The two UFO landed

about the works of Dingzi Yizi

Two distinguished Chinese artists, D n Y, with their clear crucut hair
which is so rare for Chinese dames, have landed at our Houten UFO station, a
specially created art piece by Holland’s artist Martin Riebeet. There, in the
middle of this unique traffic island, they enjoyed a "cup of tea" with their
hearts, traditional as well as advent garde.

Passersby were so surprised and shocked for the first time in their life.
But here is actually also the cross point of the world. a place where east
meets west, old encounters the new, they bring the world together into a
one. Just like our western history of creation recorded: two creatures
quietly happily in the paradise.

All these appear not true.
A few minutes later, they woke up out of their beautiful dream by the noisy
tyres of the autos driving around the place, a modern world. What remains
was only the moment in their soul when time and space, east and west met.
Meanwhile the two artists completed their new works of action.

Dingzi lives in china, Yizi lives in Europe.
Together they left their ateliers, their cities, their lands to persuit a
road of encounter: Beijing, xian, chengdu, the silk road, DH, Amsterdam
Rotterdam Barcelona, Brussels, London, Monaco......... Together they showed
their works in different museums and galleries both east and west.

Angd though all the cities they visited are quiet, they created sounds and
stir in their own way, paintings, photos, articles, performances.... not only
as happy ufos, but also as critics against this increasing crazy world.
They know their creations which is so closely related to this world, with
their professional artist approach, they reflect and criticized this
disorder world.

Drs Nicole Hermans, art historian and journalist

 

ET@

“格外值得一提的是丁子一子的作品《禅茶一味》，这是国内近年来出现的一件(其实是一组或多组)成功的本土性观念艺术。他们用“禅”的智慧去体悟人生与世界，又以“品茶”的方式传达出自己对人生与世界的一份关怀、一种阐释。他们既在中国内地“品茶”，又到世界各地去“品茶”，被“记录”下来的有装置，有图片，有布面作品，有音乐，有谈话录音，有文字记录……几乎是全方位的。“禅”意与“茶”味则贯穿着整个过程。而且整个过程是开放性的，受众很容易进入“角色”，并产生共鸣。像这样独一无二的作品，在本次展览上几乎受到了一致好评。”