The Invisible Within the Visible: Chen Ling Contemporary Art Exhibition
Hall 7, 2F, Guangdong Museum of Art (Er-sha Island)
2025-06-05——
2025-06-30
Date: June 5, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Exhibition Venue: Hall 7, 2F, Guangdong Museum of Art (Er-sha Island)
Organizer: Guangdong Museum of Art
Curator: Chen Wei
Introduction
"The Visible and the Invisible" encapsulates a central proposition in artist Chen Ling’s painting practice: rather than pursuing a direct representation of reality, he constructs a perceptual space on canvas through the interplay of color, structure, and rhythm. Familiar urban outlines and abstract configurations emerge and recede during the act of viewing, prompting the audience to reconsider questions such as how do we see, what do we see, and what is overlooked in the act of seeing. Chen’s work consistently establishes an open and dynamic system of interaction between image, perception, and existence.
This exhibition presents 40 pieces created by Chen Ling in recent years, spanning three major series: Abstraction, Abstract Landscapes, and Man and Nature. As a creator with a background in both architecture and art, Chen integrates a deep reflection on structural order and spatial perception into his painting. Through the logic of brushstrokes and the fluidity of color, he explores the “sense of structure” and “perceptual quality” inherent in the process of image formation.
More than a presentation of Chen Ling’s recent work, the exhibition seeks to explore the cultural roles and epistemological potential that painting may assume in a contemporary context. Guangdong Museum of Art remains committed to supporting artistic practices with a spirit of inquiry, advancing contemporary painting into more rigorous academic discourse, and continuously expanding the boundaries of understanding within Chinese contemporary art.
Abstract 25010
Oil on canvas
60x90cm
2025
Abstract 25018
Oil on canvas
80x80cm
2025
Impressions of Beijing · Corner Tower of the Forbidden City
布面油画 Oil on canvas
60x60cm
2024
Impressions of Beijing · Nanluoguxiang
Oil on canvas
80x60cm
2024
The Golden Terrace in the Sunset Glow・One of the Eight Scenic Wonders of Yanjing
Oil on canvas
80x80cm
2024
Tianshan Grand Canyon 2
Oil on canvas
60x50cm
2024
Dragon Pool Trilogy・West Lake
Oil on canvas
60x60cm
2025
Impressions of Tibet · Wind Blowing Through Potala
Oil on canvas
80×80cm
2024
About Artist
Chen LingA contemporary artist who has traveled extensively in countries such as France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, and the United States. His painting practice is influenced by masters including Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin, Lucian Freud, Willem de Kooning, and Gerhard Richter. Embracing both realism and abstraction, Chen's work spans a diverse range of subjects and reflects a pursuit of artistic language that blends Eastern and Western aesthetics. He specializes in oil painting and printmaking, and his works are held in private collections across China and Europe
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