| A childlike innocence and na?ve charm are the distinguishing stylistic qualities in Ding Yanyong's art. This playful, childlike charm is best represented by his "one-line drawing" series, which he developed during the latter part of his life. The seeming ease of this "one-line drawing of a cat" is deceptive. It takes the virtuosity of a master to abstract the form of the subject, the confidence of a calligrapher to control the colour and ink tones, and a philosopher's understanding of preconceived use of space to place the subject, which consists of only one kinetic line, against a blank background. |
