Li Chen's New Artistic Conception in Sculpture ¡V Originates from Soul of Oriental Culture
 

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.

 

 

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.

   
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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