Montmartre

Montmartre. A major work, 80×100cm.

That scale is a declaration. The painter did not shrink before Europe. On the contrary, he digested Europe in his own language. The Sacré-Cœur atop the hill stands beneath an ochre sky. This is not a photograph. This is Paris as seen by Byun Shi-Ji.

In a place of different nationality, culture, and language, the painter confirmed for the first time that his color could be universal. Ochre exists everywhere. Wherever there is earth.