Cao Jun is a Chinese artist currently residing in New York City. Cao Jun's core philosophy is that nature and humanity can co-exist harmoniously in order to bring human beings closer to nature. This central theme resonates in his paintings and is treasured by his many fans across the world. Cao Jun’s background of oriental culture education and more than ten years of living abroad and travelling between East and West cultures created his unique cognitive style and academic personality. In addition to using pen and ink in his work, Cao Jun's artwork espouses the “borrowing the ancients to open the present” by melding together both tradition and modernism in his art. His work is uniquely original, but also in touch with traditional works. His love for life and nature resonates through his artistic charm and expressionism. His work has been featured in exhibitions at the National Art Museum of China ,McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College and Long Island Museum in New York and more. Cao Jun's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $331 USD to $452,349 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2009 the record price for this artist at auction is $452,349 USD for “The Arrival of Auspiciousness”, sold at Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited in 2018.
The Arrival of Auspiciousness (2018)
Cao Jun.
Ink-wash painting.
108x78cm
In 2017, Cao Jun collaborated with Mr. Steven Rockefeller Jr., co-chairman of CCAIO, to create and installation “Breath of Earth” in the U.S. (source: https://www.cca-int.net/news/en/2017/11/17/steven-rockefeller-cao-jun-collaborate-on-artwork-of-bahamas-landscape)
关于艺术家曹俊
曹俊,著名艺术家,首位在世就被美国学界列为研究对象的华人艺术大家。1966年出生于中国江苏,现居美国纽约,曾在新西兰生活十年。东方文化教育背景与十几年的国外旅居生活,使他游刃有余的游走在东、西方文化之间。并以此造就了他独特的认知方式和治学个性。泼彩作品《荷语凝香》被新西兰国会收藏;多幅作品被中国、新西兰两国大使馆收藏;《朗照神州》等作品被中国美术馆收藏。2013年12月“空间系列”作品获法国巴黎卢浮宫国际美术大展金奖;2014年被美国洛杉矶郡授予“杰出艺术家勋章”。2014年10月24日,曹俊作品《寻梦空间》随中国“嫦娥五号T1”试验器搭载并实现绕月飞行。2015年3月,曹俊作品被列入美国波士顿学院教程。2016年5月,曹俊作为全美唯一华裔艺术家被邀请,参加纽约军械库94号码头纽约艺术展,与毕加索、米罗、克里姆特、席勒、夏加尔、安迪·沃霍尔等属于全人类的艺术大师的作品一同展出。2018年曹俊作品在美国波士顿学院麦克马伦艺术博物馆展出,历时筹备5年展期4个月,是迄今为止该馆展览的首位在世的艺术家!
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