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Chen
(Chinese, b. 1952)
Born in Canton, China in 1952, Alexander Chen’s interest in art sprouted in kindergarten when he began drawing pictures of himself and fellow classmates. In the years that followed, his work blossomed and soon he was compiling in storybook form pictures depicting his own experiences and those of his heroes of ancient times. His imagination was boundless, and by the time the skilled young artist had finished elementary school, he had produced nearly forty picture books.
The year 1966 marked an incredible feat in Chen’s life when he walked 310 miles from Canton to Zhanjiang. In 1968, he aided in a state agricultural drive to raise food for China’s growing population. While living in the countryside, Chen found many opportunities to document rural Chinese life through his drawings. For the following four years, the artist drew, traveling by foot from one small village to another and living with people along the way.
The ensuing years were full of many experiences that profoundly shaped the artist’s life. By the time he was 25 years old, he found himself a student once again. He pursued studies at the Guangdong and the Canton Academy of Fine Arts and, upon his graduation, became a teacher at the latter institution. Free time was spent traveling throughout much of China, painting life in the countryside. Many of his works were exhibited in provincial as well as national art museums in the United States and France, and were later collected and published by the P.R.C. National Art Gallery.
The year 1989 marked the immigration of Chen and his wife to the United States. Since then, he has not ceased to be fascinated by American culture that figures prominently in his works.
Not unlike the works of Norman Rockwell, Alexander Chen’s paintings reflect life as seen through "rose-colored glasses" for people and places appear as the artist would like them to be. Bright, happy and fun, they delight the viewer.
Always brightly-colored, happy and fun, Chen’s paintings are a delight to the eyes and emotions. Because each of his paintings is so detailed and complex, the artist often takes over one month to complete each work. It is certainly no wonder that eleven of his works that were exhibited in March of 1993 at Art Expo New York will be printed as puzzles by Japan’s largest puzzle producing company.
In hopes of reflecting his feelings and emotions gathered while painting on location, Alexander Chen has recently been working on a series of American cities. His greatest desire is to contribute something of value and beauty to his adopted land in the form of what he does best – paint.