Works

 

ARTIST

 

Chen Zheng

“ By borrowing the form of western "dollhouse" and building blocks, the "castle" with surreal effect is constructed. This "castle" itself has the meaning of spiritual home, which expresses the change of the 80th generation's spiritual world, ideal and idol in the process of the great changes of The Times. This mental image is also compressed in a visual playable space, with a sense of hiding and cracking, like opening a dusty drawer for a long time, bending down to explore the past memories. In the sculpture, the rubbing of partial prints, pencil painting and the installation structure of opening and closing activities are mixed with the author's own growing experience and emotion, emphasizing privacy, secrecy and expectation of cracking, while also 1 reflecting the characteristics of a fragile, delicate, sensitive and rational generation. “

All the works are hand-polished and made by the author, hoping to keep the sense of handwork rather than a model. In the Babel series, WHAT I drew is a complex and complicated building, which is the imagination of the Tower of Babel in the Bible. The difference is that this extremely tedious and dense "building" is in a kind of over-exposure effect, as if in the harsh sunlight, all the existence is only the silhouette of the light and backlight. In addition, people and any props related to people are stripped away to express the irresistible loneliness and sadness behind the elaborate decorations in the process of human development.


Education & Teaching (Selected)

2007B.A. Degree, Sculpture Department, China Academy of Art and studied for a Master’s Degree in Sculpture Department, China Academy of Art


Awards / Grants (Selected)

2007‘Ju *Gou Jian’-‘Today National Fine Art Student Annual Awards’, Beijing 
2008Excellent Prize for ‘Drifter’s House’ No.1 -‘Shanghai Youth Biennial’, 
Shanghai 
2009Bronze Prize for ‘Drifter’s House’ No.1 - 12th Zhejiang Fine Art Exhibition, 
Hangzhou


Exhibitions (Selected)

2011“Culture·Mountain·Water”– Jiande international invitation exhibition,Jiande 
Nord Art 2011- North Germany Art Exhibition, Germany 
2010Exhibition for the Youth Referral Program of the Chinese Sculpture Institution, China Sculpture Sharon, Beijing 
1st National Higher Institution Postgraduates Excellent Public Vision Exhibition, Shanghai 
Excellent Graduate Exhibition by China Academy of Fine Art, Hangzhou 
‘Drifter’s House’in‘Zeng zhushao Scholarship’ Exhibition, Beijing 
Japanese University of Tsukuba of exchanging Exhibition by China Academy of Fine Art, Hangzhou
2009‘Gou Jian-Start from 1980’- 11th National Fine Art Exhibition, Beijing 
A-1-GRANDPRIX Shanghai ‘Happy’ Modern Art Exhibition, Shanghai 
‘Babel’in‘The Other Side of the Lake’ Young Sculptor Invitation Exhibition, Hangzhou 
‘Drifter’s House’No.1/No.2 in‘Here We Shape Passion’- iSculpture 2009 –Group Exhibition of Contemporary Sculptures, Shanghai Levant Art Gallery 
2008‘Drifter’s House’ No.2 in‘Chinese Pose’- 1st China Sculpture Exhibition, Beijing 
‘Spring of Art’- Exhibition of Graduate Students’ Works by China Academy of Fine Art, Hangzhou