12st Century Abstract Unique Sculpture Orchid by Cynthia Sah

About the Item

ORCHID By Cynthia Sah Statuary Carrara white marble and marble base Measures: 16,70’’ x 9,80’’ x 14’’ One-off in these dimensions Signed and delivered with a certificate of authenticity Born in Hong Kong in 1952, Cynthia Sah grew up in Japan and Taiwan. After receiving her Master’s degree in the U.S., she has chosen to work in Italy where she lives since 1979. The Sah family has a pride history of over eight centuries, and the renowned 13th-century poetpainter Sah Du-La was one of Cynthia Sah's eminent ancestors, whose works are included in the collection of the Palace Museum. Other prominent figures in the family include Sah Chen-Ping, the famous admiral that fought in the First Sino-Japanese War; the well-known physicist, Sah PenTung; the pioneer in the field of semi-conductor, Sah Chih-Tang; and the celebrated jurist and political science scholar, Sah Meng-Wu. Cynthia Sah's work shows a refined and elegant contour, fully and exquisitely conveying the artist's minimalistic aesthetics and the subtle, delicate variations in material texture. After the artist's long hours of hand-carving, the solid marble seems to manifest a captivating spirit. Her sculptures reflect the Chinese philosophy of essential equilibrium, often translated into marble or bronze, which takes shape as lightness and fluidity in space. Her artworks are in private and public collections such as Taipei Fine Art Museum, Farum International Sculpture Park in Denmark and Azuchi-Cho Cultural Center in Japan. PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS 2020 Elective Memory, A creative Process, Double Square Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 2017 The Inner Garden - Secrets to be shared, Double Square Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 1999 Hanart Taipei Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 1997 Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong 1995 Galerie Pierre, Taichung, Taiwan, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong 1994 Hanart Taipei Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 1992 Hanart Taipei Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan Sculpture & Painting Double Solo Exhibition, The Rotonda, Exchange Square, Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong 1991 Subbia Art Studio, Camaiore, Italy 1998 Bottega Art Gallery, Voghera, Italy 1985 Bottega Art Gallery, Voghera, Italy COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION) 2020 Moving, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong 2019 A journey from Nature to Sculpture, Cynthia Sah & Nicolas Bertoux, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong-Kong, HK 2015 Two Heads, Four Hands, One Heart, for San Valentine, UgoGuidi Museum, Forte Dei Marmi, Italy The Forms of Difference, Palazzo Ducale, Massa, Italy 2013 Water, Fire, Wood, Gold, Earth - Five Elements Twenty-five Artist Sculpture Exhibition, IT Park, Taipei, 2011 Royal British Society of Sculptors Members Working in Pietrasanta, Chiostro di Sant’Agostino, Pietrasanta, Italy 2007 The 5th Edition of Donna Scultura, Pietrasanta, Italy 2004 Women of All Seasons - Female Sculptors Living and Working in Italy, Harbourside, Hong-Kong, HK 1993 Asia Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Saibu-Gas Museum, Fukuoka, Japan Group Show, Tonbek Art Center, Busan, South-Korea ART FAIR (SELECTION) 2019 Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2019, Hanart TZ Gallery, Abu Dhabi, Emirats-Arabes-Unis Taipei Dangdai « Art & Ideas » 2019, Hanart TZ Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 2012 The 10th Edition of Donna Scultura, Sant’Agostino Complex, Pietrasanta, Italy 1981 Grands et Jeunes d’aujourd’hui, Grand Palais, Paris, France AWARDS AND COLLECTIONS (SELECTION)? 2007 Porto Levante Polesine, public art award and collection, Rovigo, Italy 2006 Foundation Utopa, collection, Voorhout, Holland 2000 Chiang Wei-Shui Memorial Freeway Shiding Service Area, public art first prize and collection, Taipei, Taiwan 1999 International Sculpture Park, collection, Farum, Denmark 1997 Hsinchu Air Force Residence, public art first prize and collection, Hsinchu, Taiwan Utsunomiya, public art collection, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan 1995 Cultural Center Azuchi-cho, first prize and collection, Shiga Prefecture, Japon Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, first prize and collection, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1994 Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, collection, Taichung, Taiwan Hong Kong Museum of Fine Arts, collection, Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong 1993 Open Competition in Stone Sculpture, first prize and collection, Council for Cultura Affairs and Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan 1991 R.O.C. Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition 1991, First prize and collection, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan PUBLIC ARTS, MONUMENTAL SCULPTURES AND COMMISSIONS (SELECTION) 2020 Grain, Seed, Link, Season, Leaf Variation, Petal Lips, Nanjing Ritz Carlton, Nanjing, China 2018 Ring, University of Guadalajara Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Orchid, La Vetta Club House, Shatin, New Territories, Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong 2016 Waltz, Bosendorfer Residential Building, Taipei, Taiwan 2015 Fans / Conversing, Ting Ho Garden Residential Building, Taipei, Taiwan 2013 Bench Shell, Gallery Residential Building, Taipei, Taiwan 2009 Grain-Lifted-Face of the Moon, The Upper House, Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong 2006 A Couple, Foundation Utopa, Voorhout, Holland 2005 A Couple, Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong 2000 Moebius, Chiang Wei-Shui Memorial Freeway ShidingService Area, Taipei County, Taiwan Balance & Counterbalance, Hao Ran Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan 1999 Playful Wave, International Sculpture Park, Farum, Denmark 1998 Stage, Tainan Cultural Center, Tainan, Taiwan 1993 Relation, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan.

Creator:

Cynthia Sah (Sculptor)

Dimensions:

Height: 14.18 in (36 cm)Width: 16.93 in (43 cm)Depth: 9.85 in (25 cm)

Style:

Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Carrara Marble,Hand-Carved

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

21st Century