Watercolor Journey

Author: Yang Mingyi
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: With over 40 years of artistic experience, nearly 80 articles have been written about my Jiangnan ink painting art by teachers and friends. Finding the manuscripts and photocopies of these articles from my homes in New York, Suzhou, and Beijing, and flipping through them, it truly feels like a glimpse into another era. Today, they are especially precious! So, I decided to compile these articles and publish them alongside some of the original materials from that time. Here, each article is imbued with the deep care and support of my teachers and friends for my art. Whether it's sincere praise, encouragement, or constructive suggestions or critiques, I haveed them with a heartfelt gratitude. The text has been published as closely as possible to the original authors' words. By collecting these fragments of memory, adding the background stories and context of the articles I wrote at the time, and including images and works, I have compiled the book you see today. The entire book includes over 60 articles, written by my teachers, contemporary renowned painters, and distinguished art critics and scholars.