Essence of landscape art

Shanghai artist Cai Xiaosong presented his exquisite ink depictions of rocks for an exhibition entitled Chinese Scholar: Ink Paintings and Works of Art in New York.

The exhibition was part of the recent Asia Week 2012, a collaborative project among Asian art specialists, galleries, auction houses and museums.

The 47-year-old, who began as a traditional landscape artist but now focuses on portraits of rocks, considers rocks to be "the essence of Chinese landscape art".