Biography

Born in 1979, French-based Chinese painter, holder of Doctorate in arts. He studied at the School of Plastic Arts at Paris VIII University and then at the Ecole Supérieure Libre d'Art de Paris (ESLAP) where he obtained the National Diploma of Doctor in plastic art. Currently he works as Deputy Director of the Ecole Supérieure Libre d'Art de Paris (ESLAP). Cang specialised in the study of portraits of the British painter Francis Bacon. He has also accomplished a series of research in philosophy, aesthetics, art history, and oil painting. 

From Xi'an to Paris, Cang delivers his attitude and pursuit of perfection in his works through his life experience. His works present a bizarre, phantom-like landscape with gorgeous colours, fuzzy outlines, and poetic language. Influenced by Francis Bacon, the 'space' Cang creates in his works breaks through the framework and gives it a sense of 'infinity'. At the same time, he fuses the heroic temperament of Northwest Chinese with the Western contemporary abstraction. Because of his academic background in both philosophy and aesthetics, Cang’s new research emphasises on artworks’ aesthetic function and purity of vision while pursuing and discovering the artistic value of creation.