ChienFa Chen

Chen Jian-fa immerses himself in the delicate and refined characteristics of traditional ink painting, using it to convey the cultural spirit and philosophical connotations behind brushwork and forms. However, his approach is not a mere revival of ancient practices; instead, he deliberately integrates ancient and modern elements to offer a satirical metaphor regarding contemporary consumer society and environmental issues. In particular, his work features design sensibility and fashionable colors, while maintaining elegance in brushwork, successfully creating visual interest and effects that evoke the past in the context of the present. Furthermore, through a montage-like technique that juxtaposes global industrial barcodes with classic Chinese painting imagery, he showcases the eclectic, hybrid, and spectacular cultural attributes of postmodern society, expanding the new landscape of Chinese ink painting.