chen yanyun
biography of a charcoal maestro chen yanyun, a singaporean artist born in 1986, has been making waves in the art world with her captivating charcoal drawings, thought-provoking animations, and immersive installations. her works are a poignant reflection of intergenerational family stories, cultural wounds, and the tenuous relationships between traditions and scars that live in language. artistic journey chen yanyun's artistic practice is characterized by its interdisciplinary approach, delving into the aesthetic, cultural, and technological inheritances on one’s body. her works are grounded…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of chen yanyun's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.