Shark is one of the most fearful predators in the oceans. Its wide opened jaws or just the sight of it will incite a deep fear in us.  In his new Shadow series, Chen Jianguo, tries to explores into the real meaning of fright. The question that he poses before us is: Fright, is it from the jaws of the predators or from the not-so-frightening but illusive mouth that lurks behind?

Not so long ago, Chen shares with us his notions of Hope with beautiful roses rising up in the midst of storms, destructions or chaos. Art Beatus Gallery is to put on display Chan’s canvases draw out these two human emotions in the exhibition in June.

“In my works, I put on display some of the fine details in life. These things are the most touching yet often ignored parts around us. I find that meaningful communications of these niceties are the best ways to defuse destructive forces,” Chen said.

“To depict these concepts visually on canvas has been quite frustrating for me. After numerous trials and errors, I have succeeded juxtaposing the fine details together as well as assuming some sort of posturing of my own. Every ethnic group, every country and every person loves to put on an overtly different positioning, yet there are common denominators. One of them is beauty and I have adopted it as my language.”

Chen, a native of Hebei, has worked quietly in Song Zhuang, the artists’ enclave north of Beijing, since 2002 after graduated from the Fine Art Department of Hebei Light Industry Management School.