Waving No.3 Print - Limited Edition of 8

"All things are curving" is Chen Wenqin's Philosophical Viewpoints on Artistic Creation Chen Wenqin has long been concerned about the existence of space, time, and life. Modern cosmology holds that “time does not exist”, and this concept is also embodied in its sculpture “All Things Are Curving” (2009). The work resembles an standing egg, with a stainless steel mirror reflecting everything around it, like the universe itself - without beginning or end, silently existing in a state independent of time. All phenomena in the mirror are curved, echoing the non-linear cycle of the origin "Wuji" of the universe in Eastern philosophy, as well as the extension and distortion of the "infinite" universe from the perspective of Western science. It seems to imply that the universe is both an unpredictable chaotic whole and an endless field that can be observed and described; And at this moment, it is the moment that lies between the 'Wuji' and the 'infinite', carrying all things and returning to the void. Where there is substance, there is space. When substance moves, time is the movement of substance and records the trajectory of its motion. Humans define space and time based on their own experience of movement. In the "Time Continues in the Space of Movement" (2006 - Present) series, he named the sculpture after English gerunds, capturing the unfinished and continuous state of substance in motion. In his artworks, time is no longer a one-way scale, but an endless imprint of spatial motion; Sculpture thus becomes an eternal and dynamic presence that transcends concrete time and space. Chen Wenqin's sculpture solidifies the instantaneous trajectory of substance motion, yet continues infinite momentum in stillness. The work juxtaposes the fluidity of dynamics and the constancy of form in the same time and space, prompting viewers to ask: when did motion begin and where did it end? In the extension of four-dimensional space, all things are endowed with a breathing like rhythm of life, which is also a profound echo of the artist's concept of "all things have life, life is everywhere". The Eastern Taoist philosophy advocates the wisdom of "To be part is to be whole; to be bent is to be straight" (Tao Te Ching), just like the gentle and curved water can overcome the strong, and the cyclical nature of the heavenly path is also manifested as a curved ring. This reflects the "Curving" philosophy that conforms to the natural trend.