Reflections on the artist

Even with a long, successful and noted career, Yu Jigao 'retains his simple, easy-going style and strong work ethic', Zheng Xin reports.

Yu Jigao is deputy director of the Academy of Chinese Gong Bi Painting of Flowers and Birds, deputy chairman of the Jiangsu Art Association and a State top-level artist. But he retains his simple, easy-going style and hard work habits.

Many artists and art critics said people see in him the perseverance and personal charm typical of the older generation of artists. A painter that helped traditional Chinese Gong Bi painting of flowers and birds thrive in the middle of the 20th century, Yu has long been held in esteem by peers and critics of Chinese contemporary art.