Art. Asian Studies. Edited with a preface by Lien Chao. Chinese brush painting refers to paintings utilizing Chinese brush, ink, and Xuan paper. By now Chinese brush painting has been the predominant art form in the history of Chinese art for over one thousand years. In the history of world arts, it stands on its own, flying a unique banner. Chinese Canadian artist Peng Ma has been a professional artist for over fifty years. Crossing the borders between the East and the West, Ma's paintings speak contemporary sentiments. This collection has gathered seventy of his latest achievements from the past decade.

Author City: Toronto, ON CAN

Peng Ma studied brush painting and sculpture in China and for many years taught fine art at the Zhejiang Fine Art Institute before immigrating to Canada in 1989. He has exhibited works in China and Canada. In 2002 he was awarded the Excellence Award for his sculpture Mother Love, now permanently installed at the Beijing International Sculpture Park. Many of his paintings apply the brush painting technique to depict Canadian landscape themes. Peng Ma lives in Toronto with his wife.