Chen Yingjie : Sun and Wind

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The Cantonese artist continues to develop a powerful cross-breed style uniquely his own, a powerful fusion of Chinese traditional landscape painting and graffiti art. A painter, Chen is also something of a performer. His way of working is greatly gestural. Much like a Jackson Pollock, he physically engages with the canvas, with dynamic moves and splashing techniques. 

“Sun and Wind” presents the latest works by the Chinese artist who was named by Forbes one of China’s “30 Under 30.”  Following his introspective journey, the young prodigy spent months painting in the Shangri-La region of Yunnan in China to give life to his latest series “Paint from the Nature of Yunnan,” marking the latest stage of his genre-breaking explorations.

New milestone in his artistic pursuit, the “Paint from the Nature of Yunnan” series illustrates the artist’s arduous artistic retreat up the steep mountains path. Under the beating sun and the freezing snow he braved one of the most beautiful eminence of the world, the sacred Jade Dragon Snow Mountain also known as the “Heavenly Mountain.” With his mixed arsenal, freely merging street art and abstract expressionism, Chen who is known for his very unique style that defies all categories, offers a crystallized view of varied and breathtaking natural scenery. “We must be in awe of Nature,” explains the artist.  Canvas, spray cans and acrylic paint well in hand, he decided to climb up to the 4000-meter snow-capped peaks, following hazardous paths to be at one with Mother Nature, one of his major sources of inspiration.