"The production of Jianshui purple pottery can not be conformist, whether it is pulling blanks, decoration, polishing, as long as it is a good experience should be absorbed, good talents must be accepted, so that the future of the industry can be brighter." As one of the "four elders" of Jianshui Purple Pottery, Tan Zhifan, who has been practicing for nearly 50 years, has witnessed the rise and fall of Jianshui Purple Pottery, and has effectively promoted the iterative innovation of traditional crafts for decades, and he has his own vision and hope for the future of the industry.
Born in 1950, Tan Zhifan was a native of Jianshui, influenced by his father, he was interested in calligraphy and painting since he was a child, and he entered the Jianshui Arts and Crafts Pottery Factory in 1973, and the art group in the factory followed Mr. Xiang Fugong, who was engaged in calligraphy and painting decoration, to learn art, and since then he has begun his life of acquaintance with Zitao.
"There is a big difference between writing and painting on pottery and painting on paper, and after smearing and failing a hundred times at the beginning, it is considered to have mastered the basic tricks of calligraphy and painting decoration." Adhering to the concept of doing a line of work, tan zhifan quickly became the leader in the factory. "At that time, teacher Fu always taught us that 'ten years of starvation will not die of craftsmen', although the efficiency of the pottery factory is not good, but we still insist on it day by day." Tan Zhifan said.
While strengthening his own artistic cultivation of calligraphy and painting, Tan Zhifan has long been immersed in the production and research of Jianshui purple pottery, and his innovative ideas and artistic achievements have become increasingly mature. It is an important breakthrough person in the traditional decorative process of Jianshui purple pottery residue and broken scroll. The innovation completed the purple clay blank yin carving, yang carving at one time, invented the purple pottery carving process hollow knife... These historical contributions to the Jianshui purple pottery process not only innovated the carving techniques of Jianshui purple pottery, but also greatly improved the ergonomics.
Over the years, the artistic pursuit without complaint and regret has allowed Tan Zhifan to achieve profound achievements in Jianshui purple pottery carving, painting, calligraphy, design, modeling, etc., and 11 apprentices who have officially worshiped the master have also set up their own purple pottery workshops and studios, becoming the backbone of the Jianshui purple pottery industry and contributing their own strength to the inheritance and development of Jianshui purple pottery.
"In the past, I didn't expect to have the situation today, but now more and more locals and even outsiders have picked up this craft, and our generation's perseverance is worth it." Tan Zhifan said that the key to the development of the purple pottery industry lies in people. It is hoped that Jianshui County will increase the training of local talents, and at the same time, it will be innovative and inclusive, absorb good experience and concepts from outside, improve and innovate traditional crafts, utensils and decorations, and protect clay resources, so that purple pottery firing skills can be passed on from generation to generation.
Yun Bao all-media reporters Huang Zhaochu, Rao Yong, Liu Yudan, Ma Zhe, Wu Peizhao, Yin Jie, Zhao Lihuai, Liu Chang