His biggest contribution to experimental Chinese contemporary art, however, is his combination of classical landscape painting and body art. (aimiaagophotographyprize.com)
By breaking with the conventions of classical landscape painting in favour of direct observation, they look forward to the work of Camille Corot and the Barbizon School in the 19th century. (en.wikipedia.org)
The 6 x 8 ft paintings were enlarged versions of Arcadian classical landscapes by the 18th - century French artist Claude Lorrain, but with distinctly post-modern additions. (telegraph.co.uk)