YU Peng’s landscapes present a romantic spirit which is incompatible and far removed from the nervous pace of urbanization, technological development and information dissemination in contemporary life. However, he doesn’t paint people in historical costumes or traditional literati landscapes, but rather his own family and friends in a home garden that blends old and new. He often depicts himself in his paintings enjoying the life of the contemporary elder generation, savoring a playful life of cultural grace and memories of the past. The artist uses layered and often indistinct detailed drawings to leap between explorations of different times and places, taking some intriguing detours along the way and arriving at some surprising wonders. The intriguing, unrestrained diverse imagery in YU Peng’s paintings actually blend various aspects of contemporary city life, but he leaps from the continuity of time and space and escapes into praise for a bygone era with a nostalgic style. In this exuberant and sweeping, spiritual survey, the artists conveys a somewhat sarcastic meaning through ‘unreality’.