The gradual disappearance of traditional craftsmanship reappears Shandong Ceramics Art Fair

From September 8th to 18th, "2011 Shandong First Ceramic Art Exposition" was grandly opened at the Jinan Boyuan International Convention and Exhibition Center. "Harmony" is the exhibiting work of "Jade Shang - China Contemporary Ceramic Art Experimental Exhibition" held during the expo.

"Harmony" is based on the theme of "sacrifice" and the carrier is a traditional Chinese wine storage vessel. The author Gu Qunye (microblogging) introduced that both the utensils for storing wine and the craftsmanship of “squeaking” originate from the folk customary lifestyle. Art has been at least a thousand years of history. As the saying goes, "There is no diamond to be used for porcelain work." This "porcelain living" refers to the art of enamel. The older generation may still have memories of "baskets, bowls, and vats". However, with the development of the economy of the times, the arts have gradually faded out of people's lives. Gu Qunye hopes to use this work to reflect the inheritance of traditional culture, the materialization of humanistic spirit, the reconstruction of natural objects, and the vigilance of ecological awareness.

According to the commentators, Gu Qunye infiltrated the natural beauty of water erosion and weathering into the artificial signs of shaping and processing, and sublimated the mind at the same time as the teacher and the nature, thus shaping the mind. Therefore, although his works use "Tao" as a carrier and "é””" as a theme, they show the spirit of "harmony". In other words, through the "complicity" of nature and humanity, the "harmony" of nature and the heart is realized. The concept of "Harmony" has existed since ancient times, but in the background and atmosphere of information civilization, Gu Qunye has used the symbol of ceramic art as an expression tool to renew the spiritual and ecological significance of ceramic art in the present.

It is understood that "2011 Shandong First Ceramic Art Fair" is one of the few professional arts ceramics events in the country. As an important part of this expo, “Jade Shang – China Contemporary Ceramic Art Experimental Exhibition” is high-end and academically-oriented, and invited 83 representative Chinese artists to participate. The exhibition was curated by He Jie, the deputy head of the Fine Arts Academy of Tsinghua University, and Han Meilin, Du Dazhao, Liu Jude, Pan Lusheng, Zhang Zhimin, and other artists, designers, and ceramic artists were invited to participate in the exhibition to jointly promote the innovative significance of modern ceramic art and contemporary art. value.