LEE Kian Seng 李健省 Asia Contemporary Art 亚洲当代艺术
source : Sin Chew Daily Malaysia 2012-09-18 马来西亚星洲日报 http://news.sinchew.com.my/node/261366
( translation of the 2012-09-18 report into English)
(
Petaling Jaya/Selangor /Malaysia /2012-09-17 )
A suspected fake artwork passed off as created by Malaysian artist LEE Kian
Seng’s work has surfaced with the intention of being put up for auction.
Lee Kian Seng, the “Father of Malaysia
installation art”, who trail-blazed the art scene from the
60s to the 80s, stressed that he had never put that particular piece of work up
for auction. He wished to alert art collectors of this matter in order not to be
duped into paying premium price for a fake.
Lee Kian Seng stated that there have been cases of faked artwork in the
past, particularly imitations of his style of art passed off as his original
masterpieces, thus misleading collectors into believing that they have his
original works.
Artwork Authentication
“I do not wish to accuse
anyone, nor do I wish to investigate the matter further. I simply wish that art
lovers and collectors who collect my works feel free to get in touch with me to
verify the authenticity of my works.”
He revealed to Sin
Chew Jit Poh Malaysia that an acquaintance of his associated with the auction
field, contacted him with regards to a so-called work of his which was about to
go on the auction block.
While getting in touch
with LEE Kian Seng to open a few words about the work, the suspicion of the
authenticity rose.
The
aforesaid acquaintance stated that prior to putting the so-called work by Lee
Kian Seng next month, he emailed the artist a photo of the work (which dated
from the 60s to the 70s) and requested that the artist describe something about
the work; undoubtedly
with the hopes of auctioning the work at a higher price.
No Recall of creating the work
Lee Kian
Seng did not recall having the
art piece. Furthermore, the emailed photo of the work was too small for close
scrutiny. The artist then suggested that the owner get in touch with him, in
order to allow for the actual inspection of the said work. However, a few days
later, he was told that the owner had decided to withdraw the said art piece
from auction house.
Lee Kian Seng revealed
that ever since it has been brought to his attention that fake copies of his
work could be floating around the local auction market, he felt unsettled,
especially when the owner abruptly decided not to sell the supposed work of his
at the last minute. He is fairly convinced that the artwork was a fake.
Lee
Kian Seng is Malaysia’s foremost multi-disciplinary artist. His prolific career
attests his passion for art from a young age. For many years he has produced
works of great variety and high caliber. His forte includes painting，
lithography, sculpture, dye-and-resist techniques,
etc.
Pic 2:
LEE Kian Seng is
a
foremost multi-disciplinary artist in Malaysia.
The medium of his work include painting, sculpture,
resist-dyeing, lithography and 3-D installation, etc.
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construction）
（雪兰莪‧八打灵再也17日讯）本地艺术家李健省的作品疑出现“贗品＂，而且交到拍卖行让公眾投標。
享有“装置艺术之父＂的李健省，是我国在60至80年代著名的艺术家，他强调从未將作品交给拍卖行，呼吁收藏家提高警惕，以避免受骗，付了高价最终却买得贗品。
李健省通过本报发表声明说，之前曾发生多宗抄袭其作品的贗品的事件。此外，一些人以画风与相似的作品，冠上名字，让收藏者误以为是他的作品。
吁联络鑑定作品真偽
“我不想伤害任何人，也不想追究，我只呼吁爱画之人若有收藏我的作品，可以联络我和鑑定作品的真偽，以免有更多无辜的人受骗。＂他向星洲日报透露，日前有一名在拍卖行工作的朋友联络他，表示有人將他的作品拿到拍卖行拍卖，希望他能针对该作品上写下一些评语。
“朋友说准备在下个月拍卖我的作品，还通过电邮发来一张声称是我在60至70年代作品的照片，要我在作品上写一些评语，希望能够拍卖到更高的价钱。＂
记忆中没画过此画
但李健省记忆中未画过这样一副画，加上照片太小，他无法立即分辨，故此向朋友表示希望和卖家联络，以確定该画作的真偽。未料，几天后，友人告诉他，卖家已转口说不要卖画了。
他透露，在该名友人告知他有作品拿来拍卖时，他隱隱觉得不妥，在卖家改变主意不卖画时，他更加確定该作品是贗品。
李健省自幼对画画充满浓厚的兴趣，多年来不断创造出多元化的艺术作品。他擅长多种创作手法，当中包括石版画、绘画、雕塑、染色（防染技法）等，是我国少有的多元化艺术家。
他说，“自70年代沙玛画廊停业后至今，我未委任何画廊或代理人售卖创作。我现在还健在，收藏家可以发简讯至012-233-2878（因喉疾，详谈不太方便）或电邮至lee_kian_seng@hotmail.com以直接联络我，以安排鉴定是贗品还是真品。＂ （星洲日报）
（图1：）李健省著名的艺术创作《红色的视窗》（From
the Windows of Red）成为新一代艺术家模仿的艺术品，而他后来也被誉为“大马装置艺术之父＂。
（图2：）李健省擅长多种创作手法，当中包括石版画、绘画、雕塑、染色（防染技法）等，是我国少有的多元化艺术家。(
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