Kou Shou is a male portrait artist based in New York City. He received his Ph.D in fine art in Japan and moved to New York City in 2008, where he started focusing on male figures. The gay culture in New York City inspires him to work with men. Every portrait he paints provides him with the opportunity to create a work of art that exhibits both beauty and timelessness. His goal is to inspire those who see his work to look more carefully at the world around them and to discover beauty in daily life and culture.