This study examined Chen Huan Zhen’s work of figure sculptures. It explored the

sources and functions of Chen’s realistic figures, and how Chen’s work was influenced

by the impact of Buddhist statues. Showing characteristics of inner delicate and outer

dignified, Chen’s female figures were immersed in Buddhist philosophy to express his

emotions. Using human sentiment and Buddhist spirit as his inspiration, Chen’s work

combined Eastern traditional culture symbols and modern culture symbols to integrate the

subjectivity of the figures. This study examined the origin of this integration and the

spiritual connotations generated from the form of Chen’s work, as well as investigated

the symbolic meaning of this cultural system. Through Chen’s aesthetic viewpoint, this

study aimed to pinpoint how figure sculptures differs than traditional figure statues. It is

intended to show how notions and forms of such artistic representation can characterize

contemporary social-cultural atmosphere