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Apr. 13, 2017
ED PIEN (1958-), UNTITLED, ink and watercolour on paper, 10.5 ins x 7.5 ins; 26.7 cms x 19.1 cms
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ED PIEN (1958-)UNTITLEDink and watercolour on papersigned and dated 1998 10.5 ins x 7.5 ins; 26.7 cms x 19.1 cms Provenance:Private Collection, OntarioEd Pien is a Taiwan-born, Toronto-based artist who works in drawing, large-scale paper cuts, and site-specific installations, video, and public commissions. Evoking questions of the body, the archetype, and cross-cultural understanding, Pien‘s work investigates personal and cultural histories. He is acclaimed for his room-sized paper cuts and translucent paper and ink installations such as the Hieronymous Bosch inspired Earthly Delights (2001) held in the collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Pien’s work appears in the collections of The Canada Council Art Bank; the McIntosh Gallery; the Hamilton Art Gallery; and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, amongst others. Pien has exhibited in Canada and internationally at venues such as New York’s Drawing Centre, Amsterdam’s W139, the Centre Nacional e las Artes in Mexico City, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada.Estimate: $1,000–1,200
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Mar. 04, 2014
ED PIEN, BEAK BOYS AND HIS FRIENDS, 2003-05, ink and flashe on paper, 11 ins x 25.25 ins; 27.9 cms x 64.1 cms
Est: $3,000 - $3,500
ED PIENBEAK BOYS AND HIS FRIENDS, 2003-05, ink and flashe on paper; signed with initials 11 ins x 25.25 ins; 27.9 cms x 64.1 cms Note: Ed Pien is a Taiwan-born, Toronto-based artist who works in drawing, large-scale paper cuts and site-specific installations, video, and public commissions. Evoking questions of the body, the archetype, and cross-cultural understanding, Pien's work investigates personal and cultural histories as exemplified by his Chinoiseries (2010) series of drawings sparked by 18th century ceramic designs, his Drawings on Hell (1998-2004), a long term investigation of Western and Taiwanese notions of fear and punishment, and his London drawings (2006) which explore colonial perceptions and representations. Pien is also acclaimed for his room-sized paper cuts and translucent paper and ink installations such as the Hieronymous Bosch inspired Earthly Delights (2001) held in the collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. His work also appears in the collections of The Canada Council Art Bank, the McIntosh Gallery in London, Ontario, the Hamilton Art Gallery, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston, Ontario and in private and foundation collections. Pien has exhibited in Canada and internationally at significant venues such as New York's Drawing Centre, Amsterdam's W139, the Centre Nacional e las Artes in Mexico City, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada. His work has also been shown in commercial galleries and artist-run centres worldwide.
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Mar. 08, 2012
EDWARD PIEN, TOWERING, 18.75" x 15" - 46.9 x 37.5 cm.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EDWARD PIEN, TOWERING, signed, titled and dated Dec. 1989 on the reverse, 18.75" x 15" - 46.9 x 37.5 cm.Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto.Note: Ed Pien is a Taiwan-born, Toronto-based artist who works in drawing, large-scale paper cuts and site-specific installations, video, and public commissions. Evoking questions of the body, the archetype, and cross-cultural understanding, Pien's work investigates personal and cultural histories as exemplified by his Chinoiseries (2010) series of drawings sparked by 18th century ceramic designs, his Drawings on Hell (1998-2004), a long term investigation of Western and Taiwanese notions of fear and punishment, and his London drawings (2006) which explore colonial perceptions and representations. Pien is also acclaimed for his room-sized paper cuts and translucent paper and ink installations such as the Hieronymous Bosch inspired Earthly Delights (2001) held in the collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. His work also appears in the collections of The Canada Council Art Bank, the McIntosh Gallery in London, Ontario, the Hamilton Art Gallery, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston, Ontario and in private and foundation collections. Pien has exhibited in Canada and internationally at significant venues such as New York's Drawing Centre, Amsterdam's W139, the Centre Nacional e las Artes in Mexico City, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada. His work has also been shown in commercial galleries and artist-run centres worldwide.
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