Chen Man

Chen Man (Chinese:陳漫; born 1980) is a Chinese fashion photographer who has produced numerous covers for Chinese and international fashion magazines and for major international companies. Her photos are widely exhibited globally.

Biography

Born in Beijing, she quickly demonstrated her artistic talent, drawing a mouse when she was only two. Her mother ensured her development, sending her to drawing classes and to a high school specializing in art.[1] She then attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts, where she studied graphic design. When only 23 and still a student, her self-styled photographs were published on the covers of China's Vision Magazine, bringing her immediate prominence. Handling all her post-production work herself, she makes extensive use of digital tools including Photoshop and 3D Max. In addition to covering photographs for Vision Magazine over a number of years, she has also contributed to Chinese features in Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Esquire. She frequently works with makeup artist Toni Lee.[2] She now runs her own company, Studio 6, providing photographs for advertising campaigns of Guess, Hublot, Carl F. Bucherer, Sharp, Canon, Beats, Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Motorola, Adidas, Puma, Converse, Uniqlo, Budweiser, Absolut Vodka, Shiseido, L'Oréal, Maybelline, Dior and etc while presenting her work at exhibitions in Chinese cities. In 2012, she embarked on a partnership with MAC Cosmetics designing a collection of pink and blue products representing love and water, the elements that Chen believes are behind the origin of life. Married to American-born Raphael Ming Cooper, cofounder of Society Skateboards, she has two small children.

Selected exhibitions

Chen's work has been widely exhibited:[3]

References

  1. ↑ Chow How Ban, "Imaginative play with Chen Man Collection", The Star, 1 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Chen Man: The Beijing girl who wants to bring modernism into her country", Art Photo Expo. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chen Man: Biography", Artaban. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Chen Man, Art in Asia. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Red Beauty at Fabien Fryns Fine Art. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chen Man, China's Celebrated Avant-Garde Photographer, in Her First Hong Kong Show", Artdaily.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Chen Man Photography Exhibition In Beijing", AvaxNews. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Manchester: Chen Man exhibition", Culture360.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

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