Lot 116
CHIEN-WEI CHANG (TAIWANESE 1971-)
SMOKING BOTTLE NO. 3 (LETTER 'C')
Auction: MODERN MADE Part II | 01 November 2024 | Lots 80 to 444
Description
stamped maker's character mark, white metal, picture pin, fibre string
Dimensions
18cm long (7in long)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the maker, August 2015;
Property of a Private Aficionado.
Footnote
“To combine glass and silver in a quirky way, I cut the glass bottle into two halves geometrically, and then sealed the opened side with a piece of silver, which was inserted with an elaborately hand-made miniature form, such as: a little house, a mini chest of drawers or a tiny decorative vase.”
The silver miniature object he created serves as a conjunction, a channel between the internal and external spaces of the bottle. Inside each bottle he also deliberately placed one hand-made or found object. This vital finishing touch not only signifies the narrative of this object, but also enhances the poetic effect visually. With a radical transformation from their original dire state, these glass bottles are no longer deserted and redundant in the smoke, but glowing with smoke in their own beauty.