Zhang Hongtu is an artist who has lived in the United States since 1982. Zhang visited the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu is an artist who has lived in the United States since 1982. Zhang visited the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu expands the way in which viewers perceive the world around them, drawing connections between cultures. He has created a picture with cranes, which symbolizes longevity in Chinese culture, flying over a bison, which symbolizes life. Zhang visited the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu is an artist who has lived in the United States since 1982. Zhang visited the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu is an artist who has lived in the United States since 1982. Zhang visited the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu expands the way in which viewers perceive the world around them, drawing connections between cultures. He has created a picture with cranes, which symbolizes longevity in Chinese culture, flying over a bison, which symbolizes life. Zhang visited the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu, fell in love with the Kansas Prairie and embarked on a year of intense research. Zhang started with an iPad and moved to an acrylic and oil painting on a canvas. When he moved here he found there to be so many learning opportunities. Zhang visits the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu is an artist who has lived in the United States since 1982. Zhang visited the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu expands the way in which viewers perceive the world around them, drawing connections between cultures. He has created a picture with cranes, which symbolizes longevity in Chinese culture, flying over a bison, which symbolizes life. Zhang visited the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu, fell in love with the Kansas Prairie and embarked on a year of intense research. Zhang started with an iPad and moved to an acrylic and oil painting on a canvas. When he moved here he found there to be so many learning opportunities. Zhang visits the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)

Zhang Hongtu is an artist who has lived in the United States since 1982. Zhang visited the Beach Museum of Art in Manhattan Kansas On Oct 10, 2019. (Dylan Connell | Collegian Media Group)