Scroll artist redefines 'the big picture'
By Deng Zhangyu | China Daily | Updated: 2013-07-26 08:24
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Dong Xiyuan presents his artworks at an exhibition, Man and Nature, at the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. Photos provided to China Daily |
Known for painting landscapes on big scrolls, Chinese artist Dong Xiyuan leads an "austere life", in the words of his friends and art critics. For the 49-year-old artist, creating a painting several meters in length and width is as common as the sleepless nights he spends with brush in hand.
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