Discover the creation in interiors
Artwork details
- Medium : Oil Pastel on Synthetic board
- Other details : Artwork on fixed support. Artwork framed.
- Dimensions : 47.2x25.6in
About this artwork
Chen Jun’s "Urban Landscape" series emphasizes cultural thinking. The artist focuses on the use of "images", emphasizing "positive thinking about cultural heritage and the interpenetration of Eastern and Western cultures." Chen Jun tries to integrate his own painting language "Dian" and traditional "皴" to establish a certain correlation. He believes that the "bamboo" in the traditional landscape is not only a certain artistic language, but also the…
natural and internal aesthetic refinement of the painter, and the spirit of life that transcends the technical level. In this way, he discusses the "point" in Chen Jun's writing. It is also layer by layer, and ink is accumulated over and over again, focusing on the experience of spirituality and life, just like a certain cultural practice. But more importantly, Chen Jun also deliberately emphasized the differences between each other. "The traditional "smoke" corresponds to the farming culture, and now is a material age under the industrial civilization. My "point" brings His spiritual experience is more of a life experience of nihility and utopia. The humanistic spirit represented by the traditional landscape is just a shell and symbol at the moment, but I take the trouble to manage the current noisy urban landscape with a spiritual attitude. The “stillness” corresponds to the external “movement”. I feel that the process of my painting is like an act. There is a sense of existence of life, which makes me rise to a philosophical experience and reflection on the existence of life." -Zhao Li
Jun Chen
China
Credentials
- Established Artist
- International Exposure
- Works on commission
« The concept of Art cannot exist without its artists. I create only for my pleasure, and this defines my integrity as an artist. »
Jun Chen is an accomplished Chinese painter whose works have featured in prominent prizes and exhibitions across France, China and the UK. Appreciating the philosophical, reflective process of creating art, he composes intricate works that masterfully marry tradition and modernity, East and West, and cultural integration and infiltration. He includes rice paper, pen and ink amongst his employed materials to retain his rich cultural DNA as he brings unique landscapes to life. Overall, Chen's driving visual language is one that communicates the spirit of life in all its beauty and complexity.