Artist Statement
Hung Chi Chang, originally from Taipei and now based in New York, is an artist whose practice centers around painting, exploring themes of memory, emotion, and transformation. He primarily works with acrylic and charcoal on paper or canvas and often creates short animations as extensions of his exhibitions, using a fluid narrative form to express what remains unsaid.
Beyond painting and animation, he enjoys experimenting with various materials to interpret his artistic concepts. In 2024–2025, he collaborated with Levi’s Taiwan on a project titled Bringing Denim Portraits to Life – Three Soul Fragments, in which he used vintage fabrics and textile structures to create three sets of wearable portrait masks. Through this work, he stitches together memories, stories, and the human body into fragments of the soul.
Hung Chi Chang also actively works in the international fashion scene under the name Jean Chang. With many years as a professional model, his experience moving within the fashion industry has sharpened his sensitivity to the textures of fabrics, the play of light and shadow, and the nuances of the human form. These bodily and visual experiences subtly nourish his artistic practice, transforming into a profound mastery of composition and presence.
Recent exhibitions include his solo show Hand in Hand – Realm of Pure Love (Taipei, 2024), and the Levi’s Taiwan collaboration Bringing Denim Portraits to Life – Three Soul Fragments (Taipei, 2025). His works lean toward intimate and emotional storytelling, often unfolding in a gentle, whisper-like manner that draws viewers into the tender and complex layers of inner emotion.
This website serves as a record of his creative journey and as a quiet, open invitation for viewers to step into the perceptual universe of his drawings and images.
創作自述
Hung Chi Chang 來自台北,現居紐約,是一位以繪畫為主軸的藝術創作者,作品圍繞記憶、情感與轉化的主題展開。他主要運用壓克力與炭筆在紙或畫布上作畫,也時常創作短篇動畫作為展覽延伸,將感受與敘事以更流動的形式補述其中未說出的部分。
除了繪畫與動畫,他亦喜歡嘗試不同媒材來詮釋作品概念。2024–2025 年間,他與 Levi’s Taiwan 合作的計畫《Bringing Denim Portraits to Life – Three Soul Fragments》,便是以舊布料與紡織結構為基礎,創作出三組可穿戴的人物面具,將記憶、故事與身體重新縫合為靈魂的碎片。
Hung Chi Chang 同時持續以 Jean Chang 之名活躍於國際時尚圈,身為現役模特兒多年,與時尚產業共舞的經歷,讓他對布料質地、光影變化與身體細節培養出敏銳的感知力。這些身體與視覺的經驗,也在無形中滋養了他的藝術創作,轉化為對構圖與存在感的深層掌握。
近期展覽包括個展《牽手 — 純愛之境》(台北,2024),以及 Levi’s Taiwan 藝術合作展《Bringing Denim Portraits to Life – Three Soul Fragments》(台北,2025)。他的創作傾向私密且感性的敘述風格,常以一種低語的方式,引導觀者進入內心深處柔軟又複雜的情緒層次。
這個網站,是他創作旅程中的一段紀錄,也是一份靜靜敞開的邀請,歡迎觀者走進他筆下與影像裡的感知宇宙。