At the beginning of this year, Beijing was still cold. Remnant snow was everywhere, and the city was in a depression. I got a text message from Lu Peng, in which he used the words, blue sky, white cloud, beach, palm trees, sunshine and short sleeve T-shirt, to describe our upcoming gathering in Sanya. Names on the invitation were old friends that I have known for decades. For many years, gatherings had happened occasionally in different places around the world, but these people are always the focus of discussion. Lu's new art history of 100 years brings us not only memory, but also numerous questions. The three days in Sanya passed by quickly, but fortunately the past, the current and the future life of Lu Peng's art history remains. If these spontaneous ink play and graffiti works can do something for the past, the current and the future life of our art history, I am more than happy to see the results. -Ye Shuai (Ye Yongqing) June 17th, 2007 Beijing.

Work in brush and ink on xuan paper (70x140)