Ding Yi
This is the first monograph to give an overview of the entire career to date of artist Ding Yi (b. 1962), whose work, unlike most other well-known Chinese painters, is wholly abstract.
Large in scale, and extraordinary in detail, Ding Yi's paintings invite a myriad of questions, not least how an intuitive artist works with recurrent patterns and symbols. Tackling this paradox, the authors discuss a range of questions pertinent to the artist, primary of which is how China has shaped his work, both culturally and environmentally, over the past thirty years.
Based on extensive interviews with the artist, Ding Yi presents a definitive portrait of an important contemporary painter, who holds a unique position in Chinese art history. As such, it is essential reading for fans and the uninitiated alike.
Kaimei Wang graduated from Beijing Normal University and holds a MA in contemporary art from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. She is a frequent writer for several major art magazines and the founder of an independent film festival in China. She has lived in Shanghai since 2010 and has been actively involved in the Chinese contemporary-art scene through close connections with artists, museums and other art institutions.