China Guardian Hong Kong Spring Auctions 2023 Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art
pg. 11- 14
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林葆靈 (b.1981)
落花 II(二〇二〇年作)
油彩 壓克力彩 畫布
100 × 80 cm. 39 3/8 × 31 1/2 in.
款識
Lin Bao Ling 2020（右下）
出版
2022年，《林葆靈：自由的光芒》，索卡藝術，台北，第130頁
來源
台北索卡藝術
亞洲私人收藏
以筆為劍斬禁錮，為希望獻上玫瑰
林葆靈罕見紅彩創作
林葆靈1981年生於台北，2006年自新加坡拉薩爾藝術學院畢業，後入讀國立台灣師範大學美術系研習水墨，獲博士學位。他擅長以油畫結合潑墨技法，表現夜色中朦朧神秘的光影。自2006年起，他展開「沒有名字的小傢伙」系列之作，小傢伙無名無姓、赤裸純真，在藝術家設置的各種場景中勇於邁出探險的腳步，富含喜怒哀樂的各式情感，引發觀者強烈共鳴。而回顧林葆靈近二十年的創作生涯中，以紅色調為主色者迄今僅有7件，突顯其稀罕，而是次拍賣即帶來其中2件，以響藏家。
玫瑰花床的溫柔擁抱
完成於2020年的《落花II》（拍品編號6）中，可見四處流浪的小傢伙以天地為家，在夜晚撿來一段樹枝為枕，以一頂常年隨身的舊毛線帽堪堪禦寒。他的身上有白色繃帶包紮的痕跡，暗示旅途或生活中的坎坷。緊閉的雙眸無意識地流下一串淚滴，似受噩夢襲擾、想念遠方的家人或回想所遭受的委屈。上方怒放的紅玫瑰落下鮮紅花瓣，化作一床芬芳柔軟的被褥，為小傢伙抵禦嚴寒，帶給他安慰的力量。玫瑰艷麗的紅彩被大面積暈染開來，泛著動人的金紅光彩，雖然它自身同樣經歷氣候的冰霜，卻還溫柔地給予他者庇護。藝術家特意以光斑描繪出抽象的綠葉、飄動的雪花，展現在冬日搖曳的動態美，畫境如夢似幻。而照耀至小傢伙身上一縷暖黃的晨光，若言說著即使冬日嚴苛，春天終將到來，而在生活中所受的傷，也會一一被撫平，帶給人前進的力量。
斬斷邊界，不破不立
2022年，林葆靈的創作產生關鍵性的轉折，有別於過往畫風的集中光線、古典朦朧美，他加入自身的幽默與創意以平塗手法創作了「斬」系列繪畫，並加深了在雕塑上的試煉，以雙手塑造陶土，飾以鮮活的壓克力色彩，創造出一件件獨一無二的作品。當中，其經典主角小傢伙展露出果敢帥氣的不同性格。在雕塑《斬V》（拍品編號7）中，小傢伙揭開額頭紗布，露出魔法印記，若爆發出巨大能量。他的神情果決，如俠客般以畫筆為劍、利落地完成斬擊，足部陷入地面的細節，強調了遒勁的劈斬力道。其身後被一刀兩斷的是繃著畫布的畫框和一管顏料，潑灑出大量好似血跡的紅色壓克力彩。畫框是畫家使用素材，在中文中對應「框架」。將之痛快的斬斷，呈現了「不破不立」的強大精神，又具幽默的詼諧感，令人過目不忘。
而在畫作《斬II》（拍品編號7）中，小傢伙化作硬漢形象，神態堅毅地雙手持刀，在瞬間揮出九刀，以漫畫中爆炸形對話框結合黑色書法表現，合為一招「九頭龍閃」。數字處的畫布均被切開，像是凌厲的劍氣從內迸發，突破了二維平面的限制。而四周向中心收攏的黑色漫畫線條和潑灑的白點進一步體現出具衝擊性的速度感。林葆靈在此作中以銳利的紅色為主色、再結合明確的線條挑戰觀者的視覺極限，充滿酣暢淋漓的爽快利落感。
《斬II》靈感來自日本漫畫《浪客劍心》。劍心原為暗殺者，但最終決心為保護弱者而戰，習得最強「九頭龍閃」。而每道劍氣上割破的畫布，受啟迪於阿根廷藝術家封塔納（Lucio Fontana），其標誌性的創作即為被割破的畫布，他曾言：「當我坐下來凝視一道道割痕時，我頓然感悟心靈之壯大，感覺自己解脫物質束縛」。林葆靈巧妙地融合二者，內化為自身走出舒適圈的能量，創造出以魄力斬斷約束的全新「小傢伙」，開啟新的冒險旅程！
估價 :
HKD: 30,000 – 50,000
USD: 3,800 – 6,400
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Lin Bao Ling (b.1981)Fallen Flowers II(Painted in 2020)
Oil and acrylic on canvas
100 × 80 cm. 39 3/8 × 31 1/2 in.
Signed in English and dated on bottom right
LITERATURE
2022, Lin Bao Ling: The Light of Freedom, Soka Art, Taipei, p.130
PROVENANCE
Soka Art,Taipei
Private Collection, Asia
Using the Pen as a Sword to Slash Fences, Giving Roses to Hope
Lin Bao Ling's Rare Red Colour Creation
Lin Bao Ling was born in 1981 in Taipei, and graduated from the La Salle College of the Arts in Singapore in 2006, then went on to study ink painting at the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, where he received his PhD. Since 2006, he has been working on a series of works entitled “The Nameless Little Guy”, in which the little guy is bravely exploring the various scenes set up by the artist, and is full of emotions of joy, anger and sadness. Looking back over his nearly 20-year career, only seven of Lin's works have been produced in red, two of which are being offered to collectors in this auction.
The Tender Embrace of a Bed of Roses
In Fallen Flowers II (Lot 6), completed in 2020, a little guy can be seen wandering around, having collected a branch for a pillow, with only an old woolen hat left to keep warm. His body bears the marks of white bandages, suggesting a journey or a life of hardship. His closed eyes shed unconscious tears, as if haunted by a nightmare. Above the scene, the red rose in full bloom drops its petals into a fragrant, soft bedding, which, despite the frost of the weather itself, offers gentle shelter. The artist has deliberately used light spots to depict abstract green leaves and fluttering snowflakes, showing the dynamic beauty of swaying in winter. The warm yellow morning light shining on the little guy suggests a sense of hope that light will finally come.
Slash Boundary, No Break No Gain
In 2022, Lin Bao Ling's work took a crucial turn. In contrast to the hazy beauty of his previous works, he used flat paint to create the Slash series of paintings, and deepened his experiments in sculpture. In this series, his classic protagonist, the little guy, reveals a bold, handsome and different character. In the sculpture Slash V (Lot 7), the little guy removes the gauze from his forehead to reveal his magic mark. Like a warrior, he uses his brush as a sword and strikes with a sharp chopping motion. Behind him is a frame tied to the canvas and a tube of paint, splashing a large amount of red acrylic that looks like blood. The frame is the Chinese word for “constraint”. The straight slashing of the frame presents a powerful spirit of “no break, no gain”, and a humorous and witty sense of humour that is unforgettable.
In the painting Slash II (Lot 7), the little guy is determinedly holding a sword in both hands and wielding nine cuts in a flash, using an exploding dialogue frame combined with black calligraphy to form the “Nine-Head Dragon Flash”. The canvas is sliced open at the figures, as if a powerful sword bursts from within. In this work, Lin's sharp red colour challenges the viewer's visual limits, which shows a powerful and dazzling sight. This painting got inspired by the comic book Rurouni Kenshin, Kenshin was originally an assassin, but eventually determined to fight to protect the weak, acquiring the most powerful “Nine-Head Dragon Flash”. The canvas cut on each stroke of the sword is inspired by the rebellious creation of Argentinean artist Fontana, who cut the canvas. Lin Bao Ling cleverly blends the two, internalising his own energy to break out of his comfort zone, creating a new “little guy” who cuts through restraints with gusto and embarks on a new adventure.
