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Chinese art is extensive and profound , as far as the artistic stage is concerned , the trasition is from political art then religious art , finally beyond art.
Yau Wan Shan (Ven. Hiu Wan’s lay name ) had been studied art before devoted into Buddhism , In her artistic expression shows richness and diversity , she was well-educated in poetry and cultivated by traditional culture in her childhood , as a result of her love of painting and took lessons from Kao Chien Fu founder of the Ling-Nan school of painting , because of the outstanding performance , she was regarded as the most famous female artist of the Ling-Nan school .
Yau Wan Shan traveled alone to many famous places in southwest of China during the war of resistance to Janpan；otherwise, for devoting herself to education、art、culture , she traveled all over around the world , as well as toured Asia、America and Europe over twenty counties , also exhibited her paintings and gave letures to promote Chinese culture and art , at the same time , visited well-known universities、art galleries、museum and art institute , also visited Buddhist groups、academia and cultural personage or artists , in the so-called Chinese proverb：“It seems to have read ten thusand books when one travelled then thousand miles” , her outstanding achievements in painting is from experience and artist′s training effort. Because of widely listening and reading , after returning from traveling abroad her works provided the extremely rich energy and vitality.
The Yuan Quan Published her painting masterpieces , from which we can see her artistic accomplishment and the skill of painting in works that also reflected the profunded Chan thoughts and life philosophy , meanwile , give infinite inspiration of the life of compassion and wisdom , it′s been years of exploration and then breakthrough. therefore , by getting more in-depth study of the paintings to explore the messages of life philosophy、Buddhist thought、artistic conception and liberation that the author tried to deliver. | en_US |