From Monica Dematte’s The Paintings among Figures—“3rd Line” Art Group
What attracts me is the screen effect of Deng Jianjin’s works but not the theme they express. For me, his theme is too “extreme”. I appreciate the material use like flowing water in his works, leaving a sense of freehand brushwork of ink painting (freehand brushwork is the freest and boldest way in ink painting). I notice that the figures in his works always have his own shadow. I think he might create a totally new and charming imaginative world for himself by his painting.