Henri Chen is a second-generation abstract expressionist ink artist in Singapore.

The experience of studying in Paris in his youth has exerted a positive impact in the development of his style – resulting in works that embrace the bold gestures of Western art, at the same time exhibiting an attention to brushwork details that reveals an alluring subtlety and an inherent artistic sensibility.

A student of Fan Chang Tien, his style is in a constant state of evolutionary transition in its evocation of rhapsody and atmospheric light. The lyricism of these two art work comes from the artist’s tendency to listen to musical tunes as he paints, resulting in a cadence of strokes that dance across the canvas.

The artist was ...