Chen Hui Art Studio
http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_108-他者的肖像 18 脸书的脸 Portraits of Otherness 18  The Face of Facebook 51x40_5cm 2020_6 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
脸书的脸 The Face of Facebook

51x40.5cm 2020.6
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_114-他者的肖像 24 发言人 Portraits of Otherness 24 White House  Press Secretary 61x45_8cm 2020_8 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
白宫发言人 White House Press Secretary

61x45.8cm 2020.8
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_115-他者的肖像 25 口红一哥 Portraits of Otherness 25 China s Lipstick King 61x45_8cm 2020_8 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
口红一哥 Lipstick King

61x45.8cm 2020.8
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_111-他者的肖像 21 非典型后浪任海龙Portraits of Otherness 21  Atypical Young Striver 50_8x40_5cm 2020_6 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
非典型后浪任海龙 Atypical Young Striver

50.8x40.5cm 2020.6
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_116-他者的肖像 26 哭泣的偶像 Portraits of Otherness 26 Crying Idol  76_3x56_5cm 2020_9 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
哭泣的偶 Crying Idol

76.3x56.5cm 2020.9
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_119-他者的肖像 29 等待领养的狗 Portraits of Otherness 29 Dog for Donation  61x45_8cm 2020_10 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
等待领养的狗 Dog for Donation

61x45.8cm 2020.10
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_117-他者的肖像 27 失去左眼的抗议者 Portraits of Otherness 27 Man who lost eye during protests 61x45_8cm 2020_9 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
失去左眼的抗议者 A man who lost eye during protests

61x45.8cm 2020.9
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_118-他者的肖像 28 马尔科姆X Malcolm X Portraits of Otherness 26  76_3x56_5cm 2020_9 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
马尔科姆 X Malcolm X

76.3x56.5cm 2020.9
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_122_他者的肖像33  劣迹企业家  Portraits of Otherness 33 A Notorious Entrepreneur纸本油画 oil on paper56_2x76,5cm 2021 4.jpg
劣迹企业家 A Notorious Entrepreneur

56.2x76.5cm 2021.4
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_121_ 他者的肖像32 Portraits of Otherness 32 Nomadland 纸本油画 oil on paper 56_2x76,5cm 2021 .jpg
无依之地 Nomadland

56.x76.5cm 2021
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_121 _他者的肖像31 川普支持者 Portraits of Otherness 31 Trump s Supporters  68x200cm 纸本油画 oil on paper 2021_2.jpg
川普支持者 Trump's Supporters

68x200cm 2021.2
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_120_他者的肖像 30哭泣的朝鲜人民 Portraits of Otherness 30 Crying Korean People 60x178cm  纸本油画 oil on paper 2021_1 的副本.jpg
哭泣的朝鲜人民 Crying Korean People

60x178cm 2021.1
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_113-他者的肖像 23 哭泣的婴儿 Portraits of Otherness 23 Crying Baby 76_3x56_5cm 2020_7 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
重生的婴儿 Reborn Baby

76.3x56.5cm 2020.7
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_110-他者的肖像 20 O_J_辛普森 Portraits of Otherness 20 O_J_Simpson  41x30cm 2020_6 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
O.J.辛普森 O.J.Simpson

41x30cm 2020.6
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_100-他者的肖像 10 狱卒 Portraits of Otherness 10 Prison Guard 53x32cm 2002_3纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
狱卒 Prison Guard

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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_101-他者的肖像 11 囚徒 Portraits of Otherness 11  Prisoner 43x37_7cm 2020_4 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
囚徒 Prisoner

43x37.7cm 2020.4
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_109-他者的肖像 19 谋杀者 Portraits of Otherness 19  The Murder 51x40_5cm 2020_6 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
谋杀者 The Murder

51x40.5cm 2020.6
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_104-他者的肖像 14 新冠逝者  Portraits of Otherness 14 A Coronavirus Victim 45x38cm 2020_3 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
新冠逝者 A Coronavirus Victim

45x38cm 2020.3
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_103-他者的肖像 13 散播病毒者 Portraits of Otherness 13 A Texas woman was arrested for threatening to spread coronavirus 40x37_7cm 2020_4 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
散播病毒者 A Texas woman was arrested for threatening to spread coronavirus

40x37.7cm 2020.4
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_105-他者的肖像 15 护士  Portraits of Otherness 15   A Nurse 45x38cm 2020_4 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
护士 A Nurse

45x38cm 2020.4
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_102 -他者的肖像 12 勒痕  Portraits of Otherness 12  Marks 37_6x26cm 2020_4.jpg
勒痕 Marks

37.6x26cm 2020.4
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_106-他者的肖像 16 李文亮医生 Portraits of Otherness 16 Dr_ LI WenLiang 53_5x46cm 2020_5 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
李文亮医生 Dr. LI WenLiang

53.5x46cm 2020.5
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_107-他者的肖像 17 生气的婴儿 Portraits of Otherness 17  Angry Baby 40x50cm 2020_5 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
生气的婴儿 Angry Baby

40x50cm 2020.5
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_112-他者的肖像 22 穿普拉达的女魔头Portraits of Otherness 22 The Devil Wears Prada 76_3x56_5cm 2020_7 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
穿普拉达的女魔头 The Devil Wears Prada

76.3x56.5cm 2020.7
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_99-他者的肖像 09 脚踝 Portraits of Otherness 09  Ankle 37_7x53cm 2020_3 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
脚踝 Ankle

37.7x53cm 2020.3
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_96-他者的肖像 06 怀旧刘海 Portraits of Otherness 06 Old Fashion Fringe   27_7x33cm 2020_3 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
怀旧刘海 Old Fashion Fringe

27.7x33cm 2020.3
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_98-他者的肖像 08 裸胸男孩  Portraits of Otherness 08  A Naked boy 30x50cm 2020_3 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
裸胸男孩 A Naked boy

30x50cm 2020.3
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_97-他者的肖像 07 派对女皇  Portraits of Them 07  Party Queen 30x38cm 2020_3 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
派对女皇 Party Queen

30x38cm 2020.3
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_94-他者的肖像 04 辫子  Portraits of Otherness 04  Braid 37_7x40cm 2020_2 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
辫子 Braid

37.7x40cm 2020.2
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_93-他者的肖像 03 鼻环  Portraits of Otherness 03  Nose Ring 25x29cm 2020_2 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
鼻环 Nose Ring

25x29cm 2020.2
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_95-他者的肖像 05 美甲 Portraits of Otherness 05   Nails 21x25cm 2020_2 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
美甲 Nails

21x25cm 2020.2
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_91-他者的肖像 02 Portraits of Otherness 02  53x37_6cm 2020_211纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
紫长发 Purple Long Hire

53x37.6cm 2020.2
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_91-他者的肖像 02 束身胸衣 Portraits of Otherness  02  Corselette 43x34_5cm 2020_2纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
束身胸衣 Corselette

43x34.5cm 2020.2
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http://zeng-han.com/chenhui-art.com/files/gimgs/th-15_90-他者的肖像 01 烟熏妆 Portraits of Otherness 01 Smoky Eyes 53x38cm 2020_2 纸本油画 oil on paper.jpg
烟熏妆 Smoky Eyes

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作为绘画的肖像,在这个时代似乎变成了一种不合时宜的原始劳作。而陈卉的绘画从一开始就确定了以肖像为主线,通过十几年来对肖像绘画的不断探索,正在将这种不合时宜渐渐推向不可名状的未来。在2005年至2013年的早期作品中,陈卉运用写实油画的技法和本职为造型师的化妆技能,塑造出了一批生活于物质极大丰富的消费时代和全球化网络化的,既虚拟又现实、既荒诞又真实的“中国新世代”。2014年至2019年的《你的肖像》系列,则是艺术家以朋友家人或者遇见的人为对象,而且不再拘泥于写实的古典技法,企图通过与一个个实在的灵魂的碰撞与激发,来描绘出一张张“灵魂出窍”的“精神肖像”。2020年,与全世界大部分人一样,在大半年的自我隔离状态下,陈卉能见到的人绝大多数是屏幕上没有温度和触感的数字化的人,那一张张处于灵魂悬置状态的面孔构成了艺术家接触和感知外部世界的摩斯密码,而将这些面孔用油画颜料涂绘在纸上就成了艺术家理解和剖析现实世界的解码过程。
政客与资本家、明星与网红、富二代与小人物、谋杀犯与被谋杀的人、绝望的医生护士与无知蛮横的感染者、叙利亚内战中死而复生的初生儿与《饥饿站台》里互相残杀的狱卒囚犯,甚至是动物收容所网络广告里濒死的流浪狗……这些屏幕里的人是虚拟世界的人,是摄取了人的样貌的图像的幽灵,无处不在,这是我们时代的人际关系和社会处境,被数字抽空之后变成图像的幽灵就是我们现实世界的掘墓人,而陈卉试图用一种写实主义的手法来描绘这些幽灵,她将不同的灵魂重叠在一个肉身上,溃烂而绚烂。这些“曾经真实”却触不可及的面孔,这些由液晶屏、背光灯与应用软件联合创造出来的可视数字形象,变成了纸上的堆叠、交错、蕴染、流淌的色彩与笔触,艺术家企图如造物主般借由此重塑另一个更加有血有肉的平行真实。这些“他者的肖像”正如W.J.T米歇尔所说的“图像转向”,不是天真的模仿、拷贝、或再现,它反倒是对图像的一种后语言学的、后符号学的重新发现,将其看作是视觉、机器、制度、话语、身体和比喻之间复杂的互动。超真实的数字景观已然控制和替换了真实的人与世界,陈卉没有选择用当代艺术家热衷的新媒体艺术去拥抱或解构当下的网络视像时代,而是执着于身体官能和物质媒材的肖像绘画,这看起来更像是一种对“机器对机器”图像统治的最后的徒劳的抗争。古希腊神话里的西西弗斯就像是一个行为艺术家,而我们这个时代的艺术家也许就是西西弗斯。
(文:曾翰)
Politicians and capitalists, stars and Internet celebrities, trust-fund kids and small figures, murderers and victims, desperate doctors and ignorant infected patients, newly-born in the Syrian civil war and jailers who kill each other in the movie The Platform, as well as dying stray dogs in online ads for animal shelters... A spectre, a spectre of image is haunting the Internet... The people behind these screens is from a virtual world, a spectre of image who takes the form of humankind. They are everywhere, and this is the social and humanistic situation of our times. The spectre of image that is abstracted by digital forms has become the gravedigger of the reality. Chen Hui aims to depict these spirits in a realistic touch. She overlays different souls on one flesh, creating an image of decay and splendour. These used-to-be-real, but now untouchable faces, turned into visual image composed of LCD screens, backlights and apps, are overlapped, interweaved and exaggerated, flooded with colors and textures on paper. It exhibits how the artist attempts to recreate a vivid and touching alternative reality like a Creator.
By Zeng Han