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'''Chen Yu''' (, 1969 - ), born in [[Anshun]], [[Guizhou]] Province, China, is an emerging Chinese [[Contemporary Artist]]. <ref name = "artradar">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Biography ==
In 1993, Chen graduated from Engraving Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, [[Beijing]], China. After graduation, he started his career as a printmaker. <ref name = "artradar"/> He was awarded "30 Top Finalists, The Sovereign Art Foundation" in 2005. <ref></ref>
== Art style ==
Chen was inspired by [[Andy Warhol]] to study screen-printing. With the technique of screen-printing, Chen is able to create rows of cloned characters with similar facial expression. However, when looking at these clones closely, one would often find a "mistake" or peculiarity in one of them; a peculiar facial expression or gesture breaks the monotony. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The characters in the painting usually depict a sense of loneliness and a sense of disjointedness. <ref name = "artradar"/>
According to the introduction video of Schoeni Art Gallery, Chen’s work is a reminiscent of [[Cynical Realism]], a contemporary art movement in China which began in the 1990s, where the lack of individuality of China’s society is depicted by the means of monotony. However, according to Chen, he likes this kind of art because it does not require much thought, and he finds himself in the rows of clones. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Refernces ==
[[Category:Chinese artists]]
[[Category:Chinese contemporary artists]]
== Biography ==
In 1993, Chen graduated from Engraving Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, [[Beijing]], China. After graduation, he started his career as a printmaker. <ref name = "artradar"/> He was awarded "30 Top Finalists, The Sovereign Art Foundation" in 2005. <ref></ref>
== Art style ==
Chen was inspired by [[Andy Warhol]] to study screen-printing. With the technique of screen-printing, Chen is able to create rows of cloned characters with similar facial expression. However, when looking at these clones closely, one would often find a "mistake" or peculiarity in one of them; a peculiar facial expression or gesture breaks the monotony. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The characters in the painting usually depict a sense of loneliness and a sense of disjointedness. <ref name = "artradar"/>
According to the introduction video of Schoeni Art Gallery, Chen’s work is a reminiscent of [[Cynical Realism]], a contemporary art movement in China which began in the 1990s, where the lack of individuality of China’s society is depicted by the means of monotony. However, according to Chen, he likes this kind of art because it does not require much thought, and he finds himself in the rows of clones. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Refernces ==
[[Category:Chinese artists]]
[[Category:Chinese contemporary artists]]
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