guangzhen zhou on wed 12 sep 01
CHINESE CLAYART, September 2001, Vol. 23.
China Ceramic Cultural Travel and Exchange 2002.
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"CHINESE CLAYART" is a newsletter emailed bi-monthly to professional
artists, curators, collectors, writers, experts, educators and students in
the ceramic field, who want to know about ceramic art in China and things
related. This newsletter will be a bridge between China and Western
countries for the ceramic arts. Comments and suggestions are very welcome.
(Copyright 2001, The Chinese Ceramic Art Council, USA. All rights
reserved.)
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The Chinese Ceramic Art Council, USA
P.O. Box 64392, Sunnyvale, CA 94088, USA
Tel. 408-245-6271, Fax. 408-245-8756
Email: editor@chineseclayart.com
Web: www.chineseclayart.com
Chief Editor: Guangzhen "Po" Zhou
English Editor: Deborah Bouchette
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FEATURES
Ceramic Cultural Sites in the Jingdezhen Area
Jingdezhen Ceramic Historical Museum
This museum contains many local ceramic relics, architectural structures,
and gardens of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The 4,600 square meters of the
museum hosts twelve structures in different architectural styles. These
structures were built in the early 1980's with original materials brought
from other places. Tourists can learn many things in the museum, such as
traditional lifestyles, differences in architecture, and ceramic art.
Ancient Kiln Porcelain Factory
The Ancient Kiln Porcelain Factory is just next to the Jingdezhen Ceramic
History Museum, which contains six ancient porcelain product studios and a
Ming dynasty kiln, named Zhen Yao (Zhen Kiln). At the factory, people are
still using traditional tools and methods to make ceramic art.
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PROFILE
A brief introduction to the Ceramic Art Branch of Jiangsu Arts and Crafts
Society.
(Editor's note: Last May, together with the Chinese Ceramic Art Council,
USA, the Ceramic Art Branch of Jiangsu Arts and Crafts Society hosted the
wonderful Yixing International Ceramic Art Symposium.)
Founded in January, 1999, the Ceramic Art Branch of the Jiangsu Arts and
Crafts Society is a learned organization for the potters of Yixing City and
other places in Jiangsu Province. The organization has 200 members,
including six state-level masters and eight province-level masters. The
missions of the organization are as follows:
· To popularize ceramic culture
· To inspire ceramic creation
· To foster exchanges within and outside of the ceramic society
· To organize academic research for ceramic art
· To enhance the development of ceramic art
The organization publishes the journal "Jiangsu Ceramic Report" (in Chinese
only), which was founded in May 2000.
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GALLERY and STORE
"The International Ceramic Art Exhibition, Yixing China 2001" proceedings
volume is available, and contains 378 full color photos over 209 pages.
Price $28.00.
This bi-lingual catalog (English and Chinese) is from the Yixing
International Symposium show. The clay works were produced by international
and local symposium participants. The catalog includes photos of the artists
and brief introductions. Approximately eighty percent of the clay works
shown were Yixing-style purple clay teapots.
Hand-made Chinese clay tools will be available at www.chineseclayart.com
soon.
Some Chinese craftsmen make many of their clay tools themselves. They
believe the tools are integral to their clay art works.
The Chinese Ceramic Art Council, USA, is going to import some Chinese
hand-made clay tools, such as trimming tools made out of bamboo and buffalo
horn, and wooden paddles. Suggestions are very welcome.
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TRAVEL
China Ceramic Cultural Travel and Exchange 2002
May 25 - June 14, (21 days).
Fee: $3,850 (international round-trip airfare is included).
May 25, afternoon, fly from San Francisco airport to Beijing.
May 26, arrive in Beijing in the evening.
May 27, visit Tiananmen Square and the Ancient Palace Museum. In the
afternoon, visit LiuliChuang, a market street with many stores of Chinese
stationery, antiques, and books.
May 28, visit the Great Wall, Tsinghua University-Academy of Arts and
Design, and Hap Pottery Studio and Gallery.
May 29, visit the Summer Palace. Later in the evening, take the train to
Zibo city, a ceramic production area.
May 30, arrive in Zibo in the morning. After breakfast, visit ceramic
exhibitions, factories and studios. Slide presentations and exchange with
local clay artists.
May 31, sightseeing continues. In the evening, take the train from Zibo to
Xi'an.
June 1, arrive in Xi'an in the afternoon.
June 2, visit the Yaozhou Ware Museum and Chenlu Ceramic Village.
June 3, visit the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, the Great Mosque, and the
antique market. In the evening, take the train to Jiujiang.
June 4, transfer by bus from Jiujiang to Jingdezhen.
June 5, visit the Hutian Kiln site and the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute.
June 6, sightseeing continues, the Ancient Kiln Porcelain Factory, the
Jingdezhen Ceramic Historical Museum, and Longxin Porcelain Factory, where
12' high porcelain vases are made.
June 7, overnight train from Jingdezhen to Wuxi.
June 8, transfer by bus from Wuxi to Yixing.
June 9, visit local clay studios and meet the artists.
June 10, visit ceramic factories, teapot markets, and clay tool markets.
June 11, morning, take the bus from Yixing to Zhouzhuang.
June 12, morning, bus from Zhouzhuang to Shanghai. Visit Yuyuan Garden and
the Shanghai Museum. In the evening, boat on the Hangpu River.
June 13, Hanguang Ceramic Art Company and farewell banquet.
June 14, Leave Shanghai Pudong airport and arrive in San Francisco airport
on the same day.
Contact:
Guangzhen "Po" Zhou, the Chinese Ceramic Art Council, USA
PO Box 64392
Sunnyvale, CA 94088-4392
Tel. 408-245-6271, Fax. 408-245-8756
www.chineseclayart.com
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ACTIVITIES
2001 Chinese ceramic art activities (from the Chinese Potters Newsletter).
March 2001, the second Chinese delegation of clay artists participated in
the NCECA conference at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
April, 2001, Zibo International Ceramic Expo, Shandong Province, China.
May 2001, the new blue and white porcelain show, Hap Pottery, Beijing,
China.
May 2001, International Ceramic Art Symposium, Yixing, China.
July 2001, Fuping and Hap Pottery Workshop, China.
July 2001, China Trade Porcelain Symposium, Harvard, Boston, USA.
July 2001, Chinese Female Clay Artists Exhibition, Guangdong Art Museum,
China.
Sept. 2001, Exhibition of Chinese Artists Association, Ceramic Art Branch,
Beijing, China.
Oct. 2001, New Zisha (purple clay) Show, Hap Pottery, Beijing, China.
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EXHIBITIONS
The Yixing Clay Art Exhibition at the Chinese Furniture and Arts
Exposition -- San Jose Convention Center, CA, USA, November 16-18, 2001.
The Chinese Ceramic Art Council, USA, is going to organize the Yixing Clay
Art Exhibition in San Jose, California. Most of the works will be purple
clay teapots. This show may travel to many different areas in the US, and
some of the artists may visit the US at that time. Please contact us for
detailed information if you are interested in hosting the show in your area.
New Blue and White Porcelain Show, Hap Pottery, Beijing, China, May 2001.
The Humble and Elegant Blue and White Porcelain - by Li Zhiyan (From the
Chinese Potters Newsletter).
The Chinese blue and white porcelain ware was first discovered in the Tang
Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, China had a great trade business with foreign
countries through the "silk road," and Jingdezhen started to use the
imported cobalt blue color to decorate white porcelain. It was a big
success; the blue and white porcelain ware became one of the major exported
ceramic products to many countries. Most of China's blue and white porcelain
was decorated with patterns and subjects related to Chinese daily life. The
blue and white porcelain ware was favored by both emperors and ordinary
people in Chinese history.
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An earlier newsletter is on the Web at:
http://www.chineseclayart.com/news.html
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