Born in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, Lv Shun graduated from Photography

Department of Beiiing Film Academy. He then started painting and participated at Modern Art Exhibition of 10 artists in Shanghai as early as 1996. Lv Shun is an expressionist, some see him as an abstract painter. Lv Shun was inspired by German visual artist Gerhard Richter and German philosopher Martin Heidegger. Richter made a series of paintings of Candles and Skulls which relate to a

longstanding tradition of still life. Likewise, Lv Shun previously made a series of paintings of pigs, frogs and flowers which are dreamy, poetic, balanced and symbolic. Pigs symbolise simplicity; frogs symbolise freedom, energy...German philosopher Martin Heidegger had a famous exploration of the "question of being". An art critic once described Lv Shun's work as an artistic and imaginative creation on canvas to echo with Heidegger's theory, "Art is truth

setting itself to work." (Die Kunst ist das Sich-ins-Werksetzen der Wahrheit). 

Some artists make drafts before painting their masterpieces, they often gather inspirations and put images together, like collages. More impressively, Lv Shun remembers the images and paints from his memory. Lv Shun's artworks can be categorised by period, the audience can track his evolution and development after a period of time. Flowers in the sky belongs to his latest series in 2013, Lv Shun picked his signature sky blue, and fresh grass green. He slowly and carefully built the layers, creating a rich and thick texture to his paintings. From afar, his small paintings

and bigger paintings are equally bold and powerful, yet so detailed and refined when we take a closer look.

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Lv Shun is famous for his expressive and sometimes categorised as abstract paintings, remind audience of the famous Zao Wou-ki.

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Lv Shun has a record auction result of HK$ l.24m set at China Guardian in 2011.

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Lv Shun's artworks are popular amongst auction houses such as China Guardian, Poly International, Ravenel, 33 Auctions, etc.

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Has had over 30 solo and joint exhibitions nationally in China, and has exhibited internationally in Taiwan, Korea, France, Italy and Switzerland. Has involved in major Arts & Cultural exchange and events such as "The 25th Asian International Art Exhibition" in

Mongolia in 2010. Worldwide private collectors including U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Japan, Korea and Indonesia, etc. Collectors inelude: Former curator of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and CEO of Volkswagen, China

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Education and Background

 

1994

Graduated from the Photography Department of Beijing Movie Institute

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Collections

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain

My Humble Home, Taiwan

Today Art Museum, Beijing, China

Songzhuang Art Gallery, China

True Colour Museum, China

Himalayas Art Museum, China

Huaren Contemporary Art Museum, China

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Solo Exhibitions

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2017

The Misty World - Lv Shun Solo Exhibition, Art Futures Group,

Hong Kong 

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2013

Taste of the Arts - Lv Shun Solo Exhibition, Shanghai 

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2009

Grand Banquet - Lv Shun Solo Exhibition.Today Art Museum, Beijing

 

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2007

Floating Dream - Lv Shun Solo Exhibition, My Humble House Art Gallery, Taiwan 

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Group Exhibitions

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2015

China New-Classical Art Association Exhibiton, Manet Art Museum, Beijing, China 

Sculpture - "FEAST" special invitation by judges - The 17th NordArt Export in Germany ("FEAST" winner of the most popular public choice award), Carlshutte Arts District, NordArt 2015, Germany 

Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan 

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2014

Spiritual Dimension - Contemporary Art Exhibition, Bengbu, Anhui, China 

Circumstance - 2014 China New - Classical Art Exhibition, National Art Museum, Beijing, China 

Shandong Art Museum, Qingdao Zan Art Museum 

China (Linyi) International Art Exhibition, Linyi Shandong 

Jing - Art Appreciation Exhibition of China New Classical Art Association, Beijing Calamus River Antique Buildings, China 

China (Linyi) International Art Exhibition, Linyi Shandong 

Jing - Art Appreciation Exhibition of China New-Classical Art Association, Beijing Calamus River Antique Buildings, China 

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2013

Soviet Area Experience - 2013 Jiangsu Chinese Contemporary Associated Exhibition in Beijing, China The Professional Painters
Art Museum 

New Figurative Art - China New- Classical Art Association, Siwei Art Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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2012

Now 'Korea' China 20121, 798 Art District, Beijing, China 

Forms of the Formless opens to the public, Kunstwerk Carlshutte, Budels dorf 

Creative Cities Collection Fine Arts Exhibition in London, Barbican Arts Centre, London, United Kingdom 

China's First Xinjiang Biennale of Contemporary Art, Xinjiang Art Centre, Xinjiang, China 

Spirit, Phenomenon - 2012 Meilidao China Contemporary Oil Painting Exhibition, Meilidao Art Centre, Beijing, China