Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery is delighted to announce that an exhibition of paintings by Chinese artist Yang Din and French artist Anne Vignal will open on April 28 and will continue through May 19, 008. Yang Din is devoted to the subject of nature. He paints nature in its figurative yet imaginary form. Anne Vignal, in her recent paintings, portrays human figures through colors and carved silhouette. Her figures are depicted through abstraction. Both artists, through different mediums and genres, convey the pictorial realms that are filled with harmony and peace.

Yang Din:

Medium Inspired by Italian Master’s Fresco Painting --- Gradations of Textures

On Yang Din’s technique of painting, art Critic Mark Crepon noted, “Recalling the first time he finally felt that he stood on firm background, Yang remembers that it was marked by a profound interest in frescos, and in fascination with Giotto and Fra Angelico. From this, he picked up the habit of extensively preparing his canvas before he would begin to paint, creating a perfect base on which a sparse motifs would find their place.”  Yang Din would prepare a mixture of sand, acrylic paint and bonder. He builds the painting, layer by layer. As a result, the multiple layers of mixed medium create a graduation of textures, which opens up pictorial depth and space.

Ideology Inspired by Chinese Landscapes --- Limitless Space and Flow

Yang Din acknowledges Chinese Classical landscapes as influence; in particular, he admires the calligraphic brushstrokes of the seventeenth- century Chinese artist Bada Shanren. Chinese literati paintings stress the importance of the flow of energy and the appeal of the landscape. For Yang Din, his ideal landscape conveys the kind of limitless space and harmonious balance that are rooted in Chinese Landscape paintings.

Anne Vignal:

Romanticism and Sensation through Colors and Curves

Anne Vignal loves color. From the arch of the sky to the sinuous curves of the human bodies, the paintings of Anne Vignal are layered with wide spectrum of color hues. Appearing abstract with some signs and signals that lead the viewer to boundlessly imagine, Anne Vignal’s works convey her sense of ease and her pursuit of freedom through painting. Anne loves to work with knives. She even makes an incision with a syringe. Vignal’s colors may seem soft, but her strokes are powerful and definite. Critic Emmanuel Dayde also traces back to Ingres and Romanticist master Eugene Delacroix when explicating Anne’s color sensation. Romanticism is defined as “precisely situated neither in choice of subject nor exact truth, but in the way of feeling.”  Vignal also favors the use of colors to emphasize movement. Through a mixture of color hues, Vignal depicts simplified and abstracted figures with subtle movement and flow.

Recent Fantasies series --- Figures from Abstraction

In her recent paintings, Vignal’s contour lines guide the viewer to the centre of her canvas --- to the intertwined and merged bodily forms. The figures merge together, engaging in kiss and touch. The figures appear to flow and move against the colorful and rhythmic backdrop. Vignal highlights the sensuous and interactive human touch through simple and fluid lines. Her new works continue to invite the viewer on a journey that could be dreamy, but filled with warmth, love and passion.