It Is Very Hot Here

1986

Acrylic on canvas

143 x 188 cm

Titled on the reverse It is very hot here signed ting in English, and dated 86

Estimate
4,800,000 - 6,800,000
1,142,900 - 1,619,000
146,300 - 207,300
Sold Price
8,850,000
2,092,693
267,979

Ravenel Spring Auction 2007

064

Walasse TING (Chinese-American, 1929 - 2010)

It Is Very Hot Here


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Catalogue Note:

From this title it is clear to see that Walasse Ting is trying to deliver delightful and comfortable feelings. To avoid regrets by missing any detail, Ting, like many artists, keeps on exploring the things with which he is fascinated. It seems that every object in this world cannot wait to become a part of his paintings. Ting is gifted with an un-acquirable instinct, or say power, to create abundantly rich and colorful images. "It is Very Hot Here" is a large painting, which makes it so vivid that the viewers can almost see Ting's passion overflowing. Ting's artwork always provides astonishing visual images, which make viewers step into a magnificent wonderland. The women with bashful facial expressions and postures in his paintings masterly deliver their emotions and the artist's passion. The manipulation of Ting's commonly used acrylic fiber materials creates a complete and beautiful disposition of colors.

People who have seen Walasse Ting's works agree that his paintings are artistic works that describe the admiration of beauty as if it is the only goal that people should pursue. Ting has since become an adult with an active sex life. He proudly called himself a "Butterfly Gangster" or "Mr. Gallant". Furthermore, no matter how difficult his situation was, he still chose to face everything with positive attitude. Now, he is more than 70 years old and still possesses an energetic mind as if he were still a naughty boy living in an amusement park. This is Walasse Ting, an artist who is always loyal to beauty. He is now in a coma due to a stroke, but he is surely still pursuing beauty in his wondrous dreams, otherwise, he would rather die, as he was born to live without gloom in the first place.


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