Email:
lengbc@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Title
Distinguished Visiting Professor
Social Services
Editor-in-Chief, Beauty Series (The Commercial Press)
Art Advisor, Caixin Media
Art Advisor, Art Display Committee of the China National Interior Decoration Association
Art Advisor, Art Ifeng
Research Interests
1) He continues to explore and develop the innovative artistic expression of “ink engraving,” intending to establish a complete painting system, while also focusing on comparative studies of contemporary black-and-white art creation both in China and abroad.
2) He explores the cross-cultural and cross-material integration in mixed-media painting, encompassing research, development, and hands-on practice. His work includes large-scale, integrated three-dimensional paintings inspired by themes such as the Book of Songs (Shijing) and the 24 Solar Terms.
3) He continues to serve as the editor-in-chief of the art magazine Beauty, in collaboration with the Commercial Press. He also leads cultural publishing projects for other publishers.
Academic Views
The practice, exploration, and innovation of mixed media on canvas and black-and-white painting on paper should continue, aiming to develop an independent, complete, and innovative artistic language. Contemporary paintings rooted in Chinese ethnic traditions should be crafted with lines, black-and-white contrasts, spirit, and temperament that reflect the essence of Chinese culture. This includes using materials such as lacquer, ink, paper, fiber, silk, clay, and wood - core elements of Eastern cultural essence - through a mixed-media approach. It should reflect the natural evolution, cultivation, and deepening of the artist’s creative spirit in contemporary practice. It should also integrate the aesthetics of both Eastern and Western traditions with the unique creative spirit, poetic landscape, and simplicity of “engraving” in Chinese art, linking them to traditional forms such as Qin bamboo slips, Han paintings, and stone inscriptions. This will allow for the natural translation of traditional genes into contemporary expressions and facilitate cross-cultural dialogue in the teaching process. Through creative practice, students can refine their unique techniques, deepen their ideas, enhance their skills, broaden their artistic understanding, and cultivate their overall growth. Ultimately, this will empower students to develop mature, independent thinking.
Academic Achievements
Main Publications and Awards:
Leng Bingchuan’s World, Jiangsu People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 1992
A Vacant Greenhouse, Beijing Sanlian Bookstore, 1997
Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon, Beijing Sanlian Bookstore, 1998
The Fable of the Soul, People’s Daily Publishing House, 1999
LENG BINGCHUAN, Hebei Education Publishing House, 2002
LENG BINGCHUAN, “Famous Artists and Artworks Selection,” Zhejiang People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 2002
The Pain of Indulgence, Hebei Education Publishing House, 2003
Every Touch Like Blossoms Blooming, Zhejiang People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 2004
The Sweetheart of Twenty-four Solar Terms, Shanghai Publishing Group, 2004
Wu Dong Xi, Guwuxuan Publishing House, 2005
Dun Ci, Zui Hou De Ying Su, Beijing Sanlian Bookstore, 2007
LENG BINGCHUAN, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2009
Wu Jin Xin, Zhonghua Book Company, 2014
Ink Engraving of Leng Bingchuan, Foreign Languages Press, 2015
Leng Bing Chuan, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2017
LENG BINGCHUAN, English Edition, Skira, Italy, 2019
Seven Notes, Beijing Sanlian Bookstore, 2019
Dang Shang Xin, selected works of Leng Bingchuan, Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2019
LENG BINGCHUAN, English Edition, ACC Art Books, UK, 2020
Stroke by Stroke, 99 Poems of Leng Bingchuan, Guangxi Normal University Press, 2023
The Heart of the Netherlands, Poems of Leng Bingchuan, People’s Literature Publishing House, 2025
Beauty (Editor-in-Chief) Special Issue, awarded “Most Beautiful Book in China,” 2024
Leng Bingchuan’s collection of poems, Stroke by Stroke
1) 2024 International Design Award (IDA) Honorary Award, 2024
2) Excellent Award at the 35th Hong Kong Print Awards, 2024
Master of Chinese Black and White Art LENG BINGCHUAN, ACC ART BOOKS, 2021 British D&AD Wood Pencil / British Book Design and Production Award Best Art Architecture Collection Award, 2021
Beauty (Editor-in-Chief) Inaugural Issue (two volumes), British D&AD Wood Pencil, 2021
LENG BINGCHUAN, “Best Concept and Best Story Award,” Milan Design Week Organizing Committee and the Milan City Government, 2018
LENG BINGCHUAN
1) “Most Beautiful Book in China,” 2017
2) “Benny Gold Award” at the 68th Americas Print Awards
3) “Best Book Award” and “Luxury Hardcover Book Champion Award” at the 29th Hong Kong Print Awards, 2017
Ink Engraving of Leng Bingchuan
1) “Most Beautiful Book in China,” 2015
2) “World’s Most Beautiful Book” honorary award in Leipzig, Germany, 2016
3) “Benny Gold Award” at the Americas Print Awards, 2016
4) 4th “China Publishing Government Award,” 2017
Rockwell Kent (co-authored)
1) “Most Beautiful Book in China,” 2022
2) Tokyo TDC Award | Tokyo “TDC Design Award,” 2023
TU AN - LENG BINGCHUAN (co-authored), Silver Award at the 9th National Book Binding Art Exhibition, 2019
LING TING (co-authored), “Most Beautiful Book in China,” 2019
Exhibitions:
Leng Bingchuan Art Exhibition, Centre Passage, Barcelona, 1997
Solo Exhibition, Olympic Art Center, Barcelona, 1998
Solo Exhibition, Olot Girona Bank Foundation, Catalonia, 1999
Leng Bingchuan Art Exhibition, He Xiangning Art Museum, 1999
Leng Bingchuan Art Exhibition, Guangdong Museum of Art, 2000
“Simplicity” Leng Bingchuan Art Exhibition, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, 2006
Leng Bingchuan Art Exhibition, Opening Exhibition of Suzhou Museum, 2007
“Simplicity” Leng Bingchuan Art Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, 2009
Leng Bingchuan Art Exhibition, Shanghai Museum of Art, during Shanghai World Expo, 2010
Leng Bingchuan Art Exhibition, Bayaxuan 798 Art Center, 2011
“Simplicity” Leng Bingchuan Solo Exhibition, LIN & LIN Gallery, Taipei, 2012
“Memory and Contemporaneity” 57th Venice Biennale, 2017
“2018 Milan Design Week,” and “The Infinite Book” Solo Exhibition, 2018
The Infinite Book and ink-carved works exhibited alongside original Da Vinci manuscripts at Sforza Castle, Milan, 2018
Leng Bingchuan Art Exhibition, Liechtenstein Museum; two commemorative stamps issued, 2019
Design of the official “Year of the Dragon” stamp for Liechtenstein Post, 2024
