Chen Jun

Chen Jun is an established Beijing-based painter from Hunan, China. His works have been exhibited in museums and galleries around China, UK, France, Netherlands and Germany.

Chen's intricate paintings of contemporary cityscapes and mountainous landscapes showcase layers of contrast between modern and traditional. His ode to tradition and his heritage is explicitly showcased in his signature stylised use of Chinese ink on rice paper. A purveyor of protecting Chinese ink art, he adopts the “Cun” style of Chinese painting; repetitive dots of ink, layer after layer, an ancient method of t…