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AKACHEN is a brand founded by Taiwanese artist AkaChen (Chinese: 陳智權 ; pinyin: Chen ChiChuan). AKACHEN is renowned in creating  titanium art pieces, specialized in using gemstones as the medium for artistic expression. “Zen”- the art jewellery sculpture was collected by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The work was quoted as the art piece that combines sculpture, installation and jewellery, redefining jewellery design for the 21st century.

History
Born in Taipei in 1965, AkaChen’s childhood spent in the lush paddies observing and chasing small creatures, left him with inerasably fond memory that he later on frequently came back to as inspirations. In 1989 he established jewellery studio Sunflower Art Company, and in the decades that ensued, he dedicated himself to the arts, crafts and science of jewellery making. He sourced the gemstones and pearls from the countries of origin and established cutting mills. In 1994, AkaChen began extensive experimentation in titanium processing technology to use it on jewellery making. In 2007, AkaChen created his first piece of jewellery made with titanium of 99.9% purity. Since this breakthrough, AkaChen has increasingly focused on, and advocated for the use of titanium in jewellery making. In 2011, AkaChen renamed both his brand and his alias to AKACHEN as a testament to his determination of pursuing an art form distinctively his own, where his multi-disciplinary training and philosophy came to fruition.

Throughout his career as a jewellery artist, AkaChen has tasked himself with the mission to manifest oriental philosophy in jewellery as an art form. Growing up he practiced various disciplines rooted in traditional Asian aesthetics, including calligraphy and Ikebana (flower arrangement). He is also heavily influenced by Zen Buddhism and regularly practiced meditation. Immersing in the art of tea ceremony, AkaChen expanded his scope of works to include objects designed for the purpose of making and presenting tea ceremony in refined tea tasting occasions, also known as tea ceremony. This development coincided with AkaChen's desire to instill simplicity into his jewellery, to call upon the user's sensibility, appreciation and finer feelings for extraordinary moments that can be found in everyday life.

AkaChen has been invited to exhibit at international trade fairs, and during these fairs his works have been purchased by esteemed jewellery designer houses and entered international circulation. His works have been seen worn by Hollywood celebrities, and also regularly appear in major auction houses.

Capturing the beauty of Aurora
Traditionally, jewellery pieces created by blending gemstones and metals place an emphasis on the former. AkaChen boldly breaks the mold by having titanium be the focus with gemstones as adornment, in turn creating several sculpturesque works in recent years. AkaChen freely create such works as he is buoyed by his skill vis-à-vis the use of titanium in jewelry crafting. Through sculpting under the microscope, AkaChen expertly presents the array of ways metals refract; for instance, in his work The Dragonfly, the wings refract light much like how glass would, while for The Butterfly, the wings refract light in a silky soft, mesmerizing manner. Adding these effects with the multidimensionality of pure titanium colors, a unique artwork is thus born, calling to mind the aurora with its visual impact, drawing in one’s eye. AkaChen’s patented skill with pure titanium colors is a result of years of experimentation, forging a new horizon for art jewelry. The allure of jewellery lies in the permeability of light; how it mesmerizes and evokes endless imagination in the minds of people.

Exhibition & Museum Timeline
2018 The first AKACHEN exhibition was held at the Asia University Museum of Modern Art, Taiwan.

2020 Art piece “ZEN” was collected by Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

2023 Art piece “Glory”- Collection from the Magnolia series was exhibited at the Twin Oaks, USA.

2023 Wall Art “Om Garden”- a giant work combing painting, sculpture and jewellery was exhibited at the Mongolian and Tibetan Gallery.