Born in Shaoyang, Hunan, China; Now is an artist in New York, United States

Mr. Liao Da Yuan (the big wish) is an exceptional artist from China, where he gained an artistic reputation and reached a broad audience of collectors. He spoke out against Communism and religious suppression and was consequently persecuted and imprisoned for four years in his home country of China. While in prison, he was ruthlessly tortured, but he and his spirit remained unbroken. He devotes his life to these three tenants: truth, compassion and forbearance. His pivotal, triumphant and most important work is a metaphysical self-portrait depicting his ability to rise above such profound adversity.

In 2010, he was forced to flee China to Indonesia and has lived in exile ever since. While in Indonesia, he obtained asylum protection from the United Nations Refugee Agency. On February 19, 2014 he arrived in the United States, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a few pieces of art that had survived a flood in Indonesia.

As an artist, he freely expresses his love of antiquity, culture, nature and the truth found in the universal quests of all humankind. He has no earthly possessions or material bondage. In his work he examines the immense beauties of the world, the destiny of mankind, and ultimately, the truth of the universe. His pieces are endowed with and ancient esoteric spirit and are meant to give the viewers a sense of awakening and a powerful, pure energy. His latest endeavors are depictions of the American West. He feels a powerful connection to a place he has never visited. Someday, he wants to walk from Georgia to the Grand Canyon.

————— Janet Willes Mitchell
2014 Atlanta, U.S.

LiaoDayuan Art & Zen Studio

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