The project was inspired by a phenomenon happened on a Chinese social network platform. A user has questioned a drawing about a female figure’s pose in a… Read more “Spine of A Girl Bending Over and Having Sex, Anthor Contemporary Art Practice, Dec 2018.”
Author: cechenpaints
An artist, painter, illustrator based in London.
Burning of Fields, Colour of Rocks, Nov 2018.
In some rural areas of China, it is very common for farmers to burn plantation waste like rice straws after harvesting crops. They use ash afterwards to… Read more “Burning of Fields, Colour of Rocks, Nov 2018.”
Ich hab die Nacht geträumte 01, Nov 2018.
The project was designed to oppose the flooded Titty Tainment in China. Footages have been collected since 2014. The project was firstly published on TikTok, a Chinese… Read more “Ich hab die Nacht geträumte 01, Nov 2018.”
Installation & Acrylic: New Blood, Nov 2018.
The Writting ‘Kids should have been running on these magnificant fields that bred generations of our ancestors. Since we arrived here 800 years before, wars, disasters,… Read more “Installation & Acrylic: New Blood, Nov 2018.”
Mercury Dice, A Spray in Chinese Equality Movements, Oct 2018.
Yes, I do sometimes produce work reflect politics. Mercury Dice was one of my best. It was viciously reported on a Chinese media platform similar to Tumblr.… Read more “Mercury Dice, A Spray in Chinese Equality Movements, Oct 2018.”
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín, Two Sides of Dreams, Sept 2018.
A joyful experience is unavoidably going to fade. Your memories started being blurred, details are gone, like falling rain through a sewer. Soon, scenes you have gone… Read more “Los Fragmentos del Albaicín, Two Sides of Dreams, Sept 2018.”
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 2, Sept 2018.
Initially, there will be no change of colour in the project, but this plan became expired on the third day of the first stage of Los Fragmentos… Read more “Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 2, Sept 2018.”
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 1, Sept 2018.
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín is a project that I have been planning since the major success of 25 Pieces of Romanticism. The original idea was to reproduce… Read more “Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 1, Sept 2018.”
Really Bad Logic for Running Child Art Education Institution which Features Chinese Value, Sept 2018.
Consider this as a further complaint. As I complained in an earlier blog about child art education, I feel that cannot explain the bad logic in this… Read more “Really Bad Logic for Running Child Art Education Institution which Features Chinese Value, Sept 2018.”
Visual Diaries about Córdoba And The Way to Granada, Aug 2018.
The exhibion was finished. The town mayor gifted me several souvenirs and a certificate of appreciation. I have to point it out now that, I have only… Read more “Visual Diaries about Córdoba And The Way to Granada, Aug 2018.”
Drawing with Dots: Una Mirada A Andalucía, July 2018.
According to the date that recorded in the photo data of the first image, I started this pen dot sketch on 31st May. The process has lasted… Read more “Drawing with Dots: Una Mirada A Andalucía, July 2018.”
El Reino Entre Olivares, The Self-made Colour I Mentional So Much About, July 2018.
Finally comes to the work that applied the paint I talked about so much. The first stage of this piece, right after a two-days effort of drawing… Read more “El Reino Entre Olivares, The Self-made Colour I Mentional So Much About, July 2018.”
Granada: The First Experience, Mar 2018.
I Apologies because the date should be Mar 2017, I posted it in the correct order but somehow it ended up in ‘drafts’. I had to change… Read more “Granada: The First Experience, Mar 2018.”
Six Tiny Pieces of Oil Paintings, and Two Watercolours for the Exhibition, June 2018.
Two watercolour paintings for decorative purpose were creadted. Sometimes I relatively enjoy creating works that only for recording the beauty of natural, or an ordinary scenerio, instead… Read more “Six Tiny Pieces of Oil Paintings, and Two Watercolours for the Exhibition, June 2018.”
De Stijl 93, A Vivid History Lesson, May 2018.
I received a commission of 10,000 RMB for a painting to decorate a wedding apartment. SO, here we go. Instead of immediately starting designing a complex composition,… Read more “De Stijl 93, A Vivid History Lesson, May 2018.”
Mañana de Las Luces, May 2018.
Here’s what I am most proud of in my landscape watercolour, Mañana de Las Luces. The painting successfully touched El Ayuntamiento de Zuheros, and they offered me… Read more “Mañana de Las Luces, May 2018.”
El Castillo de Zuheros, Apr 2018.
Remember the time I said that Zuheros might invite me to a personal exhibition? I actually got the invitation after showing the half-finished Mañana de Las Luces,… Read more “El Castillo de Zuheros, Apr 2018.”
Westerminster in Fog, Mar 2018
As usually, some materials had been added to the ink I used to make it thicker enough to express the strength of the building. Also it made… Read more “Westerminster in Fog, Mar 2018”
A Brief Complaint of Current Child Art Education in China, Mar 2018
How to cultivate the sensitiveness of children? Please answer this in your mind, and let me begin first. As I mentioned before, or if I did not… Read more “A Brief Complaint of Current Child Art Education in China, Mar 2018”
Nandina, Another Watercolour Stilllife with Essence of Traditional Chinese Painting Features, Mar 2018
Nandina plays an important role in traditional Chinese culture, especially when it comes to interior decoration, literature and painting. Personally, I think any plant grows mature in… Read more “Nandina, Another Watercolour Stilllife with Essence of Traditional Chinese Painting Features, Mar 2018”
Evita de Calle Poeta Gracián, Dec 2017.
Before putting colours into outlines, I asked myself, how can I establish a connection of personal emotion for her? Eva is also an international student, and she… Read more “Evita de Calle Poeta Gracián, Dec 2017.”
25 Pieces of Romanticism, the Inspiration of Desperation Archive, Nov 2016.
The last project of the first semester of level 6. It symbolised the idea of old-school/classical style has occupied a considerable part of my work. Sometimes I… Read more “25 Pieces of Romanticism, the Inspiration of Desperation Archive, Nov 2016.”
Shades of Granada, Feb 2018.
The series tried out use different style and materials to reproduce four random views of the Alhambra. Various materials like highlighting with mineral colour, blending pencil… Read more “Shades of Granada, Feb 2018.”
The Plaza beneath The Castle of Zuheros, Jan 2018.
Before The Plaza beneath The Castle of Zuheros, I barely put attention into the form of displaying my work visually. Mostly, after I finished a piece,… Read more “The Plaza beneath The Castle of Zuheros, Jan 2018.”
The Owner of BK Espresso, Dec 2017.
In Dec, I found a coffee shop called BK Espresso. Due to the distinctive taste of milk between China and UK, I’d say finding this café is… Read more “The Owner of BK Espresso, Dec 2017.”
Oh Hello! Tiny Pieces Again! Oct 2017.
The project was designed for practising producing strong visual communications through watercolour painting on a very limited size of paper. Training myself to demonstrate preciseness on a… Read more “Oh Hello! Tiny Pieces Again! Oct 2017.”
Senza Titolo: East Sussex, July 2017.
After those single-colour watercolour paintings became a major success, I have been considering producing some more. This project was designed to display my understanding of countryside views… Read more “Senza Titolo: East Sussex, July 2017.”
Marble Quarry: Reverse Colour Chalk Painting, Apr 2017.
Marble quarry was designed to discuss the use of nudity in contemporary art. When I was doing the project, there is a voice on the Internet questioning… Read more “Marble Quarry: Reverse Colour Chalk Painting, Apr 2017.”
Roses: Watercolour Still Life, Feb 2017.
These roses are the very beginning where I looked into produce detailed still-life watercolour. Not many things I could say about this. But it influenced the way… Read more “Roses: Watercolour Still Life, Feb 2017.”
Senza Titolo:CN, A Decent Exploration of Single Colour Watercolour, Nostalgia and Chinese Simplism, Jan 2017.
The project shows several natural scenes of mangrove forest near Shaoxing, China and landscapes of West Lake, Hangzhou. Inspirations were gained from traditional Chinese painting’s ink landscape… Read more “Senza Titolo:CN, A Decent Exploration of Single Colour Watercolour, Nostalgia and Chinese Simplism, Jan 2017.”
Level 5 Option, Go Wild, April 2016.
I have to say, Level 5 Option class, which is full about life drawing and field trip, has been the most interesting course I have ever experienced.… Read more “Level 5 Option, Go Wild, April 2016.”
Development of Single-Colour Watercolour after Cornwall, March 2016.
After got back from Cornwall, I found watercolour is suitable for me to sketch a scene with proper construct of light contrast, volume and space. Therefore a… Read more “Development of Single-Colour Watercolour after Cornwall, March 2016.”
The Beginning of Everything, Feb 2016.
At the evening of a cold winter night in Feb 2016, the radiator in the old studio apartment I rent refused to be functioning properly, again. It… Read more “The Beginning of Everything, Feb 2016.”
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