David Pariser, Professor Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University.

Long before the European Romantics discovered the spiritual qualities of high and far-off mountaintops, great artist-monks wandered Chinese peaks and valleys in search of new material and spiritual perspectives. In the tradition of these slightly eccentric, gifted, adventurous and observant artists, Yao Kui also sought a new vantage point. But instead of climbing a mountain, he left the world in which he learned his craft and turned his face to the West. He moved to Canada and began a courageous experiment in looking at a new world through the eyes of an ancient culture. With little material support and with only a basic grasp of both official languages, Yao showed the energy and optimism of a far younger man. ........ More >>

He has participated in 32 art exhibitions, 13 of which were one-man shows. His works are exhibited in several countries and found in museum collections and government organizations. Hotels and banks have commissioned him to do work for them. Topping the list of this extraordinary man's achievements is probably the Glass Hotel in Singapore which ordered 1,000 paintings. Even the Emir of oil-rich Bahrain owns an original in his private collection. 

   Critics from several countries and well-known Singapore Art Impresario, Delia Butcher, unanimously agree that he may one day be hailed as one of the finest Chinese brush painters of the century.  ........More >>