Kim Xiong

[from jacket of The Little Stone Lion]
Kim Xiong was born in Zhejiang Province, China, and currently resides in Beijing. In China, Xiong is renowned for his poetry-prose, as well as his paintings. Xiong's study of Chinese painting dates back to his childhood. The images in Xiong's books, formed primarily from line and ink gradation, produce a powerfully emotive effect. Drawing from traditional Chinese art, Xiong's works retain a distinctive quality.