Chen Uen
Chen Uen 鄭問 | |
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Born | Cheng Chin-wen 鄭進文 27 December 1958 Bade District, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
Died | 26 March 2017 Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan | (aged 58)
Nationality | Taiwan |
Awards | Japan Cartoonists Association Award, 1991 |
Chen Uen (Chinese: 鄭問; pinyin: Zhèng Wèn; 27 December 1958 – 26 March 2017) was a Taiwanese manhua artist. Some of his works include , and . He also worked as an illustrator for Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms PS2 game series.
He began drawing in the late 1970s,[1] and specialized in manga starting in 1984.[2] Soon after, Chen saw an increase in popularity as media restrictions were relaxed following the Kaohsiung Incident.[3]
In 1991, Chen was the first foreigner to win an award at the Japanese Cartoonists Association for his work, Heroes of the East Chou Dynasty.[4][5]
Born Cheng Chin-wen (鄭進文; Zhèng Jìnwén) in 1958, he died in 2017 of a heart attack, aged 58.[1][2]
A documentary Inside the Arts: The Profound Aesthetics -- Chen Uen was produced by Public Television Service and won a bronze medal at the 2019 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wu, Po-hsuan; Yang, Yuan-ting; Chin, Jonathan (31 March 2017). "Comic book great Uen Cheng dies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Renowned manga artist Chen Uen passes away at 58". Taiwan Today. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Chang, Ju-ping (16 July 2000). "55 years of Taiwan comics on show in retrospective". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Mei, Jia (10 November 2009). "A comic dynamo who draws outside the lines". China Daily. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Chen, Christie (30 November 2012). "Comic fans flood Taiwan pavilion at French festival". Taiwan News. Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Chiang, Pei-ling; Ko, Lin (12 April 2019). "Documentary on late comic book artist wins award in New York". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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- 1958 births
- 2017 deaths
- Taiwanese comics artists
- Artists from Taoyuan City
- Comics artist stubs
- Manhua stubs