Tseng Chien-Ying

Tseng Chien-Ying. Photo: Sean Wang.

Tseng Chien-Ying, Mimicry, 2023, ink and colours on paper, mineral pigment, silver powder, 95 x 145cm (37.4 x 57.1 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Tseng Chien-Ying, Reaching for the stars, 2023, ink and colours on paper, mineral pigments, 105 x 78 cm (41.3 x 30.7 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Tseng Chien-Ying, Ginger, 2023, ink and colours on paper, mineral pigments, silver foil, gold foil, black foil, 120 x 88 cm (47.2 x 34.6 inches). Courtesy of the artist.

Tseng Chien-Ying, Dark Sun, 2020, ink and colours on paper,mineral pigments, 112 x 78 cm (44.1 x 30.7 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Tseng Chien-Ying, Strange fruit, 2022, colours on paper, ink, mineral pigments, gold foil, silver foil, sulphide silver leaves, 180 x 90 x 3.5 cm (70.9 x 35.4 x 1.4 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Biography
Incorporating Eastern art-making techniques and Western stylistic preferences in his paintings, Tseng Chien-Ying (b. 1987, lives and works in Taipei) stages and juxtaposes exquisite, pictorial scenes subtly adorned with elements of cruelty, absurdity, and void, unveiling the obscure violence in the subconscious of human existence through morbid humour and uncanny storytelling. Tseng had his recent solo exhibitions at Each Modern, Taipei (2022), Red Gold Fine Art, Taipei (2020, 2017), and Nanhai Gallery (2013). His recent group exhibitions include Almine Rech Gallery, Shanghai (2024), Tao Art Space, Taipei (2023), Gallery Common, Tokyo (2023), INKStudio at Art Basel Hong Kong (2023), Galerie Du Monde, Hong Kong (2022), ISland Art Space, Taipei (2022), Chishang Art Centre, Chishan (2022), Moon Gallery, Taipei (2022), a-space gallery, Warsaw/Tokyo/Taipei/Rheinfelden (2021), and Taiwan Biennial, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung (2020). Tseng received his MFA from the Taipei National University of the Arts.

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Exhibitions

Vitalis Violentia
Artists: Dew Kim, Dennis Scholl, Tseng Chien-Ying, Wang Pei, Hannah Woo
Hong Kong
28 September—23 November 2024

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