Du Jiangtao, male, Han nationality, 1973 was born in Dingshu Town, Yixing City, Jiangsu Province in February. Now he is a researcher of purple sand art in the Fine Arts Department of China Academy of Fine Arts; The first batch of cultural and artistic creation researchers from the Institute of Chinese Painting Creation of the Art Development Center of the Ministry of Culture. His works are mainly vegetarian, gilded and sculptures. Jiang Tao was born in an artistic family. Enlightened by his father, he learned painting and pottery-making techniques from an early age. At the age of 65,438+04, he began to learn the traditional purple sand making process. He once worked in the research institute of Yixing Zisha No.3 Factory, engaged in the creation and research of Zisha works for more than 20 years. His works have been personally directed and praised by Jiang Rong, Li Changhong and other senior artists, and won many art awards at home and abroad.