Graduated from the print department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1996, Yin's work, while squarely situated within the context of contemporary Chinese painting, directly references the western tradition of the 1960’s and 1970’s – recalling the work of Gerhard Richter and Andy Warhol. Unlike the genre of political pop, gaudy art, or kitsch, within which the image of Mao is so often positioned, Yin presents these powerful images within a ...