Cheng Conglin, born in Chengdu, Sichuan, studied oil painting in the 1970s and 80s at the Institute of Fine Arts Sichuan, where he later worked as a professor, as well even later at the Central Art Academy of China. Upon invitation of the 'Centre national arts plastiques', he was guest in France in 1986.

In the period from 1987 to 1990 he taught as visiting professor at the University of Osnabrück. From 1984 to 1990 he worked on two extremely large and impressive cycles with the themes of 'Wedding and Funeral of the Yi', which have been exhibited 1992 from May 24 to June 7, in the Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Osnabrück together with other works. Maybe in this exhibition the present work was shown, too.
In the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and even before in the time before, art mostly served propagandistic purposes under the highest cultural maxim: 'Art in the Service of the Politics'. After the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, the political situation changed and likewise the situation of artists.

A long suppressed urge for freedom broke free everywhere. Numerous artists dealt with the events of this extraordinary epoch. In many works of art of this period the consciousness about the fanaticism and violence that had been exerted on people became an important issue. But after the end of the Cultural Revolution persons are no longer shown as heroic embodiment of valiant ideas and concepts, but are portrayed as individuals with their feelings readable.

Often, however, a melancholic mood prevails, the people are introspective and the coloring of the painting is dark, sometimes almost monochrome. At the end of the 1970s, the 'Scar Art' represents one of the main trends of Chinese contemporary art. The denotation derives from a narrative published in 1978 entitled 'Scars'. Besides Zhang Hongnian, Luo Zhongli, Gao Xiaohua and others Cheng is an important representative of this style.

Cheng Conglin was born in the Chengdu city of Sichuan province, China. Cheng Conglin is a Chinese visual artist. In 1971 Cheng entered Chengdu Art School and worked in Chengdu Art Society in 1974. He entered the oil painting department of Sichuan Art Academy and stayed for teaching after graduation in 1977.

In 1986, he was invited by Center National Des Arts Plastiques to work in and teach art. He took part in teaching and communication in Montpellier Art Academy of Avignon in Paris.

Cheng Conglin has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the National Art Museum of China. Cheng in one of the most eminent members of the "Scar Art" group.