
Zheng De Long
Chinese, b. 1976
Born in 1976 in Chengdu, Zheng De Long is a self-taught artist who has worked himself up the ladder, becoming a recognised artist in both primary and secondary markets. All artists are philosophers, and Zheng De Long is no exception. During his process of brainstorming his message conveyed in his works, self-reflecting led him to study the topic of desire'. Therefore he started painting skulls, which associate fear of death and desires. He believes why he
possessed much desires was because he was fear of death at that time when he first earned recognitions. Because death marks an end to his success and parts him from his belongings.
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Zheng De Long is very conscientious about every single piece he paints, therefore he presents them differently in terms of form, colours and perspectives. In his earlier works created in 2007 through 2009, he used more vibrant and vivid colours because the idea of desire and death was more profound and clear. Later from 2009 onwards, he was more fond of using pastel colours such as light purple, pink and fancy yellow. His study on desire and death
became more subtle.
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Zheng De Long's skulls resemble Damien Hurst's most prominent work, "For the love of God", a human skull recreated in platinum and adorned with diamonds with an asking price of US$ l 00mm.
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Has achieved an auction record of US$47,927 (HK$373,829) in 2007.
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Has had solo exhibitions in major cities worldwide such as Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Jakarta, Singapore and London. Has participated in over 30 group exhibitions including major art fairs like Art Basel (Basel), Asia Art Exhibition (London), ARCO (Madrid),Art Miami Beach, CIGE (Beijing), Asian Contemporary Art (Salzburg), Seoul International Art Fair (Seoul), Taipei International Art Fair (Taipei), Shanghai International Art Fair, CIGE (Beijing), etc. Collected by private international art connoisseurs and public collection include The Yuz Foundation and Hotel Eclat Beipng.
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Solo Exhibitions
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2012
Zheng De Long Solo Exhibition, Galerie Pierre Levy, Paris, France
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2011
Zheng De Long Solo Exhibition, A2Z Art Gallery, Paris, France
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2010
Zheng De Long Solo Exhibition, Gallery Beijing Space
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2008
Zheng De Long Tour Solo Exhibitions, Han Ji Yun Contemporary Space, Beijing
Eslite Xin-Yi Store, Taipei, Taiwan
Gallery Hakgjae, Seoul, Korea
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2007
Collision, Vanessa Art Link, Jakarta, Indonesia
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2006
Vigor, Ohyvia Oriental, London, UK
Onflow, Soobin Gallery, Singapore
Melt. 1918 Art Space, Shanghai
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Group Exhibitions
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2012
Art HK, Hong Kong
Brilliant Ethics, Seoul
Modern, Beijing
CIGE Beijing, Beijing
Original (Painting) History, K Gallery, China
Micro Figure, Magnificent Scenery, L -Art Gallery, China
Sketch Invitation Exhibition,Re-C Art Space, China
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2011
Cloud Shadow, Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art
Art Paris, Grand Palais, France
Collection World, Wenxuan Museum, China
Belgium Contemporary Art Fair, Belgium

Group Exhibitions
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2010
Lost World, 1918 Art Space, Shanghai
Asia, Andrew James Art, Shanghai
International Workshop 2010, Denmark
Visible Part, Chengdu
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2009
Dialogue of Contemporary Art Between Chengdu &
Qingdao, Chengdu
Tribe, Songzhuang Art Centre
Pole Extension, Qisheng Art Centre
CIGE Beijing, Beijing
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2008
Lovely Blossoms and Full Moon, Jakarta, Indonesia
Crossroads, Singapore
Opera Gallery Art Stage Singapore, Singapore
Seoul International Art Fair, Seoul
Taipei International Art Fair, Taipei
Shanghai International Art Fair, Shanghai
Art Beijing, Beijing
Asian Contemporary Art, Salzburg, Austria
Love3 - New Media Art, Chengdu
Go Game, Beijing, German Embassy, Beijing
Art Basel, Switzerland
CIGE Beijing, Beijing
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2007 Three Languages, three colors, UM Gallery, Seoul
Art Beijing, Beijing
Art Miami - Contemporary Art and Design, Miami
Who we are, 1918 Art Space, Shanghai
The Conquerors from Asia, Hong Kong Opera Gallery
Art Stage Singapore, Singapore
The International Art+ Design Fair, New York
The International Asian Art Fair, New York
Art Miami - Contemporary Art and Design, Palm Beach, USA
Korea International Art Fair, Seoul
Taipei International Art Fair, Taipei
Guizhou Biennale, Guizhou
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2006 Made in China, Opera Gallery, London, UK
Asia Art Exhibition, London, UK
Art London, London, UK
2006 Course Rest, 1918 Art Space, Shanghai
Tempt, Olyvia Oriental, London, UK
Fresh Spirit, 1918 Art Space, Shanghai
Seven Artists in Sichuan, Aomei Art Space, Beijing
ARCO, Madrid, Spain
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2005
Art Singapore, Singapore
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2004
Ten Artists in Chengdu, Shanghai
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2003
Multi-angle of view, Shanghai
Canvas Exhibiton in Chengdu, Chengdu