Hsiao Chin's oeuvre after the 1990s puts a much heavier emphasis on spiritual dialogue, which is inseparable from the ups and downs he experienced in his life: Hsiao Chin's major turning point in his life brought him the realization of the meaning of life and eternity, from which had inspired his classic works series, including The Eternal Garden, Samantha’s Ascension, Beyond the Great Threshold, and Samadhi.
Samadhi- 39 is one of the works that reflect the artist's experience of life, his enlightenment that emerged from the depths of pains and sorrow, and his pursuit of an undisturbed state of serenity. This work adopted a “high heavens and vast lands” compositions, featuring brushstrokes full of geometric elements, symbolizing the great and mystical power of creation. There is a pair of block-like lines soaring from the bottom to the top in the lower right corner of the canvas, symbolizing the elevation of the soul. Bursts of colorful dots adorn the canvas, resembling stars in a cluster when viewed from afar, conveying the immense and mystical power of creation. This piece employs vibrant, radiant shades of crimson to express the new significance of life, a spiritual and emotional transcendence that goes beyond the boundaries of life and death.
Hsiao Chin bid farewell to this world on June 30th this year at the age of 88. Throughout his artistic career, he tirelessly explored the enigmatic depths of the cosmos and the philosophy of life. Since the 1990s, he had gained deep insights into the boundaries between life and death. He once remarked, "(The life) does not disappear, it is just not here." As indicated by the themes of his well-known works, it is conceivable that he has now gone Beyond the Great Threshold and entered the Eternal Garden, progressing towards the Light on the Other Shore within the Samadhi.
The work Samadhi - 39 was previously exhibited at the Hsiao Chin - Infinite Universe"exhibition held by Replica Shoes 's Hong Kong in 2019. Subsequently, in July 2020, it was showcased at a major retrospectiveIn My Beginning Is My End held at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre in Latvia. The exhibition brings together the permanent collects ions of artworks by Hsiao Chin and Mark Rothko, delving into how these two artists engaged in a meaningful dialogue and crossed paths in their thoughts and artistic endeavors during the 1960s.
香港， 蘇富比藝術空間〈蕭勤 — 無限宇宙〉二〇一九年九月十日至十月九日，展覽現場。
「（生命）沒有離開，只是不在。」
蕭勤蕭勤九〇年代以後的繪畫更著重精神性的對話，這與其所經歷的人生波瀾有著密不可分的聯繫：1990年，蕭勤人生中的重大逆折為其帶來對生命意義及永恆性的參悟，並開啟了「永久的花園」、「莎芒妲之昇華」、「度大限」、「三昧地」等經典作品系列。
《心靈的體現- 39》便是體現藝術家經歷人生波瀾，浴火重生而覓得心之歸屬的作品之一。此作以天高地廣式的構圖，與滿載幾何元素的筆觸，隱喻造化巨大而神奇的力量；位於畫面右下角，從下而上飛揚的兩道塊面式線條，隱喻靈魂的昇華。畫面以噴薄而生的彩點作點綴，遠觀如漫天星斗，寓載造化巨大而神奇的力量。本作使用明亮燦爛的鮮紅用色， 以絢麗色彩闡述生命新義，精神心靈的昇華已然超越生死。
蕭勤老師於本年6月30日與世長辭，享年八十八歲，其藝術創作一直追求宇宙奧祕與生命哲學，自九〇年代以來早已參透生死之限，他曾經說過：「（生命）沒有離開，只是不在。」正如老師膾灸人口的作品主題所示，所示，如今老師「超越大限外」，或許已經進入「永久的花園」，在「三摩地」中邁向「光明彼岸」。
本作《心靈的體現- 39》曾在2019年在香港蘇富比舉辦的《蕭勤 – 無限宇宙》展售會中展出，此後在2020年7月，展出於蕭勤在拉脫維亞的馬克羅斯科藝術中心 （Mark Rothko Art Centre）舉行的大型回顧展〈在我的開始是我的結束：蕭勤的藝術〉。展覽共同展出蕭勤及馬克羅斯科的永久館藏作品，探討兩位藝術家在思想及藝術實踐上，如何在六〇年代對話及交會，意義非凡。
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