Wu Yi's dense, atmospheric works on paper come from a combination of Western and Chinese influences. As an ink painter who spent many years in America, Wu Yi has inevitably internalized certain Western art values, particularly the intensity and emotional flair of the abstract expressionists. At the same time, he maintains his ink-painting skills, painting works whose development is effected by the use of line and billowing color. His subject matter, mostly landscape views, combine the dramatics of Western perspective with the lyricism of Chinese art. He successfully combines two very different traditions, unifying them into an organic whole.