page_title: Sun Chan (Chen Shen)
section_title: Art exhibitions
hierarchical_section_title: Sun Chan (Chen Shen) / Art exhibitions
caption_attribution_description: English: Acrylic Paint on Linen Canvas 1150mm x 1150mm x 300mm
context_page_description: Sun Chan is a self-taught artist who is known for his unique Chinese character motifs. Born in Lima, Peru, in 1932 to an overseas Chinese family, he was brought back to Fóshān, Guǎngdōng China to study the Chinese language at the age of five. At this time Chan first became fascinated with Chinese characters. He has always loved calligraphy and painting but was unfortunately deprived of an education after the second grade due to the break out of the Pacific War. He went through considerable hardship in the subsequent years and later moved to Hong Kong, where he worked his way from the ground up and established himself as a successful entrepreneur.
  As a great admirer of Chinese characters since childhood, Chan has studied the Chinese writing on his own for years. Decades ago he began making innovative artworks with Chinese characters merely to get his young daughters interested in their roots. What started out of an act of love has grown into his lifelong passion. Despite his lack of formal training in art Chan went on to explore with new visual representations for Chinese characters, and created various series of artwork throughout the years.
context_section_description: 2017: Joy to the Words – Visual Playground of Chinese Characters II, The Arts House Singapore
  2016: Au Delà Des Mots - La passion des caractères chinois - L’art de Sun Chan (Chén Shēn), China Cultural Centre, Paris, France
  2016: More Than Words – Visual Playground of Chinese Characters, The Arts House Singapore 
  2014: Back to The Picture – a Visual/Verbal Interplay of Chinese Characters, HK Visual Art Center, Hong Kong
  2013: Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Hong Kong) – Beyond the Urban Edge, Kwun Tong Promenade Kowloon East Expo Site, Hong Kong
  2013: The Talking Art – Chinese Character as Image, Pier 2 Art District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  2012: The Talking Art – Chinese Character as Image, Wanchai Visual Archive, Hong Kong
caption: SānJiǎo Series no. 9 (2014), acrylic paint on linen canvas, 1150mm x 1150mm x 300mm
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