• Danysz Gallery - Paris Marais,  is pleased to present a new solo exhibition by Chen Yingjie: "Sun and Wind," on view from September 2 to 24, 2022.  The show displays the latest works by the Cantonese artist, who spent months painting in high altitude, in the misty mountains of the Shangri-La region of Yunnan.  With this new series, Chen Yingjie proffers an ode to natural forces and invite us to a compelling moment of colorful contemplation. 

  • "I went to Yunnan and spread my canvas on the ground to capture the mountains at different times of the day in the most spontaneous way possible. The nature, the climate and the environment have a significant influence on my artistic creation"

    - Chen Yingjie

  • CHEN YINGJIE'S INTROSPECTIVE JOURNEY

    Chen Yingjie, aka Hua Tunan, is the new sensation in the Asian Contemporary art scene.  The  work of the artist, who was named one of China’s “30 Under 30” by Forbes in 2020, and one of "25 Contemporary Chinese Artists You Need to Know" by the American Complex magazine, is collected by the more sought after collectors in China and is part of many world-class public collections. As an artist commited to natural preservation, the young prodigy took a break from busy city life and embarked on an introspective journey in the heart of the Shangri-La region of Yunnan. "Sun and Wind" at Danysz Paris - Le Marais,  displays his newest series of painting, arising from a powerful artistic experiment, in core of the misty mountains of Yunan, marking the latest stage of his genre breaking explorations. 

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    "At 4070 meters above sea level, my car unfortunately broke down while I was on my way to the snowy Baima Mountain. So I finished this series while waiting for rescue, hands and feet frozen contemplating the eagles circling in the sky." - Chen Yingjie
  • AN ODE TO THE NATURAL FORCES
    Courtesy Chen Yingjie Studio and Danysz Gallery

    AN ODE TO THE NATURAL FORCES

    Nature is everywhere in the work of Chen Yingjie and perhaps more than ever in "Sun and Wind." Nourrishing the desire to honor the precious and sacred nature of his homeland, Chen developed the project "Paint from the nature of Yunnan."  Aiming to capture best the essence of Mother Earth through his paintings, the artist surpassed himself, on a physical level, undergoing the arduousness of the weather as well as embracing the difficulties of this picturesque, changing and sometimes ruthless landscape. 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 know as the "Heavenly Mountain."
     
    Chen Yingjie once said: "We must be in awe of Nature." Through "Sun and Wind," he fulfills his own statement by crystallizing views of varied and breathtaking natural scenery, at different stages of the day, a genuine ode to the natural elements. Wind, sunlight, dust and snow, all the components of the misty mountains he immersed himself in, are transfigured into his unique artistic signature. 

  • "Sketching in Yunnan, hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge, between the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain, painting in the pasture, painting in the wind and painting on the edge of the cliff. A breath of fresh air, stepping on the soft earth, the drifting snow that hits you head-on, and the snow-capped mountains in front of you, move you to tears." 

    - Chen Yingjie.

  • giving life to magnetic fields
    Chen Yingjie, Paint from the Nature of Yunnan No.120, 2022, Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
     

    giving life to magnetic fields

    Keeping up with his personnal technic strongly influenced by the Chinese Old Masters, Chen Yingjie brought ink painting along with him on the field. The fluidity of this ancestral material enabled him to represent the fineness of the horizon under the changes of shadows and lights produced by the last rays of the sun at sunset or the profound and progressive lighting of the dawn.

     

    Mastering his gestures, Chen gives life to sharp lines that shapeshift either into lightning, neons or even electric current. From neutral to stronger color range, the vivid hues and the strong sense of motion that transpire from Chen’s oeuvre invite the viewer to contemplation. Taken to another place, the mind is left to wander through the spirit of the mountain telescoped by the magic of paint. From magnetic figures to more abstract lines, the mountains of Yunan have never seemed so alive.

    "Every mountain has a different feeling and magnetic field."

    - Chen Yingjie

  • An art deeply rooted in tradition
    Chen Yingjie, Breaking - loong Series LXII (62), 2021, Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

    An art deeply rooted in tradition

    “Chinese traditional culture has a significant impact on my creation.”
    - Chen Yingjie

    Taking a contemporary approach to the work of Chinese Old Masters, Chen Yingjie uses a variety of unconventional techniques while keeping with the spirit, the strength and vitality of ink painting and calligraphy. His style shows a great balance between dynamism and contemplation, influenced by age-old concepts that lie at the heart of Chinese art practices and philosophy: the Yin and Yang, as well as the idea of a cosmic flow permeating all things. “You may feel,” he says, “that dynamic and invisible qi flowing around my works.” 

    • Chen Yingjie Breaking - loong Series LXII (62), 2021 Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 70 x 50 x 5 cm 27 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 2 in
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      Breaking - loong Series LXII (62), 2021
      Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
      70 x 50 x 5 cm
      27 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 2 in
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    • Chen Yingjie Breaking - loong Series LXXVIII (78), 2022 Acrylic and mixed media and oil on canvas 160 x 160 x 5 cm 63 x 63 x 2 in
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      Breaking - loong Series LXXVIII (78), 2022
      Acrylic and mixed media and oil on canvas
      160 x 160 x 5 cm
      63 x 63 x 2 in
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    • Chen Yingjie Paint from the Nature of Yunnan No.26, 2022 Acrylic and mixed media on cardboard canvas 40 x 40 cm 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
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      Paint from the Nature of Yunnan No.26, 2022
      Acrylic and mixed media on cardboard canvas
      40 x 40 cm
      15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
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    • Chen Yingjie Paint from the Nature of Yunnan, No.42, 2022 Charcoal on paper 31 x 23 cm 12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in
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      Paint from the Nature of Yunnan, No.42, 2022
      Charcoal on paper
      31 x 23 cm
      12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in
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    • Chen Yingjie Paint from the Nature of Yunnan No.43, 2022 Acrylic on paper 51 x 36 cm 20 1/8 x 14 1/8 in
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      Paint from the Nature of Yunnan No.43, 2022
      Acrylic on paper
      51 x 36 cm
      20 1/8 x 14 1/8 in
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    • Chen Yingjie Stay Hungry LXII, 2022 Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 60 x 50 x 3.8 cm 23 5/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 1/2 in
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      Stay Hungry LXII, 2022
      Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
      60 x 50 x 3.8 cm
      23 5/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 1/2 in
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  • REVISITING THE CHINESE BESTIARY
    Chen Yingjie, Reconstruct universe XLVIII, 2021, Acrylic and mixed media and spray paint on canvas

    REVISITING THE CHINESE BESTIARY

    Deeply impregnated with his motherland traditional culture, Chen summons the legendary bestiary of the chinese iconography such as the dragon and the tiger. In the past, the tiger in Chen's paintings was used to represent anger, but through time, it gradually came to express a catharsis for the complex emotions in our hearts, as well as the chasing of dreams as conveyed by the animal’s strength and beauty. And as for the dragon's representation, under Chen’s imagination they are transfigured in the shape of Möbius circle, symbolizing the infinite cycles of space and time, acting as a metaphor for the influence and change between history and time. 
  • A renewed practice of ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

    A renewed practice of ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

    A painter, Chen is also something of a performer. His way of working is greatly gestural. Inspired by traditional ink painting, he physically engages with the canvas, with dynamic moves and splashing techniques. American art critic Harold Rosenberg, who coined the term “action painting”, famously argued that the American abstract painters of his time, the likes of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, were using the canvas as “an arena in which to act.” This applies very fittingly to the work of Chen Yingjie.
     
     
    Following up with the words of Victoria Lu, the first female curator and art ciritic in Chinese contemporary art : "Chen Yingjie has successfully combined the art language of traditional Chinese ink painting with Western street graffiti art to create an expressive language that belongs to 21st century pop art." 
  • “Creating is like fighting, you never know your opponent’s next punch, and the most important thing is to observe the current paces and adapt to circumstances.”
    - Chen Yingjie
  • Chen Yingjie was born in Foshan, Guangdong province, China, in 1991. He studied at Raffles Design Institute in Singapore. His...

    Chen Yingjie was born in Foshan, Guangdong province, China, in 1991. He studied at Raffles Design Institute in Singapore. His work has been presented in major institutions in China and around the world, among which Tank and Power Station of Art in Shanghai, CAFA Art Museum in Beijing, or the ArtScience Museum in Singapore. He has collaborated with many international brands like Cartier, Volkswagen, Louis Vuitton, Adidas or Volvo. In 2020, he was named by Forbes one of China”s “30 Under 30”. His work is present in many world-class private and public collections, including Honolulu Museum of Art, BMW China Automotive or CapitaLand Group. He currently lives in Foshan.

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