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Chi Chen

The Spirit of the Brush In the quiet landscapes of Wuxi, Jiangsu, a young man named Chi Chen began to cultivate a vision that would eventually span two continents. Born in 1912, his early years were rooted in the traditions of China, where he later shared his knowledge as a teacher at the Wu Pen and Huai Chiu high schools for girls. His hands learned the delicate mastery of brush and color during a time when his art began to find its vo

ice in the annual exhibitions of Shanghai. He did not merely seek to replicate the world; rather, he sought to capture how the heart perceives the essence of a subject. His path took a significant turn in 1947 when a cultural exchange program brought him to the United States. Settling in New York, he found a new landscape to interpret, yet his soul remained tethered to Eastern sensibilities. For forty years, the National Arts Club in N…