Born in Zhejiang in 1984, Chen Cheng Wei is known for realistic painting. In 2002, Chen Cheng Wei was admitted to China Academy of Art with the highest score of the year, and was granted with the highest award - the Academy Award - by the China Academy of Art for the best graduation work. After finishing school, he settled in Beijing for his painting career. In 2009, he started working at the Chinese Academy of Oil Painting Department, and, influenced by oil painting masters such as Feiyun Yang, Chen studied abroad in France, Italy, and the Netherlands. Chen admires western oil painting masters such as Rembrandt. He accentuates his work with a hint of high culture, the classical, and a careful depiction of lighting, integrating Chinese elements with modernity flawlessly.

The Republic of China series has become the representation of Chen. The depiction of sentiments is exquisite - they are felt, yet not shown; so slight, but still per ceivable. He utilized glazing on semi-solid media, a technique that he cleverly learned from the artistic language of classical western masterpieces. Painted over many years, the series of The Republic of China is both cultural and historical, while also exhibiting a sense of modernity. Both the passage of time and the reality of the moment subtly find their ways in this work. It is also a mirror for history. The eyes, full of sentiments, touch the viewers' heart and give them an infinite space for imagination.