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Born 1978 in Nantou Taiwan, Chen Sung-Chih graduated from Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts, Tainan National University of the Arts, with emphasis in mixed media installation. Previous works include mixed creations using ready-made objects. These ready-made life materials are randomly assembled, combined, and transformed in order to present something different from the original rough and cold material quality with a delicately blended complex psychological element. These art creations, therefore, are given warmth and poetic meanings. In the past years, there were several participations in artist-in-residence in international studio and exchange programs in Britain, Egypt, France, and Taiwan. Previous artworks used to receive 2013 Spirit of Travel–Espace Louis Vuitton Taipei Audition- First Prize, 2012 35 Visual Artist Support Winner , The 12th Visual Arts Prize of Li Chun-shan Foundation, 2004 Taishin Arts Award – Top 7 of Visual Arts, 2008&2003 Taipei Arts Award Best-selected, and 2001 S-An Aesthetics Award – Arts Creation Support. There have been individual exhibitions since 2001 and numerous invitations for the participation of important exhibitions in Taiwan. He currently lives and works in Taipei, Taichung, Taiwan. ​ Sung-chih Chen’s past works were all based on this idea, using the language of the material itself to present the sensitive segments of the life that are often ignored. The works are mainly showcased by spatial installation, and large spatial installation works are often in the unit of the common residential space. The works also incorporate the time-sensitive social events to reveal the strong force of rupture and destruction drawn from experiences, as well as subtle collection. Sung-chih Chen always tries his best to search for human nature in plain life, and for the remaining sense of beauty from ugly objects. This beauty comes from the destruction of natural law, from the residue after consumption, or maybe from the trace after violence…. Its abstracted marvel – memory fragments from daily lives between the form and the meaning reveals the multi contradictory relations of each individual toward the absurd reality.

birth year
1978
Place of Birth
Nantou
Taiwan
Place of Residence
Taichung
Taiwan
Taipei
Taiwan
education
2002
BFA Department of Visual Communication Design
Chaoyung University of Technology, Taiwan
2005
MFA Institute of Plastic Art
Tainan National University of The Arts, Taiwan
personal website
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CURRICULUM VITAE
2013
Undercover
Espace Louis Vuitton , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Sung-chih Chen 2012
Project Fulfill Art Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Delicate Sensibilities
Art Fair Tokyo , Tokyo , Japan
2012
Unrelated Accident
Black&White Gallery , Taichung , Taiwan
2010
Polar Region
Project Fulfill Art Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
My Dear Wrinkle
Ever Harvest Art Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Untitled
The Quan Gallery , Taichung , Taiwan
2008
You to Be
Museum of Contemporary Art , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
Chen Sung-chih Solo Exhibition 2008
Shin Leh Yuan Art Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2007
Once Upon a Time
Cité Internationale des Arts Gallery , Paris , France
2006
The Sunday Morning
The Townhouse Gallery , Cairo , Egypt
2006
Domestic Play and Quotidian Poetry
The Stock 20 , Taichung , Taiwan
2005
Vol.7
Shin Leh Yuan Art Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2004
Then …You See Me Like That
Sin Pin Art Space , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2004
The Eighth Day
Nell’s Home , Taichung , Taiwan
2003
Dropping Body Temperature to 37.5℃
Life Science Library , Taipei , Taiwan
2003
Artificiality
Shin Leh Yuan Art Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Wa-Ha Ha
Want space , Taichung , Taiwan
2011
Search…
Showplace , Taichung , Taiwan
2012
Soft Power-The Intangible Indicator
Main Trend Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Daily Collection of Abstract Play
The Stock 20 , Taichung , Taiwan
2012
The 12th Visual Arts Prize of Li Chun-shan Foundation
NCKU Art Center , Tainan , Taiwan
2012
Looking for 101
IT Park Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
A Pace
The Stock 20 , Taichung , Taiwan
2011
Very Fun Park 2011
Fubon Art Foundation , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Flourishing and Flowing
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2011
Flourishing and Flowing
The National Art Museum of China , Beijing , China
2011
T-ART Taichung Art Fair
Evergreen Hotel , Taichung , Taiwan
2011
Freshmen Welcome Party
The Stock 20 , Taichung , Taiwan
2010
Time Unfrozen
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
One Day One Decade
The Stock 20 , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Contemporary Value-A Processing History
Ever Harvest Art Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
2008 Taipei Arts Award
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
Sweeties-Celebrating 20 Years of IT Park
IT Park Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
The Light Enters You- ISSEY MIYAKE x Young Taiwan’s Artists
ISSEY MIYAKE , Taichung , Taiwan
2008
Local Viewpoint- Made In TAIWAN
Bamboo Curtain Studio , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
Resident Artist's Group Show
435 International Artist Village of Banciao , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
M.O.T. Salon
Museum of Tomorrow , Taipei , Taiwan
2007
Transformation in Perception
Modern Gallery , Taichung , Taiwan
2006
CO6 Taiwan Avant-Garde Documenta
Taichung City Cultural Hall , Taichung , Taiwan
2006
Transit-City Passenger
The Stock 20 , Taichung , Taiwan
2006
Artist Exposition
Huashan Art District , Taipei , Taiwan
2006
Ubiquitous
Taipei Artist Village , Taipei , Taiwan
2006
Taipei Taipei
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2006
0~10~∞
Art Center T.N.N.U.A &The Stock 20 , Tainan/ Taichung , Taiwan
2006
City Mambo
An Exchange Exhibition of SLY Art and Stone Villa , Sydney , Australia
2005
Noise-Video Art Festival
Warner Village Cinema - Xin Yi , Taipei , Taiwan
2005
City: Flying Hearts Bee TV
Bee TV , Taipei , Taiwan
2005
Skylight-open the new page...
Eslite bookstore , Taichung , Taiwan
2005
Best of 2004 Taishin Arts Award Exhibition
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A9 , Taipei , Taiwan
2005
Shin Leh Yuan vs. Sin Pin Group Exhibition
Sin Pin Art Space , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2004
Drawing-Selected Exhibition of Sketch
The Stock 20 , Taichung , Taiwan
2004
One more glance
IT Park Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2004
CO4 Taiwan Avant-Garde Documenta
Huashan Art District , Taipei , Taiwan
2004
Out of Infinity- T.N.C.A graduate institute of plastic arts(91)
The Stock 20 , Taichung , Taiwan
2004
The 6th term group exhibition of S.L.Y
Shin Leh Yuan Art Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2003
Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival 2003
Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2003
Asynchronism in Local
Stock 20, Chiayi Village of Railway Art , Taichung/ Chiayi , Taiwan
2003
2003 Taipei Arts Award
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2003
Life Science Library group show
Life Science Library , Taipei , Taiwan
2002
CO2 Taiwan Avant-Garde Documenta
Huashan Art District , Taipei , Taiwan
2002
You can use me- group exhibition of plastic art graduate institute in T.N.C.A.
Tainan , Taiwan
2002
Romantic revolution of the Stock 20
The Stock 20 , Taichung , Taiwan
2002
Super Dexule Display
Shin Leh Yuan Art Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2002
2002 New appearance of chair
Taichung City Cultural Hall , Taichung , Taiwan
2001
Taiwan-Japan International haulm culture exhibition
Nantou , Taiwan
2001
Floating Masculinity Group exhibition
Shin Leh Yuan Art Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2001
Railway art Festival Exhibition
Chiayui Village of Railway Art , Chiayui , Taiwan
2001
Want Space Group exhibition
Taichung Port art center , Taichung , Taiwan
2001
Stopover
The Stock 20 , Taichung , Taiwan
2001
Body Party- Group exhibition
Showplace , Taichung , Taiwan
2000
Group Exhibition in Rain Season
Juming museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2000
The Light Installation exhibition
Chingshuei , Taichung , Taiwan
1999
International Paper Art exhibition 1999
Chungshi Paper factory , Ilan , Taiwan
2013
First Prize
Spirit of Travel–Espace Louis Vuitton Taipei Audition
 
2012
 
35 Visual Artist Support
 
2012
 
The 12th Visual Arts Prize of Li Chun-shan Foundation
 
2008
Best-selected
2008 Taipei Arts Award
 
2005
Top 7 of Visual Arts
2004 Taishin Arts Award
 
2003
Best-selected
2003 Taipei Arts Award
 
2002
 
S.A.N art creativity Sponsored Reward of S.A.N Foundation
 
1999
Best-selected
International Paper art
 
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Artificiality
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Untitled 2005
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