Lu Shengzhong 吕胜中

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Lu Shengzhong is an artist and professor at the Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing. While studying art in the 1980s he became interested in how ancient crafts such as paper cutting are integrated into everyday life in rural China.

Contents 1 Date & Place of Birth 2 Education & Development 3 Art 4 Exhibitions 5 Gallery Affiliation(s) 6 Acquisitions & Auctions 7 References

[edit] Date & Place of Birth

Lu was born in 1952 in Dayuji Village, Shandong.

[edit] Education & Development

In 1978, Lu earned his BA from Shandong Normal University. In 1987, he received his MFA in Fine Art from the Department of Folk Arts at the Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing.

[edit] Art

Lu's installations feature thousands of repeated figures, all meticulously hand-cut with scissors and scalpels from red tissue paper. Red symbolises good luck in China, and this type of paper is commonly used in celebrations such as weddings and New Year. By cutting each small figure by hand, Lu Shengzhong makes each one slightly different, unique. This manual process enables him to use both the positive and the negative paper cut-outs in the work.

Lu explained: "I use paper to cut this little red figure to demonstrate the delicate fragility of human beings. Ephemeral. A human's life is shorter than a paper's thickness. The material is not important. What is more important is the process you use to create that material. This is more valuable to me."

[edit] Exhibitions

For Lu's exhibition history, click here.

[edit] Gallery Affiliation(s)

Lu is represented by Chambers Fine Art in Beijing.

[edit] Acquisitions & Auctions

For Lu's auction record, click here.

[edit] References