All posts tagged: China mosaic exhibitions

Residency @ Caicifang Porcelain Studio Beijing

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From April till June 2021 I was invited to show my mosaic works at the Porcelain Studio “Caicifang”. The porcelain studio and shop Caicifang is located in one the old alleyways in the touristy area just south of Tiananmen Square. Whenever I cycled to or from my home to the porcelain studio I passed that gigantic Square with Mao’s portrait hanging on the wall to the forbidden city in the north.   I was introduced the the studio by my friends Sanny Wroblewski in May 2019 on a stroll through this area. Back then it was mainly a shop that sold souvenirs made with ancient porcelain shards set in sliver or wood. That afternoon we met SuNan the porcelain conservation specialist who is running the visitor service and workshop that the project acquired in the house just opposite. He and his team are creating a very special atmosphere in the old Hutong space – guiding every visitor through the exhibition of ancient porcelain vessels, beautifully kintsugi restored porcelain bowls, old maps, opera costumes and embroidery …

Victory Glas Factory – Mosaic art

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As the end of Episode 3 mentions, Victory Glas Factory has developed an impressive mosaic art department. There under the inspiring leadership 130 artists, designer and skilled workers are producing mosaic murals of paintings of famous chinese artist and other more decorative works for private clients. I was invited to visit both the gallery of mosaic works and the pavillion of JNJ – the mosaic design department at the Guangzhou design fair. These are the works of artists working for Bizen Mosaic, the artistic branch of Victory Glass, exhibited at a specially designed gallery for mosaic art during the design fair. It was very crowded when I visited with my assistant Shui Zhu. But also the works in the pavillion for decorative Mosaics – JNJ – are speaking a very nice language and are masterfully crafted. For these works Victoria Glass Company has its own line of artistic glass production. On the left you can see the glass pizzas that are produced to be used in artistic mosaics. On the large works like murals several …