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| Neneh Ada Yang's artwork has been shown on many occasions and has been bought by both collectors and galleries. (China Daily) |
"She can be very focused and expresses everything in the scene she paints, which is very precious. To her, art is only art; it has no connections with anything else," he says, who has been painting for more than 40 years.
Huang Yonghe, an 80-year-old master of Chinese painting, even wrote to her, "The purity in your paintings has taught me a lot".
Yang and her husband have collaborated on some artwork, including on a series of paintings of plum-mango trees. On the treetops there are plum blossoms, while on the trunks there are mangos. This series of work was sold to African embassies and Chinese museums.
"Chinese people like plum blossom, which symbolizes integrity and nobility, characteristics that are admired in Chinese culture, while mango symbolizes Africa. This creative idea is very refreshing," Yang Yan says.
Yang adds, "Chinese painting is like a spirit for me now."
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