hangfeng chen (China)

Hangfeng Chen, born in 1974 in Shanghai (China), lives and works in the city of his birth. Trained as a painter, Chen obtained a Bachelor of Art degree from the Fine Arts College of Shanghai University. Following graduation he worked as an artist and graphic designer for a variety of advertising firms and publishing companies. In recent years he has worked as a graphic and multimedia artist. Chen’s Logomania series takes the logos of familiar brands, both foreign and domestic, and weaves them into an array of intricate patterns. He makes paper-cuts, prints, tattoos and carpets based on these patterns. As designs, they sit between being art and functional objects, blurring the boundaries between fields and refusing strict categorization. Chen is interested in issues of commercialisation, environmentalism, globalization and cultural transmutation. His practice also includes photography, video, performance and installation. His work has been shown in various galleries and museums in China and around the world.

www.chenhangfeng.com