"I wish my work would make human beings as bystanders." - Chang Teng-yuan



Since 2012, Chang Teng-yuan has created his artistic world based on the concept of archaeology in the post-apocalypse era. His works incorporate aesthetic styles of the East and the West, through selective visual representations of both cultures. By using simplistic lines, intense colour saturation, unique parrotman and classical landscape elements, the artist created a new depiction by juxtaposing Chinese and Western visual elements.



Parrotman becomes an important character of the work. As the artist recreates his apocalyptic world, he reexamines human behaviour. By imitating altarpiece paintings of the real world, the artist relates a story in an individualistic approach using multiple perspectives in a landscape painting. Using contrasting colours and flat painting, parrotman was depicted with a flat character. Yet, his existence highlights the dynamic personality of the artist. It is an oeuvre that blends classical literary paintings with contemporary art.



Despite the tension under the global pandemic, Chang Teng-yuan's artistic creations blossomed. As an Asian artist born after the 1980s, his unique artistic language is well-received with great echo by the contemporary scene. Using his power over the panels, his artworks are able to capture the eyes of the public with the growing maturity over artistic representations towards the global art scene with a promising development.