Lot 89
148 x 144 cm
oil on canvas
signed and dated 2000 lower left
恩唐·维哈索《被遗忘的黄色精子》2000年作 油彩 画布
款识：EW Entang Wiharso 2000 (左下)
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"Forgotten Yellow Sperm" is one of Entang Wiharso's important works from the early millennium, fully reflecting his complex visual language that combines social criticism, political metaphor, and personal mythology. With its vivid visual impact and sharp symbolic system, this piece integrates the anxiety of individual existence, the dislocation of gender consciousness, and the exclusion of national identity discourse into a highly symbolic image field.
"Forgotten Yellow Sperm", in the image is not merely a biological form but a recurring figurative metaphor for Wiharso, symbolizing denied origins, displaced memory, and failed reproductive structures. In terms of color treatment, the artist uses bright yellow in an almost provocative manner, applied through rough brushstrokes and complex layering, constructing a visual tension between physiology and politics.
"Forgotten Yellow Sperm", is a classic work that intricately weaves together body politics, social symbolism, and personal experience. It not only challenges visual perception but also calls on viewers to reconsider the post-colonial society, male discourse structures, and fragmented cultural memory behind the form. As a core expression of Wiharso's cross-century practice, this work holds foundational significance for understanding the development of his later installation- and metal sculpture–based creations.
《被遗忘的黄色精子》是恩唐·维哈索早期千禧年前后阶段的重要创作之一，充分体现出他一贯融合社会批判、政治隐喻与个人神话体系的复杂语言。这件作品以其鲜明的视觉冲击力和尖锐的象征体系，将个体存在的焦虑、性别意识的错位以及国家身份话语中的排斥性，融汇于一幅高度符号化的图像场域中。
画面中那颗“黄色的精子”并非仅为生物意象，而是维哈索惯用的具象隐喻之一，象征着被否定的起源、错置的记忆与失效的繁衍结构。色调处理上，艺术家以近乎挑衅的方式运用鲜亮的黄色，置于粗粝笔触与错杂图层之中，构建出一种生理与政治的视觉张力场。
《被遗忘的黄色精子》是他将身体政治、社会象征与个人经验紧密交织的典范之作，不仅挑战视觉经验，更在形式背后召唤观者对殖民后社会、男性话语结构与文化记忆碎片的重新凝视。作为恩唐跨世纪创作中的核心表达之一，此作对于理解他其后更具装置性、金属雕塑化创作的发展脉络具有奠基意义。 - Condition: This work overall is in good condition. No sign of restoration and retouching on this work.
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