□ Gorgeous Growth

In the past five years, we have held three solo exhibitions of Shilin, his improvement was apparent in every step. While the pieces became richer in expressions, the most valuable thing is that Shilin has never discarded his pureness. I believe this is why we all treasure so much of him. We are not lack of artists with skills, however, very few young artists could express himself through an icy cold sculpture, Shilin is one of them. ......（More）

□ The Wider Your Mind Extends The Higher You Can Reach

For artistic creation, I don’t consider myself smart enough, but I feel that I must be candid. There is a distance betweentwounfamiliarhearts, pretentious yellingcan't attract the audience whowill bemoved to tears, onlyrevealing the true and simple side of oneself is the bridge of communication. ......（More）

□ A Choice between Loss and Hope --On Yan Shilin's Sculpture

The background or identity of the child or teenager in Yan's sculptures cannot be easily traced, and what audience feel is more of a autobiographical imagination and self-expression. Both in terms of content and form, Yan fuses his personal psychology and other people's feelings into his sculptural images to weave a both lovely and lonely atmosphere, triggering the emotional echo and philosophical thinking of audience. Therefore, in this sense, Yan's sculptures heal in an artistic way. ......（More）

□ From Crossing Bound to Being Boundless —A Review on Yan Shilin’s Life of Sculpture

It was in 2008 when I was planning the Sculpture Festival at Beijing Moon River that I got to know Yan Shilin’s work for the first time. He just graduated from Hubei Institute of Fine Arts and started out his new life in Beijing. That day, I was shocked by the stunning power of realism showed in his works, a power about the situation rather than the style. ......（More）