Inspiration: Yao Lu

Yao Lu - Viewing the City's Places of Interest in Springtime
Yao Lu - Viewing the City's Places of Interest in Springtime

Chinese artist Yao Lu's pictures of traditional Chinese landscapes, mountains shrouded in mist, are created by digitally manipulating photographs of mounds of rubbish. His work lying somewhere between painting and photography, expresses the changes affecting the environment in China as it undergoes rampant urbanization and faces numerous ecological threats.

Yao Lu - Mountain and Straw Houses in the Summer
Yao Lu - Mountain and Straw Houses in the Summer

Yao Lu - Dwelling in the Mount Fuchun
Yao Lu - Dwelling in the Mount Fuchun

Yao Lu - Birds and Snow in the Cold Dusk
Yao Lu - Birds and Snow in the Cold Dusk

Yao Lu - Viewing the Waterfall from the Pine Rocks
Yao Lu - Viewing the Waterfall from the Pine Rocks

Yao Lu - Autumn Mist in the Mountain with Winding Streams
Yao Lu - Autumn Mist in the Mountain with Winding Streams

Yao Lu is a teacher at the photography department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. His work has been shown extensively throughout China.