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KARL WEIMING LU

Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
www.kwluart.com

Karl W. Lu is regarded as a true contemporary global in both Eastern and Western traditions, he often combines the
Renaissance man, his life and art spans from East to West, two to create unique hybrid styles of mixed media or oil with
in his ongoing quest for knowledge and creativity. In 1991, both oil and Chinese ink brush techniques.
the celebrated Hangzhou artist relocated to Australia to have "The Memory Series 2002 - 03”, which positively (in terms of
postgraduate studies in philosophy, international studies, philosophic positivism) recalls, records, and evokes both real

finance, at The University of Wollongong and The University and imaginary landscapes where 1980's Chinese students
of Sydney respectively and further achieve triple Master’s pondered philosophy, literature, art, and science. Lu first created
degrees in Art, Architecture, and Design from The University his original "Dripping Fluid technique” in his “Memory Series"

of New South Wales. Lu has worked in civil engineering, in 2003 and fully embraces the distinctive abstract style in his
architecture, fashion, stock trading and web linked e-business, ongoing "The Dripping Fluid Series 2003 – 20XX”. Lu manifestoed
but he never abandoned his artistic passion. "All my interests his “Contemporary Positivist Art” in 2008, and since then
-in art, science and philosophy- come together in my artwork," initiated his ongoing “Positive Global Life of Dialectic Self-
he explains. portraits Series 2008 – 20XX”, which historically and positively

With the new millennium, he's returned to the art practice records Lu’s personal global life, meantime, dialectically reflects
professionally in his Sydney studio and exhibited globally at those who shared same or certain such global life experience
major world art fairs and galleries in China, Australia, USA, UK, with him. To positively address Lu himself is not only a Master

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Japan, Holland, of Art but a Master of Design as well, he innovated a new style
Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Ukraine, East Europe and Middle of Graphic Designed Painting for his “Positive Global Life of
East . He has also become a leading art critic on contemporary Dialectic Self-portraits Series”. Since 2010, Karl Lu created his
Chinese art since 2012 with top-ranked Chinese art webzines most recent "The Origin Series 2010 – 20XX" which employs
and online media. Chinese ink brush technique in an homage to science, bio-forms,
ARTIST Lu's art style reflects his personal journey and respected life, time space, and universe, which clearly show Lu's top talent

position within the early 1980's Chinese Elite Student Movement with fluent and bold ink-brush stroke to paint the unique and
and the significant "85 New Wave Art Movement"(85). Trained distinctive style of abstract beauty.

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