A Legacy of Line and Light: The Life of Chen Baiyi In the heart of Hunan Province, within the storied landscapes of Shaoyang, a profound artistic journey began in 1926. Chen Baiyi was born into an intellectual lineage that breathed art into his very first breaths; with a grandfather who was a poet and a father and uncle who were master calligraphers, the rhythms of ink and brush were his native tongue. This early immersion in the clas…