State of Yin's mind

A Chinese artist puts his inner world on display through a series of sketches, Lin Qi reports.

As a representative of the post-1970 generation of Chinese artists, Yin Zhaoyang rose to stardom through his oil paintings that are characterized by some degree of pain from his youth.

Many of the 45-year-old painter's earlier works also reflect his anger at the world. But in the past few years, Yin has captured a lot of "thrilling moments" in his life on paper. And while he skips meticulous details in objects he sees, he uses charcoal to show the thoughts exploding in his cosmos.