Peacock paintings by Sun Jiandong
Sun Jiandong was born 1952 in Shanghai, his father was a Bishop and dean of the East China Theological Seminary , and a great enthusiast of Chinese calligraphy. Like his father, Sun Jiandong had a love of fine art from an early age. He began formal study in 1964, but five years later was sent from Shanghai to Xishuangbanna during the Cultural Revolution. The stunning natural scenery and exotic tropical rainforest captured his imagination, and though much of his time was taken up with physical labour, he spent the rest of his waking hours with a sketch book collecting future material. His works were first exhibited in 1971 in a provincial exhibition, and in 1977 he enrolled in Yunnan Arts University.
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