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Chinese Art Prints
Mr. Chen Yuqiang
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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.

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Woodblock and Silkscreen Prints by Chen Yuqiang

This journey between two different worlds is manifested in two different ways in Che Yuqiang's artwork - in his subjects and in the techniques that he uses.

Chen Yuqiang works in the traditional Chinese woodblock style. And the Western method of silkscreen is another of his favorite printing methods. Recently the artist has even begun to combine both techniques in one single oeuvre.

Traditional Chinese Subjects

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Chinese Prints - Article
Quiet Pond, 1988
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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 pavillion are frequently to be found.

Other prints look like they want to tell some mythologicals stories from an era half history half legend. These specific designs look strange for Westerners and you want to know more about the background.

Affiliations

• Member of Chinese Artists Association.
• Member of Chinese Printmakers Association.

Short Biography of Chen Yuqiang

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Fang Limin - Biography
Beauty in Tang Era - Beauties Out
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• Born in 1938 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.
• Graduation from the Printmaking Department of Chinese Art Academy.
• Lu Xun 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 by Chen Yuqiang

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China Prints - Article
Hovering, 1988
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Chen Yuqiang wrote several books:

• The Kinematics of Man's Structure
• Silkscreen

And the following book was published about the artist and his works:

Chen Yuqiang's Water Coloured Silkscreen

Media

The artist works in woodblock and in silkscreen technique. Recently Chen Yuqiang has begun to mix both techniques.

Editions

Limited editions of around 50 to 200 copies - signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil.

Dieter Wanczura
(July 2004, updated November 2009)

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