Chien-Ying Tseng

Tseng has honed his distinctive approach to meticulous traditional Chinese painting, in which he excels in delicate and fine brushwork, along with subtle ink clusters. His body of work, while profoundly influenced by Buddhist art since 2010, presents a rare glimpse into human desires, psychological cravings, and a certain aspect of collective consciousness. He has devoted himself extensively to the exploration of how individuals express and assert themselves through their bodies, actions, gestures, and appearances. Through these nuanced observations, Tseng captures the intricacies of contemporary individuals’ psychological states, providing a profound reflection on humanity.

Tseng’s recent selected solo exhibitions include Skin Depth at Each Modern, Taipei, Taiwan in 2022, Cacotopias and The Daydream of Delusions at Red Gold Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan in 2020, 2017, selected group exhibitions include IMAGRATION at Gallery COMMON, Tokyo, Japan in 2023, What’s Old Becomes New Again: Lu Hao-Yuan, Christina Liu, Chang Huei-Ming, and Tseng ChienYing with Hu Bu Tang Collection at Tao Art, Taipei, Taiwan in 2023, Retrograde at Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong in 2022, 2020 Taiwan Biennial: Subzoology at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan in 2020, New Relics I : Crossing Over at Each Modern, Taipei, Taiwan in 2020, Spectrosynthesis II at BACC, Bangkok, Thailand in 2019. Moreover, in 2020 Tseng was nominated for “The Best Album Design” of The 31st Golden Melody Awards, and in the same year, his works were featured in Taiwan Biennial; he also was awarded the 2017 Asian Cultural Council fellowship.

Text courtesy Each Modern.