Chan Yan Lik was born in 1941. Currently a member of the Association of Chinese Artists (Shanghai), he is also the Art Consultant for the Academy of Ceramics of Jiang Xi province (China) and the Art & Culture Association of Tsim Sha Tsui & Yau Ma Ti district, Hong Kong. Chan’s keen interest in Chinese art painting at a very young age has propelled his art career through various stages and eventually led to his well-matured style. In the process of developing his style, he followed top contemporary artists, namely Huang Huan Wu, Lu Yan Shao, Chen Shi Fa, Ying Yai Ping and Tang Yun. Through these cross-learning and experiences, he has built up solid artistic skill and allowed himself to develop his own style further through the effect of “Kaleidoscope”. His artistic approach can be characterised in the following forums: the remote sentiment of the Song and Yuan Dynasty, the boldness of the Ming and Qing Dynasty, the brightness of the Ling Nan School, and the outlandish style of the Overseas School. The blending of these various styles eventually united in his works in both form and spirit without sacrificing their own individual characters. In Chan’s early years, he followed Chinese painting master Huang Huan Wu. Under his tutelage, Chan was able to conceptualise that the beauty of a painting was based on the “Bone” of the picture — the perfect “Touches”. As his style progresses, Yan Lik has sought a more profound expression in the “Treasure” of the Chinese Classical paintings.

陈人力先生，1941年生。中国美术家协会上海分会会员，中国江西陶瓷研究所艺术顾问，香港油尖区文代艺术协会顾问，专业画家。陈人力先生从小喜爱中国书画艺术，他问业不专师一家，黄幻吾，陈俨少，程十发，应野平，唐云等都是他时常请益的良师。正是这师承的多向组合，才使他转益多师，根底丰厚，产生“万花简”效应，他攻艺也是如此，宋元之清远，明清之恣肆，岭南派的明艳，海派之新奇，在他心目中和笔抄下都得到了应有的尊重和统一；正是这取法多方的多向组合，才使他的画作溶汇贯通，具有“万花筒”的效应。