Cheng Chen-Wen Gallery

In 2014, Mr. Chen-Wen Cheng become finalist of World Watercolor Competition (France) and Winner of Golden Prize for his masterpiece “Loving Mother”. Master Chen-Wen Cheng 程振文 was born in 1964 in Taiwan Ping Dong County. Mr. Chen-Wen Cheng received many prizes from Art Exhibitions in Taiwan during past years, which includes Tay-Yang Prize Winner, Tay-Yang Art Exhibition Winner, Chu Chien Prize Winner, Chu Chien Fine Art Exhibition First Prize etc. As a Member of Chinese Asia-Pacific Watercolor Association, Chen-Wen Cheng was invited for many art exhibitions. Some of his masterpieces become the collection of national Museums and Universities.

Realistic watercolor has enabled me to express my abundant emotions Chen-wen Cheng. – Cheng Chen-Wen

I feel like a dunce, but I didn’t take a pic of this artist’s name, and for the life of me I couldn’t remember it. Thanks to that wet canvas poster who shared it with me!! Cheng Chen-Wen’s quite famous, so I really ought to have known. This one was also very big (bigger than a standard full sheet, again), perhaps 4′ x 4′ or more. I was obviously drawn to these large pieces, as they were so impressive, but there were also quite small pieces as well.

Here’s a closeup of the eye. The literature said he was using some sort of traditional brush with tines (sort of like a comb??) for some of the work. You can see it here, when you get in close. Of course, this area around the eye was still something like 8″ square, so quite big. He’s obviously building value with it. He did the same thing for some of the very fine hair curling at the back of her head, which you can see in the second pic (pardon the reflections!)

Then, just to show the astounding detail he accomplished, below is a small 6″ x 6″ closeup of her collar!! Crazy! Is it done just with some rough, textural brushwork? or some sort of very detailed stippling?? Considering the detail in the rest of the piece, I’m assuming it’s some sort of stippling or minute work, but I’m not sure.

I really liked this piece, but would never want to paint like this. It’s not me, but I can appreciate his skill. Wow!!!

程振文

簡歷｜
1964 生於台灣屏東
1985 畢業於新竹師專美勞科
1999 竹塹美展水彩類竹塹獎
2000 第63屆台陽美展台陽獎
2014 法國世界水彩大賽金牌獎
2018 俄羅斯『Masters of Watercolor』世界水彩人物大師專輯
2018 出版『化為沃土 Back to the Roots』程振文水彩畫集
現任中華亞太水彩藝術協會理事

展覽｜
2014 法國Narbonne國際水彩雙年展
2014 土耳其IWS國際水彩大展
2015 台北市大同大學「吾鄉吾親吾愛 程振文水彩創作個展」
2015 西伯利亞羅維奇博物館「程振文水彩個展」
2015 第一屆墨西哥國際水彩展
2015 韓國首爾國際水彩畫三年展
2015 郭木生美術中心「15個面相 台灣當代水彩研究大展」
2015 紐約天理文化中心「流溢鄉情 台灣水彩的人文風景暨台日水彩的淵源」
2016 墨西哥國家博物館「亞洲&墨西哥 第二屆墨西哥國際水彩展」
2016 台開築空間「台灣50現代水彩展」
2017 桃園國際水彩大展
2017 奇美博物館「台日水彩交流展」
2018 義大利Fabriano水彩嘉年華
2019 國父紀念館「掬水話娉婷 女性水彩人物大展」

 

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