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oeuvre: just as music expresses the ubiquitous presence of time with physical instruments through its rhythms and sounds, so the works of Cao Jun show with colors and shapes, through the watercolor or oil, the invisible essence of the physical world. This concept is so relevant in his work that Cao Jun has later transformed these abstract surfaces into large-scale independent works. With colors in liquid oil, which he guides in a way inspired by ancient calligraphy, the artist creates currents on the canvas. Then these paintings inspired by nature are often enriched with shining gold dust, through which the composition enters in a dynamic dialog with the room around it. The result reminds of visions of the Cosmos, submarine landscapes or bird's eye views.
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in China. His works went around the world in 2012, cured by the
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Prof. Nancy Netzer. Cao Jun is co-chairman of the
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to create the installation “breath of earth”, in which the surging waves near the
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awarded him a certificate of excellence in 2001 for his talent in calligraphy. In 2002 he emigrated to New
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