Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
1990
Format
Photograph
Materials
Ink on paper
Description
In Yang Zhi-lin's letter to Kong Chang-an, he described his condition at that time "after 1989, my creation has been congested, making ink paintings about my blurry and chaotic dream constantly." (For further information about the letter, please refer to https://digital.kenyon.edu/zhoudocs/359/.) "Bird Dream" here is one of the dream-series paintings. The hook-shaped ink dot may refer to bird, which is in the center to the left of the image and plays a dominant role in the composition. Many dream-series features are embodied in this painting, such as elongated lines, blurry color areas and unbalanced composition. His autograph is visible at the bottom of the painting. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
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