Taiwanese artist Ariel Chen was invited to exhibit at the Brussels Art Fair in Belgium

On November 26, 2022, the Art3f Art Fair in Brussels, Belgium officially opened. With the theme of contemporary art, this trend fair brings together many new cultural elements representing various countries, and is committed to building a European international cultural event and creating a phenomenal contemporary art gathering place.

Artist Chen Yijun, as a healing artist created by Butterfly Art Culture and Spanish Monat Gallery, collaborated with artists from various countries to make a stunning appearance at the exhibition, jointly exploring the new future of art and looking forward to new spiritual trends. The manager of Monat Gallery said that Chen Yijun's works attracted their attention in the early stages.

Chen Yijun is a self-taught artist, born in 1987 in Changhua, Taiwan, and grew up in Tainan. Chen Yijun left her family at the age of one. Although she loved painting since she was a child, she did not pursue art because her family did not approve of her. Instead, she became an excellent hair stylist. It was not until she was 32 years old that a serious illness almost took her life, which made her determined to break all fears and limitations and pursue her dreams. Since then, she has actively studied international artists and their creative processes.

Dreams are the main source of inspiration for Chen Yijun. She has a gift for being particularly sensitive to other people's emotions and spiritual phenomena. Things encountered during the day appear in her dreams almost every night. The stories of her clients' lives, the energy of the universe, or the inner self all become part of the dream. When she is ready, she will use any tools at hand to paint and re-materialize the traces of the dream. For Chen Yijun, dreams are a channel for deep communication with the universe and the self, and painting is the switch that triggers communication.

Chen Yijun describes herself as being in a semi-conscious state during the creative process, almost as if her soul is outside of her body, watching another person paint. She does not make drafts or think, but simply lets the flow of energy guide her hands. Chen Yijun often uses the seven colors of the chakras to express different emotions and energies. She also often uses alcohol to render their boundaries. The semi-guided flow of alcohol suggests the traffic and rhythm of energy.

Although she was a sensitive child growing up, Chen Yijun broke all the disapproval and social restrictions to start her art career. She particularly emphasizes a fearless attitude in her works, without giving boundaries, rules, or definitions. She hopes that the audience can empathize with her own state of mind and feel the freedom of not being restricted by the framework.

Chen Yijun said in an interview: "Dreams are my main source of inspiration. Perhaps because I am more sensitive to mysterious phenomena than most people, people or things I meet during the day appear in my dreams at night almost every day. I feel the energy in my dreams and present them in a two-dimensional way. When I create, I am in a semi-conscious state, as if my soul has left my body and is watching another person paint. I don't make drafts or think, but simply release my inner self. I use any tools at hand to paint, such as my fingers, stones, and even chopsticks. I often use the seven colors of the chakra to express the state of energy, and then use alcohol to render it. The flow of alcohol suggests the exchange and rhythm of energy in the picture. I hope that the audience can respond to the silent emotions in the painting and feel the freedom contained in it."

At present, non-academic artists, after in-depth exploration of art, have further integrated the boundaries of the past and the future, bringing themselves a new interactive experience and lifestyle while giving personal art more diversified forms of expression. This year's Belgian Art Fair is based on new international trends. As the richest country in Europe, the Brussels Art Fair has given Chen Yijun extremely high visibility in this exhibition. The series of works on display show cool greenery, and she has rediscovered the freedom of her soul in her paintings.

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