DEHONG|
DEHONG |
Born
inKunming, China, Chen Dehong received his training at the Central Academy of Fine
Arts in Beijing. In the very beginning of China’s
opening up, he passed a competitive examination for a scholarship to study art abroad and
arrived in Paris in 1982 to study at the Beaux Arts, He continues to live and work in Paris.
DEHONG
combines Chinese and Western techniques of painting in a highly individualistic style. His paintings
are often inspired by the pictographic but abstract forms of Chinese characters. His brush work is
full of vitality and movement. With a broad brush, he transformed the ideographs from
mere means of communication to highly expressive imagery. He chooses different mediums and
materials to
fit his needs. He also enjoys practising Chineses calligraphy in various ways.