Earth Scatters in Four Dimensions – 2026 Solo Exhibition by Chen Cheng-hsun (陳正勳)

Born in Hsichou, Changhua, Chen Cheng-hsun's (陳正勳) artistic enlightenment began with self-directed exploration during high school, sketching on weekends with classmates who shared a love for art, driving himself forward. He later fulfilled his wish to enter the Sculpture Department of the National Academy of Arts (today's National Taiwan University of Arts), receiving formal academic art education before furthering his studies in Spain. Teacher Chen has an outstanding record of awards both domestically and internationally. In 2025, he received Taiwan's highest honor in ceramics, the "Taiwan Ceramics Biennale – Award for Outstanding Contribution," which not only affirms his nearly half-century of continuous creative journey but also recognizes his profound influence on ceramic innovation, cultural promotion, and talent cultivation.
His creations often employ pure geometric forms such as squares, circles, and columns. The forms are简洁 and powerful, creating a strong sense of volume through substantial masses, constructing a restrained and serene presence in space. In terms of technique, he boldly breaks the boundaries of media, embedding cold metal, warm wood, or steadfast stone into the ceramic body, creating contrast and symbiosis between materials. The surfaces of his works often present rough textures resembling scorching, grass ash, or withered tree bones, combined with gold leaf elements, infusing a modern aesthetic into a primitive, desolate, ruin-like feel.
Profound Eastern Zen thought is the soul of his works. He condenses his exploration of life's perspective into沉稳 colors and lines. For him, creation is not only artistic practice but also a silent performance where, through the meeting of hands and material, the spirit returns to simplicity and resonates with heaven and earth. Through organic forms介于具象与抽象之间, he guides viewers before his works to contemplate the laws of cosmic operation and the cycle of natural life and death.
The core of this exhibition focuses on the spirit of "earth." Teacher Chen views clay as an extension of life practice and life itself, using the texture of the earth as a基调, meticulously recording the traces of accumulated time. This is not merely a visual feast but also a journey back to the essence of things, inviting the public to seek inner peace and life balance amidst the厚重 ceramic bodies and质朴 tones.