Lv Shengzhong

Place: Pingdu City

Born: 1952

Biography:

Lü Shengzhong (Chinese: 吕胜中; born 1952) is a Chinese artist who specializes in the ancient Chinese art of paper cutting. He came of age during the turbulent Cultural Revolution. When China started to open up following the death of Chairman Mao in 1976, Lü Shengzhong turned to traditional Chinese folk culture and became an important expert in the study of Chinese Traditional Folk Art in our contemporary times. In artistic creation, he introduced the spiritual characteristics of ancient folk art into his works. His paper-cut masterpiece 'Little Red Figures' conveyed the strength of Chinese traditional art in its transformation into modernity, the artist has pushed this strength onto a world-wide stage. As a key figure of Chinese Contemporary Art ever since the early days of the 85 New Wave movement in China, Lv Shengzhong has been widely recognized at home and abroad for his contributions to the development of contemporary art.