Lau Chun Biography

Born in Kiangsi, China, in 1942, Lau demonstrated a precocious interest in art at the age of 10. After graduating from High School, he entered the Canton School of Fine Arts to receive a solid foundation in the fundamentals of art.

In 1962, living in Hong Kong, Lau Chun was hired by Frances Bobo, a noted Mexican artist, to paint murals and mosaics. Later a grant from a Swiss company, Revox corporation, led to recognition in Europe. Attracted by the light and color of the Islands , the artist, in 1971, settled in Hawaii .

While Lau Chun has been inspired by the French Impressionists he has developed a distinctive style that redefines the tenants of classic Impressionism. The uniquely textured paint surface, up close abstract, at a distance perfectly captures the spirit of his subjects. The impression of light and energy is rendered with such confidence and vivacity that it is destined to place this artist in the front rank of American-impressionist painters.

Lau Chun is that rare colorist in whose best work one may see the poetic qualities through a technique at once delicate, bold, and assured. His paintings have the power to bring those seeing them that instantaneous quickening and enhancement of life that is the chief function of true art.