Art Special: Creative convergence: Melding East and West

The paintings of Chun Arthur Wang combine the cultural traditions of his own life, Li Fusheng reports.

Art aficionados usually have a preferred genre. But Chun Arthur Wang's works are attracting a diverse audience as the Chinese American oil painter blazes a new trail in oil painting.

"Though I live in a Western environment, what truly inspires me is traditional Chinese culture. The longer I live in the US, the more I miss Chinese culture," said Wang, a professor of fine arts at the Columbus College of Art & Design in Ohio.