Seeks challenge and delights For Yao Kui      David Pariser, Professor Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University.

Long before the European Romantics discovered the spiritual qualities of high and far-off mountaintops, great artist-monks wandered Chinese peaks and valleys in search of new material and spiritual perspectives. In the tradition of these slightly eccentric, gifted, adventurous and observant artists, Yao Kui also sought a new vantage point. But instead of climbing a mountain, he left the world in which he learned his craft and turned his face to the West. He moved to Canada and began a courageous experiment in looking at a new world through the eyes of an ancient culture. With little material support and with only a basic grasp of both official languages, Yao showed the energy and optimism of a far younger man. ........ More >>