Zhengguo Chen （陈正国）

Chen Zhengguo was born in October 1963 in Changde, Hunan Province. He has trained with many masters over many years, including:

• Changde University of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Correspondence University
• Qingdao Chinese Calligraphy Institute
• Chen Guobin Zhang Yuxiang Changde
• Xu Zhengxuan’s Engraving Correspondence Class
• Chinese Min University Painting Institute
• Xiangtang Yaji Liu Liyong Landscape Painting Studio
• Cheng Fengzi’s Advanced Course in Calligraphy and Printing
• “Ceramic Printing Art High-Level Talent Training Project” at Beijing Polytechnic University

His works have been displayed at many exhibitions including:

• The 5th National Exhibition of Young and Middle-aged Calligraphers’ Works
• The 5th, 6th and 7th National Calligraphy Engraver Works Exhibitions
• Chinese Cultural Union’s “Great Exhibition of Contemporary Engraving Art”
• Hunan Provincial Book Association”, “The 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China Calligraphy Engraving Exhibition” Outstanding Award
• JinlongTang “Contemporary Engraving Invitational Exhibition”

Western painting is based on science, and pays attention to perspective, space, light source, focus etc. Chinese painting is based on philosophy, and pays attention to pen and ink, the unity of opposites in the relationships between light and shade, wet and dry, virtual and dense, dream and reality.

The use of scattered perspective, emphasizing the Taoism of nature, the oneness of heaven and man, is based on traditional Chinese philosophy.
Traditional Chinese painting has always attached great importance to life. Sketching is not realistic, but the legacy of God.

Chen’s work extends beyond exquisite traditional Chinese seals, to include nature paintings of flowers and birds. explores the beauty of common bamboo, lotus, banana trees, flame flowers, as well as porcelain roses, mandala and so on. Through the false reality of pen and ink, he expresses his spontaneous feelings and understanding of objective things. Like a finger pointing at the moon, his work points the way to the natural beauty of the world around us.