Chen Yaqiang

Chen Yaqiang has captured the human and natural aspects of western China in glowing black and white images. In "Daliyabuyi," he focuses on the daily life of a rarely-photographed community living in a harsh desert environment. In his next series, "A Portrait of Time," Chen photographed an important element of that environment: the poplar tree. These high-contrast images are portraits of these ancient trees, symbolizing the passage of time.

A Portrait of Time

A Portrait of Time No. 1

A Portrait of Time No. 2

A Portrait of Time No. 3

A Portrait of Time No. 4

A Portrait of Time No. 5

A Portrait of Time No. 6

A Portrait of Time No. 7

A Portrait of Time No. 8

A Portrait of Time No. 9

A Portrait of Time No. 10

A Portrait of Time No. 11

A Portrait of Time No. 12

A Portrait of Time No. 13

A Portrait of Time No. 14

A Portrait of Time No. 15

A Portrait of Time No. 16

A Portrait of Time No. 17

A Portrait of Time No. 18

A Portrait of Time No. 19

A Portrait of Time No. 20

Year: 2012-2013
Medium: Inkjet print
Dimensions: 105 × 79 cm
Edition: 10

Daliyabuyi

Daliyabuyi No. 1

Daliyabuyi No. 2

Daliyabuyi No. 3

Daliyabuyi No. 4

Daliyabuyi No. 5

Daliyabuyi No. 6

Daliyabuyi No. 7

Daliyabuyi No. 8

Daliyabuyi No. 9

Daliyabuyi No. 10

Daliyabuyi No. 11

Daliyabuyi No. 12

Daliyabuyi No. 13

Daliyabuyi No. 14

Daliyabuyi No. 15

Daliyabuyi No. 16

Daliyabuyi No. 17

Daliyabuyi No. 18

Daliyabuyi No. 19

Daliyabuyi No. 20

Date: 2008
Medium: Inkjet print on handmade Xinjiang mulberry paper
Dimensions: 60 x 70 cm
Edition: 1

Artist's Bio

Chen Yaqiang (b. 1955, Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China)

Chen is currently a member of the Chinese Photographers Association and the China Artistic Photography Society.

Solo Exhibitions:
2010 "Daliyabuyi," Lianzhou International Photography Festival, Lianzhou, China
2011 "Daliyabuyi," Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2012 "Daliyabuyi," Inter Art Center / Gallery, Beijing, China
2013 "Daliyabuyi," National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2013 "Tajik People," Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2014 "The Portrait of Time: The Works of Chen Yaqiang," Inter Art Center / Gallery, Beijing China

Group Exhibitions:
2011 "Eat, Color, China," Manzhouli International Photography Festival, Manzhouli, China

Publications and Awards:
2010 Published Happy and Pure: A Collection of Landscape Photographs
2010 Published Daliyabuyi
2011 Published Bird Paradise and Wild Africa
2011 Chen Yaqiang won the Best Photographer Award at the Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2013 Tajik People won the Best Catalog Award at the Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2013 Published Yutian and Kunlun