What are Jiang Xun's fans like?

Can we teach beauty?

Has knowledge taken away our perception of beauty?

Jiang Xun believes the power of beauty is truly inside.

Artists may not, in fact, be able to capture nature.

How do we awaken our sense of perception?

In this episode of "Art Is So Easy," we meet artist Liu Yong and his eight-foot painting "Lantern Festival at Longshan Temple."

Liu Yong's eight-foot painting depicts a lively scene during the Lantern Festival in Wanhua.

Liu Yong further explains the intricacies of his painting, "Lantern Festival at Longshan Temple."

Taiwanese opera and the Longshan Temple are early symbols of Taiwanese culture.

Liu Yong's "Lantern Festival at Longshan Temple" tells a multitude of stories simultaneously.

It's the people that make history.

An older artist explains how there were no artist studios back in his day.

The artist begins by explaining his daily process of painting.

The artist tells about the intricacies of his very dull painting process. Some people say they want to come watch him painting, but he advises against it. The magic is in the tedium.

The artist describes how he first began painting oil paintings. He copied the paintings on on poker chips confiscated during the cultural revolution.

The painter describes how he would travel all over his city in his teenage years to observe all the different oil painters he could see.

The artist talks about how art progresses and how that progression has to move slowly.

The artist talks about how in his day conversation was more lively and people weren't looking at their phones all the time.

Why is it so hard to love oneself? The reason might start with the term itself.

There is an underlying message of putting others first that is inherent in the concept of self-love.

We can't truly love others until we love ourselves. So, how do we accomplish that?

A lot of what we do to take care of ourselves is based on the underlying belief that we're not good enough. That belief has to stop.