Luo Er Qi takes inspiration from his childhood fascination with Chinese mythology and magical forms, and combines this with his classical artistic education and his training in Lithography. His pieces are at once spontaneous and precise, and convey a sense of energy and motion, evoking a dreamlike quality.

Luo Er Qi describes his artistic process as one that draws him in, almost overwhelming him, with a desire to capture and process an image in his mind until its spirit has become distilled into an interpretation of the object’s form.

In this way, Luo Er Qi’s works are a result of the intricacies in detail and form that he sees in real life translated into his papercut forms.

Luo Er Qi studied at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts (1998-2002), and then went on to continue his studies in Besançon, France, a city world renowned for its Arts and Culture (Fine Art School of Besançon, France 2003 – 2005). Luo Er Qi was also trained in Lithography at Tianjin University and is currently a Professor of Fine Arts at Shanghai University.