意大利西西里的中世纪小镇埃利切濒临地中海，有诺曼人建造的维纳斯城堡，这座城堡所用的石头来自原本献给维纳斯的神庙，悬崖全景，繁花似锦的花园让人流连忘返。在埃利切山顶可以俯瞰特拉帕尼，欣赏遗世而独立的风采。山脚下的香蒜酱意大利面让人回味无穷。
在这个美丽的地方，程亚杰创作了油画《埃利切之梦》，画面是蓝色的，这无疑是地中海的造化与神奇，继而幻化出蓝色的梦境，令人难忘挥之不去，程亚杰喜欢画小镇，瑞士茵特拉根，法国埃兹。大自然的旖旎风光总能激发程亚杰的创作灵感，契合程亚杰的创作理念，这幅作品取名之梦，以及画面的蓝调和高级灰的色彩，让我联想到“意大利蓝”，这是一代人耳熟能详的称呼和记忆，还有威尔第的歌剧《西西里晚祷》和《游吟诗人》。ItalianBlue:AnAppreciationofChengYajie'sOilPaintingDreamofEliceLinXi
Elice,asmalltowninSicilyintheMiddleAges,isonthecoastoftheMediterranean.StonesoftheVenusCastlebuiltbytheNormansshouldhavebeensenttobuildtheVenusTemple.Peoplewillbehookedbythebeautifulcliffsceneryandthegardenwithflowersbloominglikeapieceofbrocade.FromthepeakofEliceMountain,wecanoverlookTrapaniandadmireitsisolatedbeauty.Thepastawithpestoatthefootofthemountainleadspeopletoendlessaftertastes.
Insuchabeautifulplace,ChengYajieproducedoilpaintingDreamofElicewhosepictureisblue.ItisanunforgettablebluedreamconjuredbythenatureandmiracleoftheMediterranean.ChengYajielikespaintingaboutsmalltowns,likeSwissInterlakenandFrenchEze.TheexquisitebeautyofnaturecanalwaysprovideChengYajiewithinspirationofcreation.Inordertocorrespondtohisconceptofcreation,thispaintingwasnamedasDreamofElice.Thebluecolorandadvancedgrayremindsmeof"Italianblue"whichisafamiliarnameandmemoryofourgeneration.ItalsoremindsmeofVerdi'soperasIVespriSicilianiandIlTrovatore.