Project title Factors of identifying, discover or re-discover a landscape Project Aims The project proposes to analysis key factors for identifying, discover, re-discover or assigning meanings/new meanings… Read more “Critical Publication MAI130 Proposal”
Author: cechenpaints
An artist, painter, illustrator based in London.
Negotiated Project MAI120 Proposal
Project title Undefined blank land in-between identified landscapes Project Aims The project aims to explore the surround wilds of Falmouth, identify natural/cultural/historical landscape and blank, undefined land… Read more “Negotiated Project MAI120 Proposal”
The Transformation of Cornish Landscape Identity in the Perspective of Landscape Painting
I felt that this essay is essential to future academic progression as it has determined the field of my interest and major research direction. The essay was… Read more “The Transformation of Cornish Landscape Identity in the Perspective of Landscape Painting”
Reflective Journal Week 50, 6 Sept – 12 Sept 2020
Architecture becoms solely landscape when they looses their original functionality. Exhibition Proposal
Reflective Journal Week 49, 30 Aug – 5 Sep 2020
Rethinking the Quoit related theories inspired me a lot. Two extracts that originally prepared for the essay has become particularly interesting. [As Scott et al. (2009) reason,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 49, 30 Aug – 5 Sep 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 48, 23 Aug – 29 Aug 2020
A specifically interesting article was found. It talked about the landscape identity after a catastrophic forest fire in Sweden. The topic is intriguing. The result indicates the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 48, 23 Aug – 29 Aug 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 47, 16 Aug – 22 Aug 2020
When I talked about challenging the idea “the landscape only Cornish people would understand”, Alfred Wallis often popped out as the example of indigenous eye. I read… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 47, 16 Aug – 22 Aug 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 46, 9 Aug – 15 Aug 2020
“I want my audiences to achieve a mutual understanding by finding their common appreciation to a landscape or via the awe to nature.” The feedback of the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 46, 9 Aug – 15 Aug 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 45, 2 Aug – 8 Aug 2020
Installing Wind from St Ives was challenging. This pandemic situation significantly limited spacious options I possessed. There were a few abandoned conceptions before the exhibition proposal was… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 45, 2 Aug – 8 Aug 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 44, 26 July – 1 Aug 2020
Movie Battle on Shangganling Mountain tells the story of a bitter victory after days of the bloody clash on Triangle Hill in the Korea War. The interlude song “A… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 44, 26 July – 1 Aug 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 43, 19 July – 25 July 2020
Day 1 A typical day of Ce Chen, filled with random ideas and senseless thoughts. Day 2 Sea Wind to St Ives As I stated in yesterday’s video… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 43, 19 July – 25 July 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 42, 12 July – 18 July 2020
Mr Steve Wilson suggested me to look into Roger Hiorns’s Seizure (2008). The installation, or the sculpture, whose physicality and unusualness powerfully bursts the boundary of these two manifestations,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 42, 12 July – 18 July 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 41, 5 July – 11 July 2020
Irrelevant but worth talking about:My series of doodles was requested to engage in mental recovery therapy service of Shaoxing’s No.7 Hospital. I am glad that my work… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 41, 5 July – 11 July 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 40, 28 June – 4 July 2020
I expressed my interest in making three pieces of work about three natural elements: earth, water and fire. Two designs came up last week to picture the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 40, 28 June – 4 July 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 39, 21 June – 27 June 2020
It is quite a common sense that a distinctive perspective or value could result in a peculiar interpretation. But I noticed a relatively unusual example at the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 39, 21 June – 27 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 38, 14 June – 20 June 2020
“A perspective of an outside visitor” “A celebration of its natural heritage” “A resonance of its historical context with a briefed perception of the true essence of… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 38, 14 June – 20 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 37, 7 June – 13 June 2020
Most recently I gained inspiration from famous sculptor Barbara Hepworth’s work and Constructivist Naum Gabo, and produced a little craft called Wave Form, then follows a series… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 37, 7 June – 13 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 36, 31 May – 6 June 2020
Week 36 began with continuous experiments of salting natural objects. The dryness of the air and early summer temperature arranged a suitable environment for drying flowers. Also,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 36, 31 May – 6 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 35, 24 May – 30 May 2020
The major interest of this week is in making reflective surfaces on those salted crafts. Glistening waves that illuminated by light shines through the rifts in the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 35, 24 May – 30 May 2020”
Periodic Summary, Week 34 – 37 2020
The past few weeks of Unit 3 were spent on the continuous experimenting with salt, string and some natural objects. It was aimed to connect my research… Read more “Periodic Summary, Week 34 – 37 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 34, 17 May – 23 May 2020
I completed a brief introduction regarding how images of landscapes were used to defined Cornish identity, with the focus on west Penwith in Unit 2. The historical,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 34, 17 May – 23 May 2020”
Symposium Unit 2
A Brief Discussing Regarding the Lost of Cornish Identity Art Colonies on Penwith Peninsula and Their Substantial Impact The article briefly introduced the establishment of Cornish identity… Read more “Symposium Unit 2”
Artist Statement
My appreciation to the English countryside’s idyllic landscape and traditional English painting was inspired by my first field trip to west Cornwall in 2014. Before the real… Read more “Artist Statement”
Reflective Journal Week 33, 10 May – 16 May 2020
Experiments with materiality went on this week. Technical problems still are a major concern. My accommodation cannot provide a sufficient space where I can increase the size… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 33, 10 May – 16 May 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 32, 3 May – 9 May 2020
Except “a depressing, endless rain that easily can ruin your vacation and blur everything into each other”, what else natural element could stand for the distinctiveness of… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 32, 3 May – 9 May 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 31, 26 Apr – 2 May 2020
It Rains in Mount’s Bay Today is a series of watercolour painting about heavy foggy rain on various perspective points from Newlyn to Marazion. It emphasis the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 31, 26 Apr – 2 May 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 30, 19 Apr – 25 Apr 2020
Most of the physical practice were experiments of placing figures in the landscape. I intended to create neutral objects that represent the real relationship between human and… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 30, 19 Apr – 25 Apr 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 29, 12 Apr – 18 Apr 2020
Random thought: How are you going to depict Cornish landscape? The phase historians use to talk about indigenous painters like Alfred Wallis and Peter Lanyon is always… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 29, 12 Apr – 18 Apr 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 28, 5 Apr – 11 Apr 2020
Leon Dabo was a tonalist landscape painter. He did not start to painting landscape until the 20th Century. His painting was not reputable before appreciations from Edmond… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 28, 5 Apr – 11 Apr 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 27, 29 Mar – 4 Apr 2020
Sunset Safari above St Ives This watercolour painting is based on my previous experience in west Cornwall. It is a development on my understanding of Peter Lanyon’s… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 27, 29 Mar – 4 Apr 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 26, 22 Mar – 28 Mar 2020
I took an experimental step in this week’s physical practice. I destroy one of the previous work after recognising “outsider’s perspective” may have a substantial impact on… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 26, 22 Mar – 28 Mar 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 25, 15 Mar – 21 Mar 2020
British Art Colony by Sea P48 “It is difficult in general to say a great deal about these more orthodox paintings —— even the painter themselves make… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 25, 15 Mar – 21 Mar 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 24, 8 Mar – 14 Mar 2020
Helene Schjerfbeck, 1862 – 1946 Penleehouse.org.uk. (2020). Helene Schjerfbeck – Newlyn School of Artists – Penlee House Gallery and Museum Penzance Cornwall UK. [online] Available at: https://www.penleehouse.org.uk/artists/helene-schjerfbeck [Accessed 9… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 24, 8 Mar – 14 Mar 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 23, 1 Mar – 7 Mar 2020
Some thoughts from 2nd Feb’s seminar given by Mr Mark Fairninton were finally organised. Subjective Manipulation Subjective Manipulation is the process of over-lay the painkter’s own ideas/understanding/emotional… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 23, 1 Mar – 7 Mar 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 22, 23 Feb – 29 Feb 2020
Expansion on the look list: 1. Fox, Caroline. 1993. Stanhope Forbes and the Newlyn School by Carolin Fox, 1993. 759.2 FOR, Wimbledon. 2. Fox, Caroline, Green acre,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 22, 23 Feb – 29 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 21, 16 Feb – 22 Feb 2020
Despite the fact that it was relatively narrowed, “to produce Cornish landscape in the Hudson River School’s idealised landscape” is barely close to the essence of this… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 21, 16 Feb – 22 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 20, 9 Feb – 15 Feb 2020
I was genuinely intrigued by the idea of “idealised landscape” among the Hudson River School and its contemporaneous art movements like Barbizon School, Newlyn School, etc. Noticing… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 20, 9 Feb – 15 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 19, 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2020
This week started with two attempts of experimental edit of the previous proposal writing. The current outcome introduced a possible perspective which is to narrow the investigation… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 19, 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal: Periodic Summary, Week 16 – Week 31
The theme of the current stage is exploring the connection between landscape, culture and identity. With a specific interest in Penwith Peninsula, I have been working on… Read more “Reflective Journal: Periodic Summary, Week 16 – Week 31”
Reflective Journal Week 18, 26 Jan – 1 Feb 2020
While the first unit and the feedback week ran to its end, it would be wise to start working on Unit 2 despite the fact that it… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 18, 26 Jan – 1 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 17, 19 Jan – 25 Jan 2020
A briefed outline of a research direction has been shaped during this week. I understand a lot of work is required to narrow it down so I… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 17, 19 Jan – 25 Jan 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 16, 12 Jan – 18 Jan 2020
The week has been spent on preparing the presentation. It can be quite tricky to convert the symposium into a version suitable for verbal introduction in 10… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 16, 12 Jan – 18 Jan 2020”
Symposium Unit 1
From Zuheros to Cuckmere A Briefed Discussion of Regional Landscape Painting The question that aimed to be explored in Unit 1 was about how a place that… Read more “Symposium Unit 1”
Ich hab die Nacht geträumte 03, Jan 2020.
I saw a raindrop, slided off the window this moring Its appearance, only known to the god and me We only live in the universe that established… Read more “Ich hab die Nacht geträumte 03, Jan 2020.”
Reflective Journal Week 15, 5 Jan – 11 Jan 2020
Painting process finished on this week precisely. These works were scanned and edited to recover its original colour on Photoshop, then uploaded to the InDesign file. I… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 15, 5 Jan – 11 Jan 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 14, 29 Dec – 4 Jan 2020
I cannot tell whether it was good or not. I gave up the “social” in the three S concept and selected to focus on “study” and “sleep”.… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 14, 29 Dec – 4 Jan 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 13, 22 Dec – 28 Dec 2019
In Reflective Journal Week 2, I wrote about the Chinese people’s obsession with the ownership of a piece of land. “I guess my nostalgia feeling regarding the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 13, 22 Dec – 28 Dec 2019”
From Zuheors to Cuckmere, Jan 2020
From Zuheros to Cuckmere was produced as the outcome of the first unit of my study in Camberwell College of Art. The project consists of two parts:… Read more “From Zuheors to Cuckmere, Jan 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 12, 15 Dec – 21 Dec 2019
The major contribution of the week was the confirmation on technical parameters of book designs. According to the previous plan, I have designed two formats, Royale and… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 12, 15 Dec – 21 Dec 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 11, 8 Dec – 14 Dec 2019
The pop-up show was fine. I missed the opening talk and the toast; I was busy running down block A, consulting tutors of printmaking, graphic design and… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 11, 8 Dec – 14 Dec 2019”
Reflective Jounal Week 10, 1 Dec – 7 Dec 2019
There will be a group crit on this week as the only chance to seek professional assistance for the first unit. I have stocked up a sufficient… Read more “Reflective Jounal Week 10, 1 Dec – 7 Dec 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 9, 24 Nov – 30 Nov 2019
Week 9, and very likely the following week will reduce my attendance to an extremely low result. A pop-up show will be arranged in two weeks, and… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 9, 24 Nov – 30 Nov 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 8, 17 Nov – 23 Nov 2019
A fascinating opportunity was given to visit Mark Fairnington’s workspace in East London. His work and statements regarding his preference of a realistic painting style as partly… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 8, 17 Nov – 23 Nov 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 7, 10 Nov – 16 Nov 2019
The week started with producing a basic preparation if the human figure will be added into the project. The character design finished quickly, and the scene in the background was chosen and sketched. I specifically looked into works of Steve Hanks for gorgeous, naturally composited female figures. Works of Jacob Schikaneder and Abbott Fuller Graves […]
Reflective Journal Week 6, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2019
After a week and a half, the second individual work of the project was finished. I further developed the washing technique on my watercolour to create a… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 6, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 5, 27 Oct – 2 Nov
The last weekend was spent on pushing the deadline of proposal submission. I have to admit that I do miss stay up all night studying. Can be… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 5, 27 Oct – 2 Nov”
Reflective Journal Week 4, 20 Oct – 26 Oct 2019
One of the major outcomes of the fourth week was the essential supports of the determination of producing a book. I have decided to demonstrate the distinctiveness of the two regions through comparison. The specific method would be arranging them in a particular order. As I have decided it will be a nonlinear sequence, I […]
Reflective Journal Week 3, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2019
The first group crit revealed severe problems. After installing works on the wall, on the first glaze, they looked beautiful; however, any closer look at the presentation… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 3, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 2, 6 Oct – 12 Oct, 2019
Developments envisaged in the previous week started the second week in Camberwell. While working on new pieces with a stable efficiency, I can’t help to notice there… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 2, 6 Oct – 12 Oct, 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 1, 29 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019
Reflective Journal Week 1, 29 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019 Although the very first project has not been briefed yet, there is no reason to pause producing… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 1, 29 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 0, 22 Sept – 28 Sept, 2019
After collecting a small, however sufficient amount of resource which allows initiating further experiment, I decided that the aim of the second week would be settling down… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 0, 22 Sept – 28 Sept, 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 00, 15 Sept – 21 Sept, 2019
Reflective Journal Week 00, 15 Sept – 21 Sept, 2019 In the spirit of learning, I initiated journalising on the day I arrived in London. Please be… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 00, 15 Sept – 21 Sept, 2019”
Tootings before Autumn, Sept 2019
After receiving the offer from Camberwell College of Art in Feb, I should have entered a period of stable work-producing and self-learning. What I did not foresee… Read more “Tootings before Autumn, Sept 2019”
The Golden Heart, Sept 2019
“I have been searching for a heart of gold” THE GOLDEN HEART Inspirations The project was inspired by an attempt of preserving a specimen permanently in an… Read more “The Golden Heart, Sept 2019”
Ich hab die Nacht geträumte 02, Feb 2019.
Another eposide of Unlloped Moments of Life has started! I am thinking about a full focus on recording ordinary scenarios of life in China. Unlike those fancy… Read more “Ich hab die Nacht geträumte 02, Feb 2019.”
Olives of Córdoba, Jan 2019.
Olives of Córdoba is a project consists of eight pieces of watercolour paintings. Judging from painting technique side, it is an experiment whether the style project Zhivago… Read more “Olives of Córdoba, Jan 2019.”
A Character Design and Caligraphy for 3D Animation, and Old Photo Colouring, Dec 2018.
Sometime around Feb 2018, my brother, who was an MA student study in Melbourne, asked me if I could help him with the character design of his… Read more “A Character Design and Caligraphy for 3D Animation, and Old Photo Colouring, Dec 2018.”
Holy Site 01: An Old Grocery Store, Dec 2018.
The first piece of holy site series has painted the scene of an old grocery store in memory of an old convenient shop of my hometown.… Read more “Holy Site 01: An Old Grocery Store, Dec 2018.”
Ce Chen's studio of art 