Goose 1978

Ding Yanyong conjured this goose out of ink and color, a dance of brushstrokes on paper. Can you imagine him there, poised with his brush, eyes fixed on some vision only he could see? I imagine his brush loaded with ink, gliding and halting, coaxing form from the void. Those pale washes of color – that delicate blush on its head and feet – give life to the goose, while the stark calligraphy dances on the left. There's something so alive in the way Ding captured the essence of the goose with so few strokes, a kind of shorthand for the soul. You know, painting is like a conversation across time. It's not just about representing something, it's about feeling, about responding, about being in dialogue with the world and with other artists. Each gesture, each mark, is a thought made visible, a feeling made tangible. And here, with this goose, Ding Yanyong invites us to join the conversation.