The triangular sky, the meandering river, as well as the elements of landscape delineate a simple and fluent geometrical configuration. The line of horizon is slightly curved with sensuous touch, leading one to imagine a land in the universe. Yang Din’s paintings do not express the visible landscape, but they express the scale of universe, projecting a space different from the Western traditional landscapes. The European artists always take the hesitating attitude to express the nature, apart from the Impressionist artists appreciating the Eastern art.

It is just as Yang Din notes, “these landscapes only exist in my brain, and they cannot be found elsewhere.”  He likes to walk through the desert in Africa, without painting or taking photos, but only meditating. These experiences allow him not only bring back memories, but also leave more sensuous memories. When he went back to his studio, he would try his best to express on canvas and sublime the memories. His recent works adopt the white tone with rosy red that was applied to desert, saline or snow. He wants to express the magnificent colors of the endless broad land, “not an abstract space but an unreal space.”

Francoise Monnin
Art Historian and Critic
March 2009 in Paris