Artisan makes pottery the name of the game
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Artisan makes pottery the name of the game
Artisan Peng Chengxiong works in his studio in Dehua county, Quanzhou city, Fujian province, early this month. [Photo/Xinhua]
Dehua has a long history of ceramic production. As early as the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties, the area's ceramics were major exports on the ancient Maritime Silk Road. Today, the local ceramic industry is flourishing with many practitioners, such as the couple, exploring development of the old art form and passing down their skills from generation to generation.
Peng uses 3D porcelain sculptures to present the two-dimensional lines of characters, creating an effect similar to pictographs.
"Ancient oracle bone script was 'characters' that depicted 'objects', but I create 'objects' that resemble 'characters'," he says.
His series depicting zodiac signs and family surnames are collectors' favorites.
His pieces include single-character ceramic artworks that integrate Chinese characters into traditional sculptures. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Artisan Peng Chengxiong applies color onto pottery with his wife Zheng Baozhu, in Dehua county, Quanzhou city, Fujian province, early this month. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Unique figures - another creative art to add to the many variations that have been produced for thousands of years.
Will post a link to this article momentarily.
Thank you. It will most likely only be of interest to Creative Arts members.
He could get rich if he made them to look like Trump.
I kept waiting for the ectoplasm to come out....
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Ghostbusters style. The figures were evocative of (in my mind at least) the 80's film.
Aha!!! NOW I get it.