Bi Yuan Cheng: Featured Artist of the Week

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Bi Yuan Cheng, "Good Morning Moraine Lake," 2020

48" x 24"

Bi Yuan Cheng: Featured Artist of the Week 

Born and raised in Jinan, China, Bi Yuan Cheng started drawing at the age of five. By the time Bi was eleven years old, he was under the tutelage of one of the most prestigious art professors in the country. He  learned landscaping, watercolour and oils.  He continued his art education and after graduating from ZiangXi Art University, Bi went on to work in landscaping and sculptural design at Shandong Architectural Company.

His marble sculpture “Teasing Swan” stands in Jinan’s Central Park and he designed the sculptural landmark for Shandong Stadium – the province’s largest sports facility. These are a couple of masterfully created sculptures among other equally impressive projects. 

Bi immigrated to British Columbia in 1990 where he currently resides. Apart from continuing his masterful career in oil and acrylic painting he began painting murals! Over the last ten years, Bi has painted over 50 murals throughout Alberta.

" From 1990 to 2000, mural painting was my main work. My feeling about mural painting is to let the audience feel the beauty of art in public domains, let the grey walls add colour to beautify the environment and enrich spaces. Or, simulating 3D effects on walls to create immersive feelings." - Bi Yuan Cheng

" After 2000, I mainly painted landscape paintings. The subjects of the paintings are all from my travels or imagination -- the environments, from the plains to the Rocky Mountains to West Coast." - BYC