Rockery is a model based on the characteristic natural stone that has been used in the history
of Chinese garden modeling, and is considered to be a means to fulfill people’s desire to
return to nature. I made this Rockery the center of my production theme, and the work was
formed as its various forms. The concept of Rockery is deeply connecting to the influential
Chinese philosopher, Zhuangzi, and Laozi. The emphasis in Chinese painting was that the
concept of “Qi” was reflected on the picture screen as “Qi”. My previous studies have
shown that “Qiyun” is a matter of brushstroke. With the motif of Rockery as a motif, I used
modern painting materials such as oil paint and acrylic paint using the historical production
method called Brush stroke of ink painting, painting history, depiction, material, history He
created paintings using elements that were highly mixed. The subtitle of this paper, “Place of
Qiyun” is based on philosophy represented by inspiration. Various themes such as
temporality, spatiality, conflict and harmony where all things depend on Rockery and places,
and all things depend on each other are revealed through my painting studies. I tried to make it.
Asking the world about the great works that lead to the “Place of Qiyun” is an extremely
challenging attempt of expression for me.

Doctor of Philosophy in Design and Fine Arts
Completed the doctoral course in art research at Tokyo Zokei University in 2020. I mainly
produce the modeling of “Rockery”, and I am advancing thesis research under the theme of
“Consideration of” Qi “, Rockery and Chinese Painting and Creation of Works Based on It”.

Solo exhibitions
2013 GALLERY Q “Zeng Chao Exhibition” / Tokyo
2019 ZOKEI Gallery “Paul Zeng Chao” Solo Exhibition / Tokyo

Group exhibitions
2021 ”Nakanojo Biennale 2021″ /gunma
2019 ”Art Fair Tokyo 2019″ Future Artists Tokyo “Exhibition” Tokyo International Forum
/ Tokyo
2019 ”Warehouse TERRADA T-ART HALL Exhibition” T-ART HALL / Tokyo
2018 ”Acrylic Gouache Biennale 2018″ / Turner Gallery / Tokyo
2018 ”Shibuya Art Festival SHIBUYA AWARDS 2018 ARTS” / Shibuya Station Concourse
Special Venue / Tokyo
2018 ”M-Polyphony 2018″ ZOKEI Gallery / Tokyo Zokei University / Tokyo
2017 ”53rd Kanagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition” Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Gallery /
Kanagawa
2017 ”M-Polyphony 2017″ ZOKEI Gallery / Tokyo Zokei University / Tokyo
2014 ”Tokyo Gobi Exhibition” The National Art Center, Tokyo / Tokyo
2013 ”Art Lab Hashimoto 2013″ Sagamihara Citizen’s Gallery / Kanagawa
2012 ”Art Program Ome 2012″ / Ome
2012 ”M-Polyphony 2012″ ZOKEI Gallery / Tokyo Zokei University / Tokyo

Awards
2016 Kamibayashi International Student Scholarship Foundation Research Grant
2014 Hong Kong Sovereign Art Foundation nomination
2014 Received the CAF Award for Excellence, sponsored by the Japan Foundation for the
Promotion of Contemporary Art
2013 GOOD DESIGN AWARD

Public collection
2014 Yusaku Maezawa Collection, Chairman of the Foundation for the Promotion of
Contemporary Art

Paper presentation
“Tao, Rockery and Chinese Painting “,” Modeling Research Theory “, Tokyo Zokei
University, June 2018
“Qi, Rockery and Chinese Painting,” Doctoral Dissertation, Tokyo Zokei University,
December 2019