Artist puts cotton in his frame of success

Yuan Hongbin, 61, has a unique skill. He can replicate almost any painting using cotton. It matters not whether it's a Western oil painting such as The Death of Marat, or a traditional Chinese painting.

The artist, who used to work in a textile factory in the city of Ma'anshan, Anhui province, spent 10 years exploring a new way of painting inspired by his daily work with cotton.

The cotton paintings are formed by layering the cotton on canvas.