Email:
chenhuim@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Title
Tenured Professor
Position
Party Branch Secretary of the Department of Sculpture
Education Background
1993: Graduated from the Central Academy of Arts & Design (now Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University) with a Bachelor’s degree in Sculpture
1998: Graduated from the Central Academy of Arts & Design (now Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University) with a Master’s degree in Sculpture
2004-2005: Studying in the Department of Sculpture, Repin Academy of Fine Arts in Russia on a government scholarship
2018: Doctor in Arts, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
Academic Services
Member, Expert Guidance Committee for Literary and Artistic Creation, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
Executive Director and Deputy Secretary-General, China Sculpture Institute
Deputy Head, Membership Department of the China Sculpture Institute
Member, China Artists Association
Member, China Folk Literature and Art Association
President, China Intangible Cultural Heritage Art and Design Institute, China Folk Literature and Art Association
Member, Subcommittee on Traditional Fine Arts, National Intangible Cultural Heritage Terminology Approval Committee
Vice Chairman, Urban Sculpture Committee, China Culture Promotion Association
Deputy Secretary-General, Public Environmental Art and Urban Sculpture Committee, Beijing Urban Planning Society
Member, Jury Panel for the “Shan Hua” Award, 13th, 14th, and 15th China Folk Literature and Art National Award
Research Interests
Research on Sculpture Forms; Research on Abstract Sculpture Art; Research on the Transformation of Traditional Chinese Sculpture
Academic Claims
1. Teaching should focus on the study of the intrinsic language of sculpture, with an emphasis on the generation of sculpture forms and the application of abstract forms in different environments. Sculpture, as an art form that occupies three-dimensional space, is fundamentally defined by its “shape” and the “state” it presents within that space. Understanding how these forms are generated is a key part of sculpture education and serves as the foundation for the creation of sculpture art. Teaching should focus on the generation of sculpture forms. Undergraduate courses like Abstract Sculpture and graduate courses such as Sculpture Form Research should be offered, allowing students to explore and practice the combination of form elements and materials. This will help them master methods for observing and constructing sculpture forms, with a particular focus on creating and applying abstract sculpture in different environments.
2. Emphasis should be placed on creating works that blend Chinese imagery with modern abstract artistic language, while focusing on the contemporary transformation of traditional Chinese sculpture language. The inheritance and promotion of traditional Chinese culture is an important responsibility we must shoulder. How to integrate traditional Chinese sculpture language with contemporary artistic expression, while preserving the essence of traditional thought, and effectively transform them into resources for today’s artistic creation, is a crucial area of research.
Academic Achievements
Main Scientific Research Projects
Sculpture Planning and Review for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Group Member
Main sculpture “Flower Expo Tower – Rising Higher” at the 7th China Flower Expo, 2009, Lead Designer
Sculpture Construction Planning for the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), 2014, Group Member
Bas-reliefs at all six stations of Ningbo Metro Line 1, 2014, Lead Designer
Technical Specifications for Urban Sculpture Projects of the National Urban Sculpture Art Steering Committee in 2017, Editorial Committee Member
Research and Talent Development for the Sculptures of the Maijishan Grottoes, supported by the China National Arts Fund, 2018
The parade float (Anhui) for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, 2019, Art Director
Thematic sculpture “Great Cause” in the Museum of the Communist Party of China, 2020, Member of the Mud Sculpture Enlarging Team
Main bas-relief “Six Great Battles” at the Dazhou Revolutionary Memorial Hall, 2020, Lead Creator
Main Exhibitions
East West South North & Middle College Sculpture Invitational Exhibition (Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts), 2020
North and South - China Contemporary Academic Sculpture Exhibition (One Art Museum, Beijing), 2020
Beijing Gaota Art District Invitational Exhibition (Beijing Gaota Art District), 2020
Art Hefei - Contemporary Art Season (Hefei), 2019
Ongoing Opening-up - The First Shenzhen Bay Public Art Season (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 2019
“Human and Nature” China • Zhengzhou International Sculpture Exhibition (China Sculpture Institute), 2019
The Second Minqin • China International Desert Sculpture Exhibition, 2019
“Heritage · Transformation - Peer” Sculpture Art Exhibition (Hangzhou Lotus Art Museum), 2019
“Integration” Sculpture Invitational Exhibition, 2019
“Rendezvous at Kunlun” Sculpture Invitational Exhibition (Urumqi, Xinjiang), 2019
China Taiwan International Miniature Sculpture Exhibition (Taipei), 2018
Yinchuan International Sculpture Park Exhibition (Ministry of Culture, China Sculpture Institute), 2018
Shenzhen (Pingshan) International Sculpture Exhibition (Shenzhen), 2018
The 6th China • Wuhu “Liu Kaiqu Award” International Sculpture Exhibition (China Sculpture Institute), 2017
Singapore International Miniature Sculpture Exhibition (Singapore Sculpture Society), 2017
The 6th China • Wuhu “Liu Kaiqu Award” International Sculpture Exhibition (China Sculpture Institute), 2017
Singapore International Miniature Sculpture Exhibition (Singapore Sculpture Society), 2017
Breath - The Contemporary Sculpture Art of Chinese Traditional Culture (Nanjing Museum), 2016
China Taiyuan International Sculpture Biennale (China Artists Association), 2015
The 3rd China Sculpture Exhibition (China Sculpture Institute, Shandong Art Museum), 2014
Tianjin Davos Exhibition of Renowned Chinese Sculptors (Tianjin Davos), 2014
The 3rd China • Wuhu Liu Kaiqu Award International Sculpture Exhibition (Wuhu, China), 2013
The 3rd China Sculpture Exhibition (China Sculpture Institute), 2011
The 3rd National Youth Art Exhibition (National Art Museum of China, Beijing), 2008
The 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale (National Art Museum of China, Beijing), 2008
The 2nd Art and Science International Exhibition (Tsinghua University), 2006
Sweden International Wood Sculpture Art Camp: Sculpture Creation and Artistic Exchange (Sweden), 2006
“Neva Footprints” Sculpture Exhibition organized by the St. Petersburg Artists Association (Russia), 2005
Sculpture Invitational Exhibition on Daehak-ro, Seoul, South Korea, 2004
The 9th National Exhibition of Fine Arts (National Art Museum of China), 1999
Awards
Advanced Individual Award by the China Sculpture Institute, 2019
“Rhapsody of Spring” won the Excellence Award at the Human and Nature China Zhengzhou International Sculpture Exhibition, 2019
“Stone - Standing Tall” won the Excellence Award at the “Creation • Dream” Exhibition of Teachers’ Works, 2016
Teaching Excellence Award, Tsinghua University, 2016, 2019
“River Deep, Mountain High” won the Excellence Award at the Tide Wonders· First Haining Baili Qiantang International Sculpture Exhibition, 2016
“High Mountains and Flowing Water” won the China Public Art Academic Award, 2014
The public art project for Ningbo Metro Line 1 received the Public Art Demonstration Award of the “2014 National Excellent Urban Sculpture Construction Project” from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, 2014
“High Mountains and Flowing Water” won the Bronze Award at the 3rd Liu Kaiqu Award International Sculpture Exhibition, 2013
“Beijing Flower Expo - Soul of the Flower” won the Annual Award of the “2009 National Excellent Urban Sculpture Construction Project” from the National Sculpture Construction Steering Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, 2009
The urban sculpture design proposal for Beijing Olympic Park won the Excellence Award and the Merit Award, 2006
“Rhapsody of Spring” won the Selected Award at the China Plastic Arts Exhibition by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, 2002
“20th Century Classic Car” received a Nomination Award at the Art and Science International Exhibition, 2001
Papers and Publications
Sculpture, Southwest China Normal University Press, ISBN: 978-7-5697-0083-91, 2021
Sculpting the Past, Shaping the Present: The Modern Transformation of Traditional Chinese Sculptural Language, Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN: 978-7-5575-4198-9, 2018
Humans, Environment & Space, Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House, ISBN: 978-7-5575-4199-6, 2018
Environmental Sculpture, Tsinghua University Press, 2006
“The Significance of Calligraphy Theory in Teaching Abstract Sculpture in China,” Art Work, 2018
“Illusion and Reality,” Art Criticism, 2017
“Designing Features of Subway Public Art,” Sculpture, 2017
Teaching
Abstract Sculpture, Portrait Sculpture in Clay, Studies in Sculptural Form, Experimental Sculpture
