CHU TEH-CHUN

1920 - 2014

“The color and lines in my images are never random results, but are put together harmoniously for one common purpose: to activate light sources and call forth images and rhythms.”

Chu Teh-Chun was a French Chinese artist widely celebrated for his paintings fusing traditional Chinese art with Western Modernism. Seeing links between Abstract Expressionism and calligraphy, he achieved a unique form of Oriental abstraction. His works are poetic, rhythmic, and colorful.

The poet painter drew his inspiration from nature and everything surrounding him, including his different cultural identities. Chu created the well-balanced synergy between Western and Eastern teachings that our collection is consistently hoping for to bridge both worlds.