His work in the ink medium embodies a concept in which matter both imposes on its own form and also produces a metaphysical dimension. Zheng says, "my intention is to investigate the logic of the ink medium and its perceptual characteristics, the alternation between transcendence and the materiality of the work. The medium retains the core values of its history, while emphasizing contemporary procedures, especially in regard to material content, which it concerns about the perception of mental volumes in relation to physical space. It forms a shift toward objectification, toward an experience of architectonics and frontality."
Zheng's works have been exhibited at Christie's at New York (2013), Hong Kong Arts Centre (2012), Saatchi Gallery (2012), Shanghai Gallery of Art (2011), Zendai Himalayas Centre (2010), the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (2010), Valentine Willie Fine Art Singapore (2010), the Doland Museum (2009), the Pacific Asia Museum (2009), Busan Municipal Art Museum (2008), National Taiwan University of Arts (2008), the 3rd Chengdu Biennial (2007).
His works are collected by the British Museum in London, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, and the Daimler Art Collection in Stuttgart, Germany, and the DSL Collection in France. Zheng is the subject of a documentary film, The Enduring Passion of Ink, and an in-depth monograph Zheng Chongbin Impulse, Matter, Form, edited by Britta Erickson and distributed by D.A.P. in the United States.
2013
INK AND ACRYLIC ON XUAN PAPER
THE EAST WEST BANK COLLECTION
66 X 70 ¾ IN
SHENZHEN BRANCH, CHINA
