Born 1962, Cao Yong was born into hardship in China. After graduation, Cao Yong became the youngest art professor at Tibet University. During his seven years in Tibet, he immersed himself in the spare beauty and distinctive culture of the isolated highlands. To study the prehistoric cave paintings of Tibet, Cao accompanied only by a…
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Ai Xuan 艾軒 Contemporary Chinese Painter
Ai Xuan, is a realist painter based in Beijing. Known in China as “Master Ai, ” he is best known for his finely rendered large-format portraits of Tibetan nomads. His works often spark bidding wars at auctions, and 4 million yuan is considered a fair price. A collector at a 2011 Poly Auction sale in…