Teng Pu-Chun, born in 1957 in Taiwan, graduated from the National Academy of Arts (now National Taiwan University of Arts) in 1984. He currently lives and works in his hometown of Hualien. Teng Pu-Chun received his early training in traditional Chinese painting, developing a solid foundation through close study and meticulous copying of classical masterpieces. From a young age, he immersed himself in the spiritual essence of ancient works from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, seeking the core of artistic creation through historical dialogue.

Yet unlike many of his contemporaries who were eager to break from tradition and ride the wave of “modern ink” movements, Teng made a different choice: he put down his brush for a full decade. This voluntary silence marked a return to everyday life and a deliberate retreat from the noise of the art world. During this period, Teng lived in close communion with nature, far from the distractions of the city. This inward turn - both physical and spiritual - would later become a wellspring of inspiration, providing the grounding from which his singular vision of ink painting would emerge. It is in this quietude that the seeds of his future landscapes were sown, and where the spiritual foundations of his practice took root.As one of the most distinctive and recognizable figures in contemporary Taiwanese ink art, Teng has developed a highly personal technique he calls “cuo-dian-cun” method of layered stippling and textural brushwork combined with saturated, precise coloration. This unique approach gives rise to visionary landscapes suspended between natural reality and surreal imagination.

Teng’s painted worlds often resemble miniature universes—bonsai-like condensations of heaven and earth. These scenes evoke mystical mountains imbued with worldly resonance, forming what might be described as illusory landscapes: deeply spiritual yet subtly grounded. Rooted in the Chinese landscape painting tradition's reverence for nature, his works reconfigure this lineage into an introspective, contemporary realm. Building on a deep mastery of brush and ink, Teng transcends the conventions of traditional landscape painting. Through his self-developed “cuo-dian-cun” technique, he crafts intricate rock textures that bridge reality and dream. By drawing from classical aesthetics and transforming mountains and water into a contemporary ink language that both honors Eastern tradition and redefines ink painting’s modern possibilities and historical role. Teng does not treat tradition as constraint, nor does he pursue contemporaneity as a goal. Rather, through an independent system of brushwork, composition, and image logic, he forges a unique artistic language—one that positions him as a key figure in the evolving field of contemporary ink art, where cultural depth and aesthetic inquiry converge.