Liaung-Chung Yen was born in 1972 in Taiwan and influenced by his Chinese traditional culture, art and philosophy. He is always interested in making objects since he was a child. After his study in the United States, experiencing the culture difference, he tries to blend the western and eastern culture into his work. His formal arts training including National Taiwan Academy of Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design, the three main focuses of his art education have been industrial design, woodcarving, and metalsmithing. He brings these three disciplines into his current metal work.