Ma Tse Lin
Ma Tse Lin was born in 1960 as son of a banker in Guan-dong (China). His parents were devout Buddhists. At the age of 11 years, Ma Tse Lin's remarkable artistic talent revealed when painting Chinese characters in school. After graduating from the Art Academy in Beijing in 1985 he was admitted in Paris he became the first Chinese student at the "Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs", where he was awarded first prize for painting.
In 1988 Ma TSE Lin's first solo exhibition took place in Paris. It was followed by many more exhibitions in Europe, the United States and Asia. Meanwhile his works have begun in major collections and museums in China and the United States. The Chinese Embassy today proudly presents him as a figurehead of the Sino European modernism.
After numerous experiments with different materials, techniques and designs Ma Tse Lin dedicates exclusively its work today to Buddha.