J. C. KUO (Jen-chang KUO)
Taiwanese 1949
Kuo born in Lukuang, Changhua, Taiwan in 1949, graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Chinese Culture University in 1973 and learned how to paint at the Li Chun-shan Studio during 1968-73. Sponsored by Asia Foundation, USA during 1974-79, he devoted himself to researching Taiwan folk arts and participated in practical fieldwork. Influenced by Pop Art in the 70's, he formed an unique personal creative style in the 80's-the combination of Han-Tang figures and totems or symbols of Chinese folk arts as well as a strong western vocabulary. In the 90's he expanded to landscape paintings and Chinese classical fairytales. His works are collected by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan.
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Totem and Taboo -Laozi
2003
Mixed media canvas mounted onto board
40 x 30.5cm
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Estimate
100,000 - 200,000 24,000 - 48,000 3,100 - 6,100
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Totem and Taboo -Zhuangzi
2003
Mixed media canvas mounted onto board
40 x 30.5 cm
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Estimate
100,000 - 200,000 24,000 - 48,000 3,100 - 6,100
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Guardians
2008
Mixed media on canvas
130.5 x 200 cm
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Estimate
800,000 - 1,000,000 204,000 - 255,000 26,300 - 32,800
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Image of Taiwan
1994
Mixed media, wooden sculpture
63(L) x 24(W) x 31(H) cm
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Estimate
320,000 - 550,000 82,000 - 141,000 10,600 - 18,100
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Sold Price
288,000 74,419 9,603
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Gaze
1994
Acrylic on canvas
53 x 45 cm
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Estimate
100,000 - 200,000 26,000 - 53,000 3,400 - 6,800
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Sold Price
96,000 25,131 3,244
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Couple
Mixed media on canvas
98 x 86 cm
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Estimate
360,000 - 460,000 95,000 - 121,000 12,200 - 15,600
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Sold Price
384,000 100,524 12,977
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Saint Taiwan - Mellow
1996
Acrylic on canvas with painted wooden frame
108 x 65 cm
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Estimate
350,000 - 550,000 91,000 - 143,000 11,800 - 18,500
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Sold Price
336,000 87,047 11,234
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Lohans 6
2003
Mixed media on canvas, collage
200 x 130 cm
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Estimate
1,500,000 - 2,000,000 366,000 - 488,000 47,800 - 63,800
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Grow
2008
Mixed media on canvas, collage
130 x 200 cm
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Estimate
1,600,000 - 2,600,000 390,000 - 634,000 53,300 - 86,700
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Complex
1994
Acrylic and wood, canvas
120 x 69 cm
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Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 95,000 - 143,000 12,500 - 18,800
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Sold Price
360,000 86,915 11,156
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