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