A few days ago, the cultural special exhibition of "Chinese White Porcelain Ink Sculpture Language" was successfully opened in the Chuzhou Sanbao Museum in Lishui City. It is reported that this exhibition exhibited more than 110 innovative works of white porcelain by young artists Chen Yihui and Jian Lihua, including contemporary ceramics, traditional ceramic sculptures, cultural and creative cups (hand-pinched cups, hand-painted cups), etc. These works not only show the exquisite skills and profound heritage of Dehua ceramic art, but also give new vitality and artistic value to traditional white porcelain through the innovative thinking of artists, and promote the integration and collision of traditional ceramic art and modern creative techniques.
Tourists visit the special cultural exhibition of "Chinese White • Porcelain Ink Sculpture Language" (photo provided by the interviewee)
"The special exhibition of 'Chinese White Porcelain Ink Sculpture' makes me feel refreshed, interpreting a new art form with the theme of traditional allusions and characters, hoping to awaken the humanistic consciousness of the Chinese people, and integrate the traditional Chinese ink and wash freehand techniques with the traditional skills of Dehua white porcelain. Chen Wen, a well-known designer, said.
Seek a breakthrough in tradition
"Contemporary ceramics, drawing on the traditional sculpture of Dehua as a blueprint, starting from the characteristic porcelain species of 'China White', summarizes, refines and sublimates in the way of simple shadows, and presents a variety of possibilities through the integration of pictures and technology." Fujian Province arts and crafts celebrity Chen Yihui said, he has been interested in traditional culture since childhood, the university in Quanzhou Vocational College of Arts and Crafts majored in ceramic art sculpture, after graduation by the Chinese ceramic art master Su Xianzhong as a teacher, through continuous learning, exchanges to absorb nutrition and by the influence of Su Xianzhong's new thinking, from the traditional techniques slowly to the modern evolution, under the guidance and support of contemporary concepts, and constantly stimulate new ideas of creation.
For example, the work "New Bangs" is created with the traditional Chinese theme of "Bangs and Golden Toad" as the main line. Bangs are the image of a child, how to make the work have new highlights, need to integrate new techniques on the basis of tradition, from the composition of the shape, sense of form to break through; The five pieces of the whole group of works are of different sizes and shapes, full of dynamics, not confined to the traditional framework, and humorously showing the side of the "new" bangs, innocent, vivid and interesting.
Work "New Bangs"
According to Chen Yihui, his first work "Zen Master" takes Zen Buddhism as the theme, through the dialogue between the old and the young practitioners, in the mountains and rivers, in the dust and leaves, it seems to tell the true meaning of life, and understand the mystery of nature and life; The composition of the work pays attention to "sparse and impermeable", and the creative techniques are simple and complex, concise and concise in the big way, and meticulously carved in the meticulous place, which can also be reflected in the daily life of the priority and urgency, and the philosophy of light and heavy.
Later, he sublimated on the basis of his work "Teacher Zen" and created the work "Teaching by Words and Deeds". In terms of materials, the work takes "Love Lotus Says" as the theme, expressing the love and praise for the lotus, which is more literati; In terms of decoration, the previous freehand blank technique has been changed, and the details are enriched on the rocks; The whole work is larger, more delicately portrayed, and more visually impactful, and will be collected by the National Museum of China in 2024.
Work "Teaching by Word and Deed"
Pursue color in white space
"The ink painting series we created is of the same origin as 'calligraphy and painting', mainly using the original natural state of a lump of mud, slightly modified and adjusted, more pursuing naturalness and randomness, and shaping an unintentional state." Chen Yihui, a celebrity of arts and crafts in Fujian Province, told reporters.
Plastic ink is silent, porcelain art transmits sound. Chinese white and Chinese painting, ink and rice paper, interpreting black and white; The ink falls on the rice paper, and the color is plain porcelain, that is, the black and white of the world is clear. The works of "Porcelain Zhong Kui Series" are created in this way, with different forms and vivid expressions, reflecting Zhong Kui's uprightness and righteousness through black and white. The work "Yuan" also creates the image of Lao Tzu from a lump of mud, and pursues the naturalness of freehand nature and line, and then applies ink glaze to form a visual impact of color.
"Porcelain Zhong Kui Series" works
Artwork "Source"
"We work hard to create something that stands out from the market." Jian Lihua, a national light industry technology expert, said with a smile. For example, the work "Auspicious Ruyi" depicts a shepherdessman sitting on a simple sheep with Ruyi in her hand, and through the fusion of tradition and creativity, underglaze painted grasslands and wildflowers are applied to the blank space, so that the color of the work is richer. The work "Fortune at the Head" is based on the elements of Taihu Lake stone, outlining a rooster full of spirit as if it was crowing; A little red on the cockscomb means good luck and good luck.
Work "Auspicious Ruyi"
In addition, young artists Chen Yihui and Jian Lihua are also committed to applying traditional hand-forming techniques to modern tea ware, such as hand-woven cups, hand-pinched cups, hand-painted cups, etc., mainly combined with inscriptions, carvings, and seal carving.
It is worth mentioning that Jian Lihua's work "Butterfly", which is composed of petal elements and composed of traditional flower kneading techniques in Dehua, will be collected by the National Museum of China in 2024. At present, she is creating a series of pinched flower works with the theme of fish, "Carp Jumping Dragon Gate".
"In the future, our creative direction will mainly focus on ink porcelain sculptures, showing the current possibilities of Dehua white porcelain. Now I am working on the creation of the "Old Birthday Star Series", which pursues more unity in shape and presents the colorful porcelain sculpture of Dehua in terms of expression. Chen Yihui said with confidence.
Zheng Zhide