A man of noble character embraces changes in his literary style to create brilliant writings. It is from the Image Interpretation, Hexagram Ge, the 49th hexagram of the Book of Changes, which describes a person of high moral character or exceptional talents takes the initiative to make new changes quickly and produce splendid outcomes.
As an accomplished Chinese painter with a keen sense of the times, Yang Ermin is not satisfied with the contemporary limitations of traditional ink painting. Instead, He has been tirelessly committed to the reform of Chinese painting over years from the perspective of colors. He is known as China’s “color master” in the academic circles for his unique color achievements in Chinese painting, Yang Ermin, becoming another celebrity who integrates Chinese and Western painting styles after Lin Fengmian and Wu Guanzhong. Especially since 2019, the dramatic changes in the world landscape and the COVID-19 pandemic have brought new influences to sensitive artists. In the changing times, Yang Ermin has made a new breakthrough in painting techniques. He uses more subtle strokes color blending to depict objects or images, creating a mottled and hazy unique visual language, which is not only slightly similar to the elegant and beautiful “leopard print”, but also reflects the artist’s talent to reconcile Chinese and Western painting styles and the courage to innovate Chinese painting. Yang Ermin integrates Chinese painting into the map of world painting, which strongly resonated with this era.
——Zhou Xujun, Founder Curator of Beijing Minsheng Modern Art Museum