Chen Wenling
(Chinese, born 1969)
Biography
Chen Wenling is a contemporary Chinese Neo-Realist artist. Through a variety of surreal, often grotesque sculptures—most often executed in a bright monochrome red—he examines the rapid rise of consumerism in modern-day China and the fraught relationship with its more austere Communist past. Among the recurring characters in Chen’s work are emaciated young boys, pig-like humanoids, and obese demons, all of which the artist deploys to create his biting social satire. Born in 1969 in Quanzhou, China to a poor family, he went on to study at Xiamen Academy of Art. He quickly found international critical and commercial success, with his work exhibited both within China and abroad at the Guangzhou Art Museum, the Duolun Museum of Modern Art, and Basel Switzerland. In 1999, Chen won the Venice Biennale’s top prize, the prestigious Golden Lion. He continues to exhibit around the world and lives and works in Beijing, China.
Chen Wenling
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.jpg "幸福生活 (Happy life), 2004")
.jpg "睡童 (Sleepy boy), 1998")
.jpg "红色记忆——别看了 (Memory)")
.jpg "童趣—跳跃 (Playful—jump), 2005")
.jpg "我的童年 (My childhood)")
.jpg "No big deal no. 1 (from the")
Chen Wenling
No big deal no. 1 (from the "red boy" series), 2010
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.jpg "英勇战斗2 铜1/4 (Heroic battle 2), 2005")
.jpg "幸福生活 铜1/8 (Happy life), 2006")
.jpg "狗 铜5/8 (Dogs), 2006")
.jpg "幸福生活NO.12 (Happy life no.12), 2008")
.jpg "英勇奋斗 (Valiant struggle), 2005")
.jpg "幸福生活 (Happy life), 2006")
.jpg "两相依 (Two dogs)")
.jpg "红孩儿（大） (Red boy)")
.jpg "红孩儿（中） (Red boy), 2005")
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