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About the artwork
The image depicted in Deng Cheng Wen's 'Shame' is a heart-wrenching, evocative one. A shirtless youth lies face down on the pavement, with the mottled surface and trails of watercolour indicative of a heavy downpour. The red and peach tones add a rawness to the image - he is prostrate on the ground as a result of being shamed and embarrassed. Deng speaks with a bold voice and is unafraid to address issues that Chinese artists would normally consider taboo - here he avoids the venerated idea of 'saving face' and portrays the honest truth.
About the artist
In 1981, Deng Cheng Wen was born in Guangdong Province, China. He graduated from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 2006 and his works have been exhibited worldwide in places such as Hong Kong, Beijing and Miami. Deng Cheng Wen's "Blind Walking" series captures the collective ambition, ignorance and emotional flurry within the young Chinese of his generation. His works adopt a concept-based approach in order to seek a depth and complexity, at a level that causes some of its viewers to recognize personal truths while standing before the art.
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