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Dehua Dream Chaser | Wang Daiding & Zhang Nana: Fingertip carving is blooming

Opening remarks

In Dehua, there are many porcelain artists with the belief of breaking through themselves and the courage to challenge the limit of the pursuit of dreams, they face challenges again and again, but still able to set off bravely, turn the impossible into possible, and continue to climb the peak of porcelain carving art.

The WeChat public account of "Porcelain Capital Dehua" launched a series of tweets "Dream Chaser" to promote their pursuit of the pinnacle of art. In the starry sky of dreams, they are the brightest stars, in order to pursue the trajectory in their hearts, they are not afraid of wind and rain, and run forward.

Today, let's walk in together

Wang Daiding & Zhang Nana's ceramic world

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What is a Fingertipper?

"Whether it's sculpture or porcelain painting, it's a test of fingertips. Craftsman is not only a craftsman, but also ingenuity, and pursues the integrity and innovation of the craftsman spirit. ”

In the Fingertip Craftsman Ceramics Research Institute, Zhang Nana and Wang Daiding said softly, as "Xindehua people", one of them is from Fuzhou Minqing, the other is from Nanping Zhenghe, and has graduated from Quanzhou Vocational College of Arts and Crafts Ceramic Art Design and Ceramic Sculpture, in the field of "China White" art deep cultivation, open up a new way.

Dehua Dream Chaser | Wang Daiding & Zhang Nana: Fingertip carving is blooming

Provincial ceramic art master Wang Daiding created "Water Moon Guanyin"

"After graduating from university, I studied under Xu Ruifeng, a master of Chinese arts and crafts, and deeply studied the traditional sculpture techniques and essence of Dehua, seeking breakthroughs in absorbing and applying them, and finding my own artistic language." Wang Daiding, a national expert in light industry technology and a master of ceramic art in Fujian Province, said that he created the work "Homesickness" by studying the modeling and decoration of ladies in each dynasty.

The work portrays a barefoot girl sitting on the beach, she holds her cheeks with one hand, puts the other hand on her legs, and the waves at her feet roll layer by layer, as if looking at the shallow strait in the distance, "if there are hundreds of rivers running to the East China Sea, if there are thousands of peaks to people sorrowful" artistic conception, in 2017, it won the gold medal of the 9th "Zhengyan Cup" Arts and Crafts Competition in Fujian Province, and was selected for the "Silk Road Messenger China White Re-departure - Dehua White Porcelain Art Exhibition" held at the National Museum of China.

Dehua Dream Chaser | Wang Daiding & Zhang Nana: Fingertip carving is blooming

"Water Moon Guanyin"

"I was honored to participate in the Dehua White Porcelain Art Exhibition and had the honor to visit the National Museum of China. In my impression, the wood carvings in the museum's collection are very shocking and fascinating. Wang Daiding recalled that after his return, he conducted in-depth research by reading wood carving materials, and combined with the unique techniques of Dehua porcelain carving.

For example, the work "Water Moon Guanyin" exhibited at the National Museum of China in August last year draws on the characteristics of the Liao Dynasty wood carving Guanyin statue, and integrates the "He School" technique, the clothing pattern is more elegant and natural, the posture is more agile and elegant, and the face is more charming; Guanyin wears a crown on his head, his eyes are lightly closed, he sits on a rock, his right leg is propped up, his left foot is hanging on the lotus, and his right arm is placed on his right knee, as if he is looking at the moon in the water.

Dehua Dream Chaser | Wang Daiding & Zhang Nana: Fingertip carving is blooming

"Homesickness"

Similarly, Zhang Nana also had the experience of studying porcelain painting in Jingdezhen, and in 2017 she and her husband Wang Daiding established the Fingertip Ceramics Research Institute.

"Painting on porcelain requires not only profound painting skills, but also attention to the aesthetic trends of the current era." Zhang Nana, a national second-level technician, told the author that the works she has created in recent years focus on retaining the unique texture of white porcelain, and through the combination of carving and painting skills, the whole work looks more harmonious and has a more sense of color collision.

Dehua Dream Chaser | Wang Daiding & Zhang Nana: Fingertip carving is blooming

Zhang Nana in the creation

For example, the work "Like a Golden Age" exhibited at the National Museum of China in August last year was designed based on itself, using Dehua white porcelain to shape the two dynamics of the beautiful expectant mother of "the course of pregnancy", the color is rich and distinct, more attention is paid to white space, the square base texture contrasts with the staggered clothing lines, and the warm and delicate texture of white porcelain is very suitable for expressing the femininity and expressing the author's desire for the birth of a new life.

Dehua Dream Chaser | Wang Daiding & Zhang Nana: Fingertip carving is blooming

"Blooming Days"

The set of works after three firing, sculpture clay manuscript high temperature firing into white porcelain, on the porcelain for the second creation, for the work of the face, hands and feet, hair and sitting platform for color spraying, and in the clothes of the local painting of the entwined lotus for decoration, again into the kiln 800 degrees firing, out of the kiln after the hair for the second spray color will be more uniform, and then draw the facial features, the third kiln firing is finally completed.

Dehua Dream Chaser | Wang Daiding & Zhang Nana: Fingertip carving is blooming

"Book Mountain Has a Road for the Path"

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Nana's work "Book Mountain has a road for the path" was collected by the National Museum of China as early as 2017 and won the gold medal of the 9th "Zhengyan Cup" Arts and Crafts Competition in Fujian Province. The work uses the traditional porcelain sculpture technique of Dehua to reproduce the scene of reading villain books when I was a child; A big wordless book spread out, two innocent and cute children, one lying on the book with focused eyes, as if reading quietly; The other snuggled up to a scroll in his hand, either thinking or looking forward to the future.

"I make my sculptures, she paints hers, and we inadvertently complement each other, so we and I got married, blooming on the road of creation, and constantly exploring top-notch art." Wang Daiding, a master of ceramic art in Fujian Province, said with a smile.

Reporter | Zheng Zhide

Edit | Lai Lujing, Zhang Jiaxuan (intern)

Audit | First trial: Lai Lujing

Second trial: Zheng Shifa

Third trial: Chen Zhiming

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