"Secret Place"

Limited edition Giclee on Canvas
Numbered and hand signed by Yong
Certificate of Authenticity
21.00 X 18.00 (image)

"Garden of Eden"
Limited edition Giclee on Canvas
Numbered and hand signed by Yong
Certificate of Authenticity
21.00 X 18.00 (image)

"Moment in the Garden"
Limited edition Giclee on canvas
Numbered and hand signed by Yong
Certificate of Authenticity
24.00 X 18.00 (image)

"Catalina Casino"
Limited edition Giclee on canvas
Numbered and hand signed by Yong
Certificate of Authenticity
15.00 X 20.00 (image)

"Peaceful Cove"
Limited edition Giclee on canvas
Numbered and hand signed by Yong
Certificate of Authenticity
23.00 X 18.00 (image)

Biography

Cao Yong was born in a small town in China where he began cultivating his painting skills at the young age 11 years old. Yong had to overcome incredible adversity and extreme degradation due to Chinese authority s belief that there was significant political dissent associated with his family. Ultimately he graduated from Henan University where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts. He then went on to take a position as assistant professor of Art at the University of Tibet. Cao Yong spent seven years in Tibet, and embraced the beauty of the secluded and unfrequented surroundings, and adopted the unique culture of Tibet.

For the sake of replicating the remnants of ancient Tibetan wall paintings, Cao Yong lived isolated in primitive caves in the mountainous region for almost one full year, with only his horse, dog and a gun for hunting. Cao Yong's extraordinary existence in Tibet allowed him to establish a sincere understanding of the correlation between the natural and the human, as well as between the secular and spiritual. It is this understanding that gives birth to his breathtaking imagery.