The art of Chinese printmaker Chen Yuqiang is positioned somewhere between tradition and modern style, between East and West - between Orient and Occident. The result is a unique style that appeals to Westerners as well as Oriental people. This journey between two different worlds is manifested in two different ways in Chen Yuqiang's artwork - in his subjects and in the techniques that he uses.

He works in the traditional Chinese woodblock style, but he likes to use the Western method of silkscreen to realize the printing. Recently the artist has even begun to combine both techniques in one single oeuvre. And finally Chen Yuqiang's wandering in two worlds is expressed in his subjects. Traditional Chinese nature scenes with birds are among his favorite motifs. But also landscapes with some typical, Chinese landmarks like a pavilion are frequently to be found. Other prints look like they want to tell some mythological stories from an era half history half legend. These specific designs look strange for Westerners and you want to know more about the background.

Biography:

Born in 1938 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province

Graduation from the Printmaking Department of Chinese Fine Art Academy

Luxun prize in printmaking

Bronze medal at the 13th and 14th Chinese Biennial Exposition of Original Prints

The artworks Rain and Forest in Empty Vale were collected by the British Museum, the Chinese Art Museum and the Chinese Print Museum

Today Chen Yuqiang teaches printmaking as a professor at the Chinese Art Academy.

Publications:

The Kinematics of Man's Structure

Silkscreen

Chen Yuqiang's Water Colored Silkscreen