PROVENANCE:

During Walasse Ting's early Paris period, he was deeply influenced by Matisse's painting, because there are always beautiful colors and bright contract in his painting. Influences also came from traditional Chinese colored drawings; he also loves the white in porcelains and the transparency in the nature paintings. After the late 70's, Walasse's combined both the spirit in cacography and techniques in woodblock prints, gradually developed his unique creative style.

When choosing the theme for his painting, Walasse Ting paints mostly young girls, he enjoyed bringing up their attractive spots, no matter if they are western or eastern, he veiled them with their bashful beauty, providing a traditional eastern spirit.

"I Want You"was painted in 1986; it has transparency and vivid yet harmonic colors, the passionate model in the picture looks like a blooming flower in the sun, tender and delicate, just like an unforgettable summer affair of the artist himself.