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Long
hair, bearded, black clothes, appears stern when not speaking,
but keeps on talking once started, shares his creation concepts
passionately, optimistic, romantic, naive and not pretentious,
like a modern hermit, devotes his love for life and nature into
his creation ¡V he is Li Chen. Back in his first solo exhibition
in 1999, he has attracted attention from international art dealers.
He impressed the European and American art circles for his display
in the 2000 International 20th Century Arts Fair, New York,
USA, and therefore, entered into the international market. His
display in OPENASIA 2004, the 7th International Exhibition of
Sculptures and Installations in Venice also received wide praise.
Unique Oriental connotation and quality of Li Chen¡¦s sculpture
have touched the world.
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Active
In Large International Exhibitions
Li Chen can be regarded as one of the most outstanding
Chinese sculptors at the present time. Until today, he has held
exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Miami, Huston, Paris, London,
Geneva, Venice, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, and Taipei, and
his private and public collectors are from worldwide, such as
President Jerry Sherlock of New York Film Academy, President
Lincoln Boehm of Sterling Publishing, Swiss Olenska Foundation,
Zendai Group (China), St. Regis Hotel, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine
Arts of Taiwan.
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Li
Chen was born in Yun
Lin, Taiwan in 1963. He has extraordinary performance in molding the
traditional Buddhist sculptures. Later he infused emotion of the heart
into the works and studied a variety of Buddhist, and Taoist scriptures,
and even instills new contemporary thoughts, which provided a new creativity
to Li Chen¡¦s sculptures. Li Chen¡¦s art allows one to sense harmony
and reflect on life, and it is mischievous innocence that captures Zen
spirit. Moreover, his round and complete sculptures also enable the
viewers to feel the co-existence of emptiness and fullness, and the
simplicity brimming with the beauty of natural style. Li Chen¡¦s sculptures
express unique and new oriental spirit and conception.
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