Today we’d like to introduce you to Chin-Cheng Hung.
Chin-Cheng, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
I was born in Keelung, Taiwan. I am a professor of foundation studies at Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta. I am a member of several prestigious organizations including Portrait Society of America; Pastel Society of America; Southeastern Pastel Society; and Chinese-American Academic and Professional Association in Southeastern United States. I have received numerous awards from different juried competitions and has been featured in international art publications such as “International Artist”, “New American Painting”, and “The Pastel Journal” magazines. I have published “Depiction of Reality” featuring his pastel paintings in 2013 and recently “Drawing from Life – Lessons in Figure Drawing” along with four instructional videos. My biography was selected to be listed in the newest editions of Marquis “Who’s Who in the World”, “Who’s Who in America”, “Who’s Who in American Art”, and “Who’s Who among American Teachers and Educators”. His works hang in many private and corporate collections in Taiwan and the United States. Besides teaching full time at Scad-Atlanta, I am maintaining a personal art studio (C&H Art Studio) in Roswell with my wife Hsiu-Yuan Cheng who is a fashion designer and is teaching sewing classes.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
My interest, as a traditional Chinese calligrapher and painter, is to create art, which reflects the changing times while maintaining the conventional tools and influenced of my culture. The exploration of tensions among perceived norms, cultural expectations, language forms, word and image, and the traditions of fine art and calligraphy have guided me to discover the origin of my creation for art.
My painting style is related to my drawing methods; for this reason, I used the media of pastel to achieve clear and realistic images. By using pastel, I feel that I am enjoying painting and drawing at the same time. Besides working from life, I have experimented extensively with photography and digital media as an aid to painting. Photography helped me to capture the fact, emotion, and movement of the persons I drew.
I expressed the sentimental human sense with a powerful visual effect through the huge, detailed faces. I used the simple background to emphasize the figure and to involve minimal atmosphere. Through my paintings, I want to bring a different way of representing portraiture to viewers and make this art form more contemporary.
How do you think about success, as an artist, and what do quality do you feel is most helpful?
As an artist, you have to enjoy what you are doing with your art and keep doing it. Maintaining regular studio practice is the key to be a successful artist. Being active within the art communities and organizations, and constantly seeking inspiration.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
People can see my work and request portrait commission via my personal website at www.chinchenghung.com.
Contact Info:
- Address: C&H Art Studio 2500 Old Alabama Road #27
Roswell, GA 30076 - Website: www.chinchenghung.com
- Phone: 7708708431
- Email: chinchenghung@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chinchenghungart/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chincheng.hung
Image Credit:
Chin-Cheng Hung
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