Taichi Series - Single Whip

1995

Bronze, edition no. 7/20

34(L) x 23(W) x 40(H) cm

Signed Ju Ming in Chinese and numbered 7/20, dated '95

Estimate
820,000 - 950,000
196,000 - 227,000
25,100 - 29,100
Sold Price
1,888,000
456,811
58,416

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2006

076

JU Ming (Taiwanese, b. 1938)

Taichi Series - Single Whip


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Catalogue Note:

In all the works of "Taichi Series" by Ju Ming, Single Whip is the most well-known series among the world. Taichi boxing seems tender and powerless, but it's Yin and Yang mutual responsive in reality and involves activity and quietude, rigidity and fluidity. Its posture leads the body and balance both action and breath, and then have the effect upon quiet and peaceful.

Although Ju Ming made many pieces of "Single Whip" and all named the same, they have different manner and imposing appearance in every piece. The Taichi boxing stress the uniform, slow, soft and round, which fully make the aesthetic into practice and just like that will have different dynamics when different people practice the same style. Therefore, we know that when Ju make the Taichi sculpture, he will give the unique vitality to each of them.

"Single Whip" may be considered as the most popular of the Taichi series, it was Ju Ming's SingleWhip that received the most attention. Currently, Single whip can be found in many museums and corate collections, including Japan's Hakone Open-Air Museum, Atlanta city, University of Kansas, Bank of China Exchange Square in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Academy of Performance Arts, Singapore Art Museum and Taiwan's Juming Museum.


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