LI ZHU (1966) born in Chongqing. Graduated from the Central Academy of Industrial Fine Arts in Chongqing.
Member of China Sketching Society and director of Shenzhen Dagen Industry Association.
Has had many solo and group exhibitions in China from 2008 to 2017. In 2019, represented as an artist by Chongqing Art Gallery with the exhibition ‘Inspiration’ in Beijing in 2019 at the Center for Contemporary Art and Culture. In 2019, a number of Li Zhu’s works were selected for the ‘Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao Oil Painting Tour Exhibition’. In 2020, the work “Beginning, Object Image” participated in the ‘New Concept Art International Invitational Exhibition’, while his work ‘Prosperity’ from 2021 was selected for the 15th Shenzhen Painters Works Exhibition.
Works from the 2023 series ‘Born to the Sun’ have been exhibited at the Art Museum in Shenzhen and are now also represented at Galerie Kunstbroeders.
Li Zhu’s style can be called lively due to the contrasting colours he uses in his canvases, which allows him to convey emotions. His compositions are dynamic with a lot of movement while he has a minimalist approach. He leaves out many unnecessary details, whereby it seems as if the soft curves and splashes of the paint suggest the fragility and energy of blooming flowers. His abstract patterns in pastel colours create an almost dreamy, almost ethereal atmosphere as if you are looking through nature to nature.
His strong brushstrokes and contrasting colours in various works symbolise the strength and vitality of flowers in full bloom.
His works fit into a classic and modern interior and will let the viewer dream away and fantasise about a colourful, flowery and fragrant environment.
