Guangzhen Zhou on fri 23 apr 10
New Book and New Art
by Guangzhen Po Zhou
The new artwork titled =3D93Enamelware
Age--Shanghai Nostalgia=3D2C The Iron Rice Bowl=3D94 by Guangzhen Po Zhou w=
as s=3D
elected
by =3D93Brilliance Century=3D2C Shanghai Art Exhibition from the Chinese Ar=
tist=3D
s of the
World for Welcome World Expo=3D94=3D2C Shanghai
Art Museum in May 2010.
The new book-autobiography by
Guangzhen Po Zhou=3D2C titled Carrying Clay
Art on My Iron Shoulder was published
by Jiangsu Fine Art Publishing House in China with over 180=3D2C000 Chinese
characters in April 2010. It is about the life and art of Guangzhen Zhou in
both China
and the US
since the late 1950=3D92s. He hopes the book will able to be translated in =
En=3D
glish
and published in the US
soon.
Guangzhen Zhou=3D92s early works were
figurative and surrealistic. Due to the writing of his autobiography=3D2C m=
an=3D
y of
his memories resurfaced. He decided to create these images out of clay as t=
=3D
he
illustrations for his new books=3D2C the series =3D93The Enamelware Age=3D2=
C Shan=3D
ghai
Nostalgia.=3D94 His new works are both
realistic and surrealistic=3D2C and techniques such as hand-building=3D2C p=
otte=3D
ry wheel
throwing=3D2C underglaze=3D2C overglaze=3D2C decal transfer are used.
It was also called =3D93Iron Rice Bowl=3D94
for its description of =3D93The Planned Economy System=3D94 of that time. T=
here=3D
were no
plastic products in China
at that time. Enamelware was very popular instead. In Shanghai=3D2C if some=
on=3D
e assigned a job to work with
any state run business would receive a enamel rice bowl with his or her ID
number printed on it. That is where the title of =3D93Enamelware Age=3D94 c=
ame =3D
from.
=3D93Enamelware Age=3D97Shanghai Nostalgia=3D94 reflects upon the hard life=
in Sh=3D
anghai before =3D93the
Reform and Open Door=3D94 policy. Guangzhen Zhou believes that these images=
a=3D
re
part of memories of entire generations at that time in Shanghai. There are =
=3D
many stories behind these
images. Guangzhen Zhou would like to express the memories of his childhood =
=3D
in Shanghai.
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The Art Fair=3D2C Art
Shanghai=3D2C May 12th -16th=3D2C 2010.=3D20
On the behalf of Chinese Ceramic Art Council USA=3D2C we are
going to participate in the art fair=3D2C Art Shanghai. This event will be =
ho=3D
sted right
after the opening of Shanghai World Expo on May 1st. The exhibits
will include American ceramic pieces and some of the pieces I have made=3D9=
7T=3D
he
Enamelware Age=3D2C Shanghai Nostalgic.=3D20
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The Essay Publication
Ceramic
Materials=3D2C Art and Dancing with Postmodern was published in Art magazin=
e.=3D
Four
of the images from the NCECA show 2009 were included. If anyone saw your
artwork on this page=3D2C please contact me for a free copy of the magazine=
.
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Textural Mat featured on Martha Stewart=3D92s TV
program=3D20
One of
our textural mats=3D2C Wood Grain=3D2C was featured on Martha Stewart=3D92s=
TV pr=3D
ogram on April 1=3D2C 2010. Martha Stewart
shared the innovative idea of using the wood grain texture mat to make thin=
=3D
=3D2C
rectangular cookies. She pressed the mat into the dough=3D2C and as a resul=
t=3D
=3D2C the
wooden grain texture transferred onto the surface of the cookies like a rea=
=3D
l
wooden block. For the online video=3D2C please visit the link at:
http://www.marthastewart.com/show/the-martha-stewart-show/the-faux-show
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New catalogues have just arrived
Chinese Clay Art Corp.=3D92s
catalogues are printed once a year. Usually=3D2C the catalogues arrive in e=
ar=3D
ly
March=3D2C but this year=3D2C it has been delayed (The catalogues distribut=
ed i=3D
n NCECA
of Philadelphia were the new version for 2010).=3D20
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New Clay Gun Dies set=3D2C 10 pieces=3D2C $18.00
The new set of clay gun dies has
just arrived with different designs. One of the dies is rectangular for mak=
=3D
ing
miniature bricks in your clay architecture.=3D20
=3D20
Transfer the clay into the wood
The ceramic artwork was made by
Guangzhen Zhou in 2010. This clock is in a fashionable style from Shanghai =
=3D
in 1970=3D92s. The
wood-patterned overglaze decal was used on the surface. DC 821=3D2C origina=
l =3D
$6.00=3D2C
on sale $4.00
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Guangzhen "Po" Zhou
Chinese Clay Art Corp. / ClayGround
Clay Art Supplies and Studio
1155 S. De Anza Blvd. San Jose=3D2C CA 95129
Mailling address:
PO Box 1733=3D2C Cupertino=3D2C CA 95015
Tel. 408-343-3919=3D2C Fax. 408-343-0117
www.ChineseClayArt.com=3D2C ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com
Art Tools are Part of Art Works.
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