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    CHEN CHINGJUNG (b.1934)

    Moonlight Walker

    2009

    Oil on Canvas
    195x96cm

    Singed Ching-Jung in Chinese and Chen in English, dated 2006

    Estimate TWD 3,000,000-4,000,000
    USD 99,000-132,000
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 0
    USD 0
    HKD 0

Provenance：

Illustrated：ILLUSTRATED "Chen Chingjung Fifty Years Retrospective Exhibition Collection", National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.04, Page 84

Exhibition：

Exposition：

Chen Ching-Jung, known as the pioneer of surrealism in Taiwan, excels at oil painting, sketching, graphic art, Mosaic painting and fresco painting. Devoting his career in art promotion and creation, Chen Ching-Jung also enjoyed art education. Once studied in Japan in his early years and earned Masters in the department of western painting in Musashino University, and the department of mural painting in Tokyo University of the Arts. After returning to Taiwan, he continued in art education and was one of the earliest experts who brought in the idea of painting conservation. In recent years, he lives in France and travels around the world and his productions are widely recognized. His talents and guiding and supporting younger talents are recognized and respected. His artworks won the Golden Goblet Awards, the Wu San Lien Award, the Wenxhin Award; he is also a multiple nominee and winner of the French Salon. He is also continuously elected into the Japan graphic art exhibitions. His artworks are collected by public and private collectors, including the oil paintings and sketches collected by major art museums in Taiwan and more than 30 sketches and graphic paintings collected by the French National Library.

Chen Ching Jung’s art style is tranquil yet full of life. He enjoys incorporating big spaces of emptiness, scenery, humans and plasters into his painting, and using mystical and solitude colors are the main object. He is brave in challenging different artworks, with solid foundation in sketching and composition, he precisely dealt with the clarity of darker areas. The spacious sky, the grand ground, the tranquil person or object all speak of a surreal atmosphere in the grayish background. He is truly a representative artist of surrealism. His art works are tranquil and steady, and they look deep into the heart and praise life. Chen Ching Jung rich and solid foundation in literature and music enabled him to pursue for perfection with passion and persistence. His life and art has become one.

"Moonlight Walker" brought out the beauty of the night sky with a grayish merky tone. The excellent skills in sketching and humble brushstrokes are presented in a classical, surreal and expressionist style. The person in the painting is depressed and gazing into the distance. His thoughts and the stern gaze is full of life yet presented in a depressing brushstroke. The surrealist approach enables the viewers to situate themselves in the artist’s world. Walking along an endless road with no direction, the bright moonlight brings out the slightly sentimental philosophy of life.

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