The main color hue, red, and its connotation is a conception itself today. Yet, Chen
Yu effectively infused a kind of emotional expression which makes the color ‘red’
able to maintain its realistic meaning and at the same time presents the artist’s
personal experience. It keeps the warm feeling underneath the surface of
contemporary art expression which is a vivid example of feminine art. Her paintings
are clean but somehow full of power which is the root of experience: destiny and
desire. This is what makes her different from Georgia O'Keeffe, who possesses
another kind of strong character: Chen Yu is peaceful, O’Keeffe is sharp; Chen Yu is
natural, O’Keeffe is powerful; Chen Yu is simplistic, O’Keeffe is mysterious.