中国抽象表现主义绘画大师，张力表现主义画派奠基人。陈老铁擅长抽象表现主义绘画、人物画、山水画，早年举起张力表现主义绘画革命的大旗，将西方抽象艺术、表现主义、超现实主义的因素融入到中国绘画的当代化之中，其在当代30年绘画历程中，在中国画的材质、构成、笔法等方面的研究成果卓著，在中国写意绘画中加入了视觉表现和精神意识的因素，第一次给疲弱的中国当代绘画注入了强心剂。陈老铁的绘画富于视觉张力，“以意领笔，震撼心灵”是其作品的写照。其人物画笔法功底深厚，运用深厚扎实的水墨与素描速写基础，沿袭了石涛、金农、八大之后的中国绘画文脉，开辟了中国写意人物画的新天地。陈老铁全力推进着中国水墨画的革新和创新其对中国当代绘画革新作出的重要贡献举世瞩目。其数次举办“张力联展”震惊了画坛，成为中国现代水墨向21世纪水墨转换的重要历史推进者，其影响甚至波及中国艺坛久远。
1978年从师于李可染老师名下，学习素描、水彩、线描、造型等技巧。
1978年考入北京中央美术学院国画系。期间创作的《西藏风情》组画在中央美术学院陈列馆展出，展后其作品《收奶图》被美国西部美术馆收藏。
1980年到甘南藏区写生、画藏女系列水墨画并体验生活。
1982年毕业于中央美术学院国画系，分配到《经济日报》任美术编辑。
1983年至1992年潜心于书法、山水画和人物画的创作。
1986年获全国书籍装帧展插图优秀奖。

Chinese abstraction is expressionist painterly Great Master, tension is expressionist the founder that draw a clique. Chen Laotie is good at picture of abstract expressionist brushwork, character, landscape painting, one's early years raises tension the old standard of expressionist painterly revolution, what western abstraction the element of artistic, expressionist, surrealism blends in China to draw is contemporary change in, its draw 30 years now in course, the capable person that draws in China is qualitative, form, the research achievement of the respect such as calligraphy or drawing is outstanding, the element of visual expression and mental consciousness was added in brushwork of Chinese freehand brushwork in traditional Chinese painting, give for the first time exhausted weak China is painterly now infuse cardiac stimulant. Chen Laotie's brushwork abounds visual tension, "With meaning get a pen, shock heart " the portraiture that is its work. Strength of law of its character paintbrush is deep, use deep and solid water Chinese ink and base of sketch literary sketch, follow Shi Tao, gold farming, 8 big the China later is painterly article arteries and veins, open up the new scope of operation that Chinese enjoyable character draws. The innovation that Chen Laotie is advancing Chinese wash with all one's strength and innovation its are contemporary to China the important contribution that painterly innovation makes attracts worldwide attention. Its are held several times " tensional couplet is exhibited " stunned picture world, become the important history impeller that Chinese ink of Chinese contemporary water changes to Chinese ink of 21 centuries water, its influence affects even Chinese art altar is ages ago.
Acquired teacher under one's name at Li Ke from division 1978, learn the skill such as sketch, watercolour, line drawing, modelling.
Took an examination of Beijing 1978 traditional Chinese painting of central academy of fine arts is. Create during " Tibetan amorous feelings " academy of fine arts of group picture centrally displays a house to exhibit, after exhibiting its work " graph receiving a grandma " by the United States western art gallery is collected.
Hid an area to sketchy, picture hides female series wash and experience the life to Gan Na 1980.
Was graduated from department of traditional Chinese painting of central academy of fine arts 1982, allocate " economic daily " hold the post of art editor.
Created to what involve calligraphy, landscape painting and character drew 1992 1983.
Obtained countrywide book binding and layout to exhibit illustration 1986 outstanding award.