to this is the fact one cannot us positive or negative forms alone, but for them to be used together, as in a single piece of paper that creates a conceptual whole. The second element is referred to as the materiality of paper cutting. First and foremost, the art of paper cutting always generates tension between two- dimensionality and three dimensionality, for the fact that a piece of paper is assumed to be two-dimensional for being such a flat surface. Regardless of the way paper is cut, it still has a volume, as well as a front and back. When Lu creates a piece, and attaches the paper cuts to aboard, he compares his work to a painting and a sculpture, he then begins to contest the relationship between the two art forms. Lu also feels that a paper cut also represents fragility, for the fact that paper is vulnerable to natural and human disasters. Fragility has been the theme and subject matter used in Lu Shengzhong's artworks. The third element in Lu Shengzhong's work is the temporal, meditative nature of paper cutting. This refers back to when he had the conversation with a local peasant woman while visiting the Shaanxi province. Lu asked of her the thought process of the paper cuts she was creating, and she replied “nothing, there is nothing in my mind.” To interpret the answer, Lu begins to approach his paper cutting with creative processes, emotion, and rational thinking, at the same time makes doesn't make him creative. What makes Lu Shengzhong, and the peasant woman so significant, is the fact that when they create a piece, they are expressing as well as releasing themselves with abstract visual forms. Publication 1990: Works of Shenzhong, Lu, Hunan Art Publication Press 1992: Folk Paper-cut, Hunan Art Publication Press 1992: Huazhou Shadow Figures, Hunan Art Publication Press 1994: Chinese Folk Wood Engraving, Hunan Art Publication Press 1994: Selection of Line Drawing of Lu Shengzhong, Guangxi Fine Arts Publication House Press 1995: Seeking the Soul, Hunan Art Publication Press 1996: The Classic Appreciation of Folk Paper-cut, China Films Press 1998: Lu Shengzhong: Calling the Soul, Guangxi Fine Arts Publication House Press 2000: Drafting Characters, China Youth Publication Press 2000: The First Meet, New York Chambers Fine Art Press 2001: Walking and Observing, SDX San Lian Bookstore Publishing 2001: Flourmade tiger of Langzhuang (collaborate with Li, Hongjun), Taiwan Echo Publishing