKillop, has called the moon jar an “icon of Korean identity.” And if price is any indicator of popularity, one recently sold for over $4.5 million at a Christie’s auction.

This month, a rare example from the late 17th or early 18th century will go on sale at Sotheby’s in New York, where it’s expected to fetch more than $3 million.

“A large moon jar has always been expensive, but I think the big uptick in prices and value is… because their appeal is now global,” said Angela McAteer, Sotheby’s international head of Chinese art for the Americas and Europe, over video call. “You’ve got an international cohort of bidders competing for them, so it’s gone beyond the traditional connoisseur collecting community of Korean art.”

Huge price tags also result from the jars’ rarity. Although made for over a century in the royal kilns of Korea’s last kingdom, the Joseon dynasty, few are thought to exist today. Estimates for the number of larger ones (those more than 40 centimeters, or 15.7 inches, tall and wide) that have survived over the years range from 12 to 30.

Having passed through auction houses and antique dealers across the world, several of these are now in the collections of institutions like the British Museum and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, as well as in the hands of private collectors.

‘Owning a piece of happiness’

The first moon jars were created in the royal kilns in Gwangju (a city just outside Seoul, not the larger southern city of the same name) from 1650 to 1750. They were made from pure white porcelain and kaolin clay, and, following the neo-Confucian fashions of their day, the pots reflected values such as propriety, humility, frugality and purity. They were likely used at court and in upper-class homes as containers for food and liquids, or as decorative vessels.

In the mid-20th century, moon jars began gaining international appreciation thanks to influential admirers such as Japanese folk crafts scholar Yanagi Soetsu and British potter Bernard Leach, who bought one from a Seoul antique store in 1935. Leach once said that having a moon jar was like “owning a piece of happiness,” and would later give his to fellow potter Lucie Rie for safekeeping during World War II. It stayed in her studio until her death and was later acquired by the British Museum.

Charlotte Horlyck, lecturer in Korean Art History at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, wrote in the Art Bulletin journal that after World War II the moon jar “caught the attention of an early generation of postcolonial Korean artists and scholars who sought to restore Korean art history and national identity,” as the pieces “resonated with the visual language of international modernism and minimalism of the mid-20th century while remaining a distinctly Korean work of art.”

The moon jar’s allure

When Sotheby’s announced its forthcoming sale, the auction house described its 44-centimeter (17.3-inch) moon jar as an object that inspired, astounded and soothed those who “stand in its presence.” It’s a funny thing to say about a pot, to speak as if it’s alive, but the jars’ visceral, emotional impact on people is something that comes up time and time again in the literature.

Choi Sunu, a former director of the National Museum of Korea, has described the museum’s moon jars as being like companions, or muses that have inspired his writing and stirred his creativity. Bernard Leach admired the pots for their “natural unselfconsciousness.” In 2012, South Korea’s then-Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik used the pot as a metaphor symbolizing a reunified Korean peninsula (moon jars are created in two hemispherical pieces and joined in the middle).

More recently the rapper RM, of K-pop group BTS, posted a picture of himself hugging a modern-day moon jar on Twitter, telling fans that the pots made him feel calm.

“It’s hard for someone to really comprehend how a pot can make you feel that way,” said McAteer. “It has this real meditative presence. If you’ve sat in front of a great (painting by US artist, Mark) Rothko and you feel this kind of palpable energy emanate from it, and you could sit for hours and just feel something in its presence — the moon jar has that too.”

“The more you look at it, the more there is to see. It looks different from every angle,” she added. “We had real issues with the photography and the catalog because it looks like a different piece every time you rotate it, or you change the lighting. The surface is just alive, you know.”

“You can see how the glaze coalesces; you see these spontaneous bursts of this blush color that’s happening in the firing. You can lose yourself in its surface.”

Modern masters

Modern Korean potters have been inspired by the jars, and a number have come up with their own homages. Ceramist Kim Syyong covers his pots with a black glaze, while Yun Ju Cheol’s versions look spikier like a pufferfish and Choi Bo Ram’s unvarnished, textured blue vases have a denim-like quality.

Others, like Kwon Dae Sup, have looked to closely recreate the process used by the potters of yore. The 71-year-old ceramist produces unadorned white jars and allows for all the beautiful imperfections produced to shine through. He works out of a studio in Gwangju, where the royal kilns that produced moon jars were once located.

There’s a great deal of preparation that goes into making a moon jar traditionally. It’s labor-intensive: washing, sifting impurities from the clay, kneading and rolling it to remove air bubbles, carrying around these large hunks, not to mention hand throwing the clay itself to that oversized bowl shape without collapsing, and the work keeping a pine wood fire burning for 24 hours while the pot hardens in the kiln. Kwon also built his own kiln to replicate the old process as closely as possible.

“I do this because it’s fun,” he said in a phone interview. “Every time I make something, it’s novel … The quality of the material is different every time. The conditions in which I make the pots is new every time.”

Kwon said he also feels an emotional connection to the moon jar. As a student he was so moved by a one he saw in a Korean antique store that he decided they would be his life’s work. “They feel alive,” he said.

In a 2019 book on his work by Axel Vervoodt Gallery the potter is quoted saying he tries to produce art that needs no addition or subtraction. “I wish to create work that has an imposing presence but harmonizes with its surroundings regardless of where and when it is displayed. It should give peace of mind and a sense of comfort to all who look at it.”

By Christy Choi.

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Exploring Manhattan: The Heart of New York City

Manhattan, the vibrant heart of New York City, is a place where history, art, culture, and commerce converge. With its iconic skyline, diverse neighborhoods, and endless entertainment options, Manhattan offers an experience like no other. Whether you’re visiting for the first time or rediscovering the city as a local, here’s everything you need to know about exploring Manhattan.

1. Iconic Landmarks

No visit to Manhattan is complete without exploring its famous landmarks. The Statue of Liberty stands proudly in New York Harbor, symbolizing freedom and hope. Nearby, Ellis Island shares the stories of millions of immigrants who helped shape the city’s history. Another must-see is the Empire State Building, offering breathtaking panoramic views of the skyline from its observation deck.

Other landmarks include Times Square, known as "The Crossroads of the World," where bright lights and billboards dazzle visitors day and night. Central Park, an oasis in the city's midst, provides a natural escape with walking trails, ponds, and beautiful scenery. For art lovers, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art are must-visit destinations.

2. Diverse Neighborhoods

Each neighborhood in Manhattan has a unique personality, offering something for everyone. SoHo, known for its cobblestone streets and trendy boutiques, is a haven for art enthusiasts and fashionistas. The Lower East Side showcases the city’s immigrant history with vibrant eateries and cultural sites. For a taste of luxury, visit the Upper East Side, home to upscale shops, fine dining, and classic brownstones.

Head to Greenwich Village for a bohemian vibe with live music venues, quirky coffee shops, and the birthplace of the Beat movement. Meanwhile, Harlem offers rich African American culture, from soul food to jazz clubs and historic churches. Chinatown and Little Italy are other highlights, each offering unique flavors, cultural landmarks, and annual festivals.

3. Entertainment and Nightlife

Manhattan is famous for its Broadway district, where world-class musicals and plays entertain millions. Be sure to catch a show in one of the historic theaters, or, for a unique experience, see an off-Broadway production. The nightlife scene is also thriving, with rooftop bars offering stunning skyline views, jazz clubs in the West Village, and dance clubs in Chelsea.

If you prefer a more relaxed evening, consider a dinner cruise along the Hudson River. You’ll enjoy beautiful views of Manhattan’s illuminated skyline, including landmarks like the One World Trade Center, Chrysler Building, and Brooklyn Bridge.

4. Foodie’s Paradise

Manhattan is a culinary haven, offering everything from food trucks to Michelin-starred restaurants. For street food, try a New York-style hot dog, a classic slice of pizza, or a bagel with lox and cream cheese. Food halls like Chelsea Market and the Essex Market offer international cuisine, artisanal groceries, and unique dining experiences.

If you’re in the mood for fine dining, Manhattan boasts some of the world’s best restaurants. Jean-Georges, Eleven Madison Park, and Nobu offer exceptional experiences for food lovers. And don’t forget the borough's dessert scene: Magnolia Bakery’s cupcakes and Levain Bakery’s cookies are must-tries.

5. Shopping Extravaganza

For shopping, Fifth Avenue is a dream destination, offering high-end brands like Gucci, Prada, and Louis Vuitton. For unique finds, head to the markets in Hell’s Kitchen or the boutiques in NoLIta. And if you’re looking for budget-friendly options, the Garment District has plenty of sample sales and outlet stores.

Manhattan truly has it all—from world-renowned landmarks and diverse neighborhoods to mouth-watering cuisine and unparalleled entertainment. Whether you’re strolling through Central Park, dining in Little Italy, or exploring the art galleries in Chelsea, Manhattan will capture your heart and inspire memories that last a lifetime.

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CROSSINGS: EXPRESSIONISM & COGNITIVISM IN ART

A Special installment on view at The Metropolitan Museum until Feb of 2023 is by Robert Colescott, One of his best-known works, George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook (1975), portrays prominent black agricultural chemist George Washington Carver as the Revolutionary war hero, surrounded by Aunt Jemima-like cooks and banjo playing black figures, at once mocking the mythmaking of white American forefathers and hateful stereotypes of African Americans. The masterpiece, according to their site, explores ongoing resonances between past and present artistic expressions—specifically, modern and contemporary responses to Emanuel Leutze’s epic Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851). In exploring both works of art we can discover expressionism and cognitivism in art.�� 

Crossings by Robert Colescott : The MET Museum Oct-Feb 2023

Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851)  By: Emanuel Leutze

EXPRESSIONISM. Expressionism is a philosophy of art that conveys the inspiration of artists by their emotional experiences in their creativity to produce art that the audience can perceive as well. During the 20th century, expressionism took on a more cognitive turn. Sigmud Frued’s psychoanalytic theory became a big influence on the thoughts surrounding art.

COGNITIVISM. The theory of Cognitivism, also called aesthetic cognitivism, presents art as a special way of knowing the world. Cognitivism is the theory that art can indeed teach us as an experience of enhanced expression and cognitive understanding from its aesthetic value. The use of imagination in creating and exploring art increases our brain development. 

ART IS A METAPHOR. One main objective to discovering art is to find its meaning. In Crossings, the artist places the trailblazing scientist, inventor, and African American hero George Washington Carver at the helm of a boatload of Black stereotypes. In the picture of Crossings we find the abstract relation between the symbolic representations and we are able to compare it to the original piece which is a given objective reality. 

ART IS AN EXPERIENCE. Art is collaboration between the artist and the viewer. This collaboration is an experience of expression and thought. Art is a mental experience of communicative and imaginative expressions. The experience we gain from exploring the artwork of Crossings is the discovery of a new point of view - evoking patriotic feelings in some viewers, conflict and struggle in others.

ART IS VALUABLE. Expressionism and Cognitivism place the artist at the center of the world and give them power and value. Both artists created value in their work of displaying history with expression and thought. Exposure to the art gives us vivid imagery of communication. We gain more insight into the real history and we see it from a whole other point of view. Colescott’s groundbreaking work is powerful and valuable as it reflects the lasting impact artists have.

EXPRESSIONISM & COGNITIVISM IN ART. When expressionism and cognition are combined in art, it becomes a very powerful tool. Expressionism and its cognitive influences to art have so much to offer us as we dive deep into the picture physically, emotionally, and spiritually. In exploring expressionism and cognitivism in art we seek understanding of vivid symbolic communication, we experience the art in our thoughts and emotions, and lastly we discover just how valuable the art is.  

~Jones

Philosophy of the Arts -UNCG -Spring 23

REFERENCES

Crossings - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Robert Colescott | Art for Sale, Results & Biography | Sotheby’s

Why Is That Art?: Aesthetics and Criticism of Contemporary Art: Barrett, Terry

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South African Artists Star at Bonhams Modern & Contemporary African Art Sale in London

London – Works by some of the biggest names in South African Art are amongst the highlights of Bonhams Modern & Contemporary African Art sale on 22 March in London. Highlights include six works by the legendary Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) and two important works by Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993), who is widely recognised as a pioneer of urban black art and social realism.…

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An animal lover all her life, she has always felt a spiritual connection to animals and she loves being in nature.

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Her website features many of the paintings and drawings she has done over the past few years. To view items currently for sale, including original oil paintings, color pencil drawings, prints, and handmade prayer flags and patches, please visit her Etsy shop.

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Story Concept for Wall Art Painting – Bruce Onobrakpeya’s Urban Patterns and Landscapes

Echoes of the Metropolis

In the bustling heart of a mythical city, where past and future coexist in an intricate dance, Bruce Onobrakpeya’s printmaking serves as the inspiration for a vivid wall art painting. This piece weaves together the rhythmic energy of urban life with the quiet whispers of natural landscapes hidden beneath the city’s industrial veneer.

A sprawling metropolis emerges in layers, each one a tapestry of geometric forms, organic textures, and vibrant hues. The foreground features a network of streets and buildings, their sharp angles softened by intricate etchings reminiscent of Onobrakpeya’s signature style. These etchings are alive, filled with symbols of community, heritage, and tradition.

Between the buildings, hidden patterns emerge—triangles morph into mountains, while winding curves transform into rivers. These subtle hints reveal the land’s original topography, a nod to the coexistence of man and nature.

Artistic Features

Urban Patterns:

The cityscape is depicted with vivid, repeating motifs—rows of windows, grids of streets, and dots representing the hum of city lights.

The patterns have a tactile quality, layered with textures resembling hand-carved prints.

Landscapes Within:

Beneath the urban patterns, the faint outlines of a natural landscape emerge.

Fields, hills, and rivers are hidden in plain sight, representing how nature persists amidst urbanization.

Cultural Symbols:

Embedded in the artwork are cultural motifs—indigenous patterns, tribal masks, and symbolic elements like the sun and moon, grounding the piece in Onobrakpeya’s Nigerian heritage.

Colors and Vividness:

Rich earthy tones of ochre, burnt sienna, and deep green contrast with electric blues, yellows, and metallic silvers that echo the vibrancy of city life.

Narrative

The painting tells a story of transformation. It begins with the land untouched, represented by the serene bottom layer of the artwork. As the viewer’s eye moves upward, the patterns of humanity emerge—buildings, roads, and lights symbolizing the rise of the urban sprawl. Amidst the transformation, nature fights to remain visible, represented by trees growing between cracks in the cityscape and rivers snaking through the concrete jungle.

In the center of the painting, a figure stands a storyteller, etched in intricate detail. This figure represents Bruce Onobrakpeya’s legacy, a bridge between the old and the new, the rural and the urban. Surrounding the figure are spirals and waves, suggesting the flow of stories and history.

Emotional Impact

Wonder: The intricate details draw viewers in, making them explore every corner of the painting.

Nostalgia: The hidden natural landscapes evoke memories of a simpler time, contrasting with the urban vibrancy.

Reflection: The artwork inspires contemplation about the relationship between humans, nature, and culture in modern life.

This wall art painting, inspired by Bruce Onobrakpeya’s printmaking, serves as a visual metaphor for the complex harmony between urbanization and the natural world. It is a vivid celebration of patterns, landscapes, and cultural heritage, designed to captivate and provoke thought in any space it inhabits.

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The Marrakesh Pool Villa Beach in Hua Hin Town Center is more than just a luxurious place to stay – it’s a gateway to a lifestyle that blends comfort, elegance, and the natural beauty of one of Thailand’s top beach destinations. With its exotic design, prime location, and array of luxurious amenities, this beachfront villa offers the perfect escape for anyone looking to experience the best of Hua Hin. Whether you're a vacationer, an expat, or an investor, this pool villa presents a unique opportunity to own a piece of paradise in one of Thailand's most sought-after coastal towns.

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Gallery visit: MOMA (6.7.24) - PART 1

Ja'Tovia Gary's THE GIVERNY SUITE (2019, sculptural installation -settee, twenty-five painted frames, altar to Yemaya (candle, seashells, anchor, fruit, plate, vase, flowers, glass jar of molasses, glass jar of rum, and fabric), altar to Oshun (candle, mirror, cowrie shells, fruit, cinnamon sticks, plate, vases, flowers, glass jar of white wine, glass jar of honey, and fabric) - and short film (39 mins 51 secs))

Description: "Filmed in Harlem, New York, and in Claude Monet's gardens in Giverny, France, THE GIVERNY SUITE is a cinematic poem that advocates for the safety and bodily autonomy of Black women. Employing techniques including hand-painted film animation and montage editing, Gary first developed the work during an artist residency in Giverny, where the gardens offered a space of respite. Centrally featured are person-on-the-street interviews in which the artist approaches women at the intersection of Lenox Avenue (also known as Malcolm X Boulevard) and West 116th Street and asks, "Do you feel safe?" These interviews are interspersed with footage of singer Nina Simone, performer Josephine Baker, political activist Fred Hampton, and Diamond Reynolds recounting the killing of her boyfriend Philando Castile by police in 2016. The installation also includes antique furniture as well as altars dedicated to the Yoruba deities Yemaya and Oshun. "Healing is at the root of the work," Gary explains. "Making art is a transformative process that transmutes pain or trauma into something beautiful, useful, functional, instructive."

Positioned near the entrance are two altars devoted to West African orishas: Oshun, the river deity, who represents divine femininity, love, and beauty, is depicted in bright yellow; and Yemaya, the fierce protector of women, who is associated with oceans, fertility, and creativity, is represented by the colors white and blue. Both deities originate from the Yoruban spiritual practice Lucumí, which was carried over to the Americas by African peoples during the transatlantic slave trade. In this work, French Colonial-style antique frames and a slanted settee gesture to colonization's complex legacy as well as the comforts found in many Southern Black grandmothers' homes, including the artist's own."

Mike Kelley's Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites (1991/1999, sculptural installation - plush toys sewn over wood and wire frames with styrofoam packing material, nylon rope, pulleys, steel hardware and hanging plates, fiberglass, car paint, and disinfectant)

Description: "In 1987 Mike Kelley began to make sculptures from stuffed animals, which he described as "the adult's perfect model of a child": cute, clean, sexless. However, Kelley's plush toys, purchased secondhand from thrift stores and yard sales, were discarded and soiled from use. Seemingly beyond redemption, they are darkly humorous monuments to lost innocence and repressed trauma. Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites was among Kelley's last works to feature stuffed animals. The toys are clustered in a cellular arrangement of one "central mass" and thirteen "satellites." To avoid eliciting an emotional or sentimental response from viewers, Kelley sewed the animals face-in. They are surrounded by ten brightly colored, abstract sculptures the artist called "deodorizers," which release a pine-scented mist into the air. By contrasting the degraded consequences of consumer excess with the slick, reductive forms of modernism, Kelley taunts the hierarchies between high art and mainstream culture, between obsessive hygiene and moral decline."

Montien Boonma's House of Hope (1996-1997, sculptural installation - herbs, spices, natural binders, cotton string, painted wood, and steel)

Description: "In House of Hope (1996-1997) Montien Boonma invites us into an immersive space filled with thousands of prayer-bead strands hanging above a pyramid of painted wooden steps. The surrounding wall painting suggests clouds or incense smoke from Buddhist temples. The artist crafted his pigments and beads from traditional Thai medicinal herbs and spices; the aromatic materials suffuse the gallery with scent. Boonma sought to create an atmosphere of bodily sensation: "When you enter a temple, it makes you warm… there's the feeling that we will be given help-like having a father and mother to protect us. Boonma created this installation after his wife died from cancer in 1995. Her diagnosis the year before led the artist to immerse himself in Buddhist rituals of devotion and healing. "I was asking for a lot," he said. "I was asking for the world to stop." Boonma's "house" explored the possibility of hope in a time of environmental disaster, industrialization, and the rise of global epidemics--crises that persist in the present, and which the work allows us to confront in new ways today."

Hague Yang's Sallim (2009, sculptural installation - steel frame, perforated metal plate, caster, aluminium venetian blinds, knitting yarn, acrylic mirror, IV stand, light bulbs, cable, electric fan, timer, garlic, dishes, hot pad, and scent emitter)

Description: ""There is a mysteriousness and spirituality in the most banal things. So my interest might be to reveal or make a crack in that mundaneness and show a glimpse of the miraculous, artist Hague Yang has said. This gallery brings together artworks by Yang and others that reimagine everyday environments through introspective reflection and material restraint. These works evoke spectral architectures, or spaces where what is absent may be as resonant as the visible or tangible. Created primarily during the 1990s and early 2000s - a period marked by new forms of global interconnectivity that blurred distinctions between public and private spheres - these works focus on the intricacies of daily life as a means to reflect, capture, or magnify experiences of time, space, and the self.

This sculpture, whose Korean title roughly translates to "homemaking," is a life-size model of the kitchen in the artist's former Berlin apartment, where she lived as well as worked. Describing Sallim as a "skeleton" of the original space, Yang has included sculptural elements that suggest utilitarian fixtures, such as a radiator and water boiler. "Some of them are very representative of a kitchen," she explains. "But some of them are blunt and rather puzzling." The artist has recreated not only this domestic environment, but its invisible sensorial experiences: scent emitters release smells of food and digestion, like coffee, bread, and excrement, while a fan circulates air.""

Otobong Nkanga's Tied to the Other Side (2021, woven tapestry)

Description: "Nkanga often portrays the natural world as a site of valuable knowledge for humans. Her tapestry Tied to the Other Side, set in an ambiguous landscape, employs abstracted shapes and textures to unfurl a universal narrative: the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. On one end is an arrangement of fragmented limbs sprouting from dense vegetation. Over time, shown in the image's progression from right to left, these body parts fall into states of decay and slowly become the spiritual energy source for radiating lights at the other end of the tapestry. This light, the artist seems to illustrate, will one day nourish the earth and spawn new life. She explains: "Even in death there is the possibility of regeneration. Nothing is lost; everything is used again.""

Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans (1962, acrylic paint and metallic enamel paint on canvas)

Description: "When asked why he chose to paint Campbell's soup cans, Warhol offered a deadpan reply: "I used to have the same lunch every day, for twenty years, I guess, the same thing over and over again." That daily meal, universally available throughout the United States, is the subject of this work. Warhol made the 32 canvases - one for each of the flavors of soup then sold by Campbell's - using a combination of projection, tracing, painting, and stamping. Repeating a nearly identical image, the work at once stresses the uniformity and ubiquity of the product's packaging and subverts the common characterization of painting as a medium of invention and originality."

Rosa Barba's 'states of matter' works

Row 1: Uncertain Theme - and Therefore Abstract (2021, steel, glass, motor, and 35mm film), At home with the Locust People (1974, acrylic paint on canvas)

Rows 2 and 3: Aggregate States of Matters (2019, projected short film (21 mins 14 secs))

Description: "With her film installation located further in this gallery, Rosa Barba poses a question: how can a form of visual expression convey the environmental and social impact of an issue as fraught as climate change? For this work, the artist interviewed members of Indigenous Quechua communities in Peru, who have had to adapt their daily practices due to the melting of a nearby glacier. Abandoning journalistic conventions like voice-over narration, she interweaves text and images of the country's wide-ranging terrain. In doing so, she questions the traditional binary of nature and culture, engaging with philosophical, spiritual, and cultural approaches to the changing environment and to time itself. Through custom technology, Barba also explores how film archives and transmits knowledge and information; her use of celluloid - an increasingly obsolete material that degrades with each revolution through a projector - resonates with the fragility of cultural memory and the natural landscape."

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Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale Hong Kong Auction 31 May 2024

In Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Native Carrying Some Guns, Bibles, Amorites on Safari, 1982, a Black figure dominates the canvas, arms raised to the sky, confronting a colonial poacher. The present artwork evinces Basquiat's visual poetry, as layered linguistic meaning intertwines with vivid imagery to provoke thought and reflection on themes including slavery and empire. The exposed stretcher enhances its gritty narrative, infusing it with a raw, unrestrained essence and a near-sculptural presence characteristic of Basquiat’s celebrated stretcher paintings. Reduced to caricatures, Basquiat’s figures symbolise 'native' and 'coloniser.' They stand as a poignant critique of colonial commerce, encapsulating broader themes of colonisation, commercialisation, and African American history. In Native Carrying Some Guns, Bibles, Amorites on Safari, Basquiat's art amalgamates diverse cultural influences, ranging from the Bible to African tribal masks, with textual references to money, value, authenticity, and ownership. This synthesis creates a unique iconography reflective of his New York experience as well as his Caribbean ethnicity and West-African heritage.

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Pre-Law History (War on Terror, UMass-Amherst)

Scenario: The People's Crusade, a media stoked movement.  

Response: We need these cows, the Arabs stole our meat.

The First Crusade, the sack of Armenia for holding Slavics as Russian Orthodoxy, Satanists outside the Gypsy gene.  

Response: Satan, is a deliberate faith, to be reversed through athletics; not battle, the proper murder, outside of prison's threat of the cell as an athlete.

The Third Crusade, the betrayal of the Jordan River Valley tower, unpaid labor.  

Response: Anything on a non-payer commune, is open to a snitch; you need to understand the face of a foe, not the truth.  Truth, is outside of money.  But money, rules the world, that's a teacher.

The Children's Crusade, the sales of children in the thousands to African slavery in exchange for marijuana seeds and samples, "Houses in Scotland".  

Response: "Con Air"; each of you convicts, are a job, and you've been in prison, your entire life.  Don't go in with the Africans, you've been raised "black", and they're far older at the game.  The Oath of the Italian Mafia; find the Boss, the Don, the Chump.  She isn't what she seems.

The Fifth Crusade, Pierre the Coward, the Red Badge of Courage, versus Saladin, the Witch Hunter, the arts war of al-Qaeda.  

Response: Starscream, the Decepticons, the Catholics, versus Optimus Prime, the Autobots, the Arabs.  This is a rare treat, if you can find Northrup Grumman; the Charleboises.

The Eighth Crusade, the death of the German King, due to heart attack from falling in the Rhine River, forced into place.  

Response: Any leadership war, is nothing without the King; but why do you have to have the King, on the spot?  He's sacrificed himself, by coming to your quarries.  Let Christ be King; Jesus was a pedophile, he saw for himself the ruthlessness of his father.  Loose Change.

The Twelfth Crusade, RIchard the Lion-Hearted, the gold trade, in Iranian souls, trapped via captive.  

Response: An O'Neill classic, "The Merchant of Venice".  The beginning of a brand.  "Ave Satani", Tip O'Neill.  Are you mine, rule of thumb?

The Thirteenth Crusade, the retaking of Jerusalem by Moslems, the homosexuals bred as soldiers.  

Response: Gay Niggers From Outer Space.  The illegal play; the Statue of Liberty; DC Comics, a "narcotics officer".

The Iranian resistance against Turks, the assassins, bred on marijuana prenatal exposure, and marijuana hashish oils, butter lipids.  

Response: The Nietzschean Society, the King's Men, and EON Productions.  The breaker of the rule, is the champion.  Friedrich Nietzsche, Adolf Hitler, David Charlebois.

The Mongolian invasion, the conquest of Russia, Mesopotamia, and Vietnam, by Uighurs.  

Response: Sell toys, collect children's literature, and protect your women.  Three rules, together, a German, the modern anti-Semite.

The Reconquistda, the French Germans, conquering Spain, and allowing Uthman, to return to stature, as a Rabbinical Jude, a business owner and manager.  

Response: The Synagogue, is a punishment, unless refused three times; then an Arab, the old Southern Larchy Tune.  For the Goyim. 

The mince meat pie, the bond between priests and imamis, the beginning of the university, Muslim Shaykhs, college professors, managed by Rabbinicals, salesman, through priests, the homeless managers of the common people into military and police arms.  

Response: The whole thing has to be thrown out.  Then, you win, because someone, needed your help.  Law enforcement, is a tool of a university, and the arrest, is the highschool.  Elementary school, picks cops, the track athlete; the shutdown of a banking corporate, because a child, wanted to run away.  

The resurrection of Judaism, the victor of the military, as refusing products based on rationing, the bigot to be sided against in war.

Response: The Grand Ol' Party, The United Kingdom, the Nation-State of Israel, the Federal Republic of Russia, and the Assembly of France.  The last, John Wick, is post-humous.  Is France, ethnic?  Or just Jews?