The inner beauty of Liu Yiming's art
By Li Ning and Wang Jie |
November 28, 2011, Monday
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THERE is an old Chinese saying: The mountain will be famous if there is a saint living in it, though maybe it is not so high. The water will be inspiring if there is a dragon living in it, though maybe it is not so deep.
At Xinzeyuan Park, Jiangqiao Town, you can find an artful kiln called Yiming. It doesn't look special, yet at a closer look you can sense its deeper artistic aura. The room is divided into two sections by a corridor.
One is for kiln and various unfired pottery artefacts are scattered on the shelves, reminiscent of an archaeological exhibition. In the other section on the wall are hung several oil paintings, accompanied by some blue and white porcelain wares on the curio shelves. The three little rooms also in this section form the artists' studio. At the end of the corridor is the study that faces a river, conjuring up a peaceful picture.
Liu Yiming is the owner of Yiming Kiln. Born in Chuzhou, Hunan Province, 48-yearold Liu studied at the Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in blue and white porcelain and oil painting. In 2006, Liu came to Shanghai, selected Yiming Kiln as a place to settle down and began his new pursuit of art.
The blue and white porcelain wares that Liu makes are exquisite, especially the unique teapot whose spout looks like a crane's bill and its body shaped like the curves of a beauty's shoulder. For Liu, the kind of material he uses is also important for his artistic creation. He would always compare different materials to find a best one to realize his idea that he has come up with.
All the work he does is rooted in Chinese tradition. Recently Liu has done a lot of research work on the bright red color of quilt's cover from northeast China and blue printing cloth from Henan Province.
"I want to put the designs on my porcelain. What I am interested in is to fuse traditional elements into my works to reflect the spirit of our nation," he said.
The experiment is proved to be successful and has been recognized by his peers both at home and abroad. Some have already invited him to exhibit his works abroad.
Liu's paintings featuring ancient Chinese beauties exhibit the same atmosphere that wafts over his porcelain works. He uses both canvas and rice paper plus oil and ink to create the realistic beauties as well as abstract ones. The lines are intricate and clear, and colors are brilliant and elegant. The girls under his brush all share similar chubby faces, thin lips and a plump bodies. Each painting serves as a window into the wealthy lifestyle of the past prosperous dynasties in China. This July, he exhibited several works in South Korea, and three of them were purchased by a local art museum there.
"Very beautiful, mirroring the inner beauty of the women," was a comment he received from South Korean artists. His other works have also been collected by the art museums in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Enjoying his quiet life in the painter's village, Liu has devoted himself to the art's inheritance and renovation. His small residence is often visited by his friends Ying Heguang, Yan Kangwen and Hou Bing - all are renowned local artists. His kiln is also famous for its effectiveness, boasting an 80 percent success rate, and some Taiwanese ceramic artists also bring their porcelain works to be fired in his kiln.
Shanghai Xinzeyuan Painter's Village is situated at 3006-3058 Cao'an Road.
At Xinzeyuan Park, Jiangqiao Town, you can find an artful kiln called Yiming. It doesn't look special, yet at a closer look you can sense its deeper artistic aura. The room is divided into two sections by a corridor.
One is for kiln and various unfired pottery artefacts are scattered on the shelves, reminiscent of an archaeological exhibition. In the other section on the wall are hung several oil paintings, accompanied by some blue and white porcelain wares on the curio shelves. The three little rooms also in this section form the artists' studio. At the end of the corridor is the study that faces a river, conjuring up a peaceful picture.
Liu Yiming is the owner of Yiming Kiln. Born in Chuzhou, Hunan Province, 48-yearold Liu studied at the Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in blue and white porcelain and oil painting. In 2006, Liu came to Shanghai, selected Yiming Kiln as a place to settle down and began his new pursuit of art.
The blue and white porcelain wares that Liu makes are exquisite, especially the unique teapot whose spout looks like a crane's bill and its body shaped like the curves of a beauty's shoulder. For Liu, the kind of material he uses is also important for his artistic creation. He would always compare different materials to find a best one to realize his idea that he has come up with.
All the work he does is rooted in Chinese tradition. Recently Liu has done a lot of research work on the bright red color of quilt's cover from northeast China and blue printing cloth from Henan Province.
"I want to put the designs on my porcelain. What I am interested in is to fuse traditional elements into my works to reflect the spirit of our nation," he said.
The experiment is proved to be successful and has been recognized by his peers both at home and abroad. Some have already invited him to exhibit his works abroad.
Liu's paintings featuring ancient Chinese beauties exhibit the same atmosphere that wafts over his porcelain works. He uses both canvas and rice paper plus oil and ink to create the realistic beauties as well as abstract ones. The lines are intricate and clear, and colors are brilliant and elegant. The girls under his brush all share similar chubby faces, thin lips and a plump bodies. Each painting serves as a window into the wealthy lifestyle of the past prosperous dynasties in China. This July, he exhibited several works in South Korea, and three of them were purchased by a local art museum there.
"Very beautiful, mirroring the inner beauty of the women," was a comment he received from South Korean artists. His other works have also been collected by the art museums in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Enjoying his quiet life in the painter's village, Liu has devoted himself to the art's inheritance and renovation. His small residence is often visited by his friends Ying Heguang, Yan Kangwen and Hou Bing - all are renowned local artists. His kiln is also famous for its effectiveness, boasting an 80 percent success rate, and some Taiwanese ceramic artists also bring their porcelain works to be fired in his kiln.
Shanghai Xinzeyuan Painter's Village is situated at 3006-3058 Cao'an Road.
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