In contrast with the mainstream of most of Chinese contemporary oil painting artists who keen to perform figures and social themes, artist Chen Wenji repeated performing the lifeless material world. Specifically, most of paintings created by Chen Wenji are still life, buildings, industrial pipes, artifacts, geometric shapes, light and shadow.
Sa kaibahan sa mga mainstream ng karamihan ng kontemporaryong Intsik artist langis pagpipinta na masigasig upang isagawa figure at panlipunang mga tema, artist Chen Wenji paulit-ulit na gumaganap ang bangkay mundo na materyal. Sa partikular, ang karamihan ng mga kuwadro na gawa na ginawa ng Chen Wenji pa rin ang buhay, mga gusali, pang-industriya pipe, artifacts, geometric na hugis, liwanag at anino.