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Wen Hongyuan

Artist's Work

金瓜壶

    小水平

      Artist Biography

      Wen Hongyuan, born in November 1970 in a family of ceramics in Shenge Town, is a master of ceramic art in Henan Province and a master of ceramic design in Henan Province. Under the influence of my parents, I have understood and learned the knowledge of ceramic firing and the production process since childhood. In 1988, he entered the Xida Porcelain Factory in Shenge Town to learn the firing process and model making. His works are well received by ceramic lovers at home and abroad.

      Distinguished artist of the Ceramic Collection Committee of the China Collectors Association, the first batch of selected masters by the China Jun Porcelain Creation Center. Superb skills.

      Personal experience:

      Under the influence of my parents, I have understood and learned the knowledge of ceramic firing and the production process since childhood. After graduating from high school in 1988, he entered the Xida Porcelain Factory in Shenge Town to learn the firing process and model making. In 1997, he went to the Yimin Porcelain Factory in Shenge Town to learn the firing and glaze process of Jun porcelain from Master Li Jianfeng. In October 2001, Hongyuan Porcelain Factory in Shenge Town was founded. To make daily-use ceramics and fire Jun porcelain tea sets and furnace Jun utensils. The daily-use porcelain produced is exported to Vietnam, Cambodia and other countries.

      Artistic characteristics:

      In Shenge Town, Wen Hongyuan is one of the earliest kilns to make Jun porcelain pots. The reason why I was determined to concentrate on making pots was to see the broad market prospects of Jun porcelain pots. This is not only the Jun porcelain pot with great ornamental value, but also a good pot in hand, which can be used for playing, drinking tea, making friends, watching and giving gifts. There are more pots in the collection, which means that pots and pots are in good fortune. At the same time, Jun porcelain pots are used as utensils, because of their strong practicability and relatively low price, they are more favored by friends who like Jun porcelain.

      Jun porcelain pots are mostly small in size, but they are difficult to produce and require high craftsmanship. There are many 72 procedures. According to Wen Hongyuan, a small Jun porcelain pot, although only one cover and one mouth, the size of a fist, can be held with one hand, it seems simple, but the production process and production process are the same as Jun porcelain, requiring mud , Styling, unbaking, glazing, firing, etc., each process cannot be less, and each process needs to be refined, and the effort will be exhausted if you are not careful. In order to make Jun porcelain pots, Wen Hongyuan has worked hard. Every time he developed a style, he repeatedly tried and improved it. If the shape of the pot is not smooth, change it; if the spout is unfavorable, change it; if the handle is uncomfortable, change it; if the lid is not tight, change it; change the mud quality if it does not meet the requirements. In short, he had to change everything he saw "not pleasing to the eye", and sometimes asked experts to guide him until he was satisfied.

      It is precisely after such hardships and efforts that Wen Hongyuan's Jun porcelain pots have become more distinctive and more varieties. A pot art lover from Tianjin, Mr. Zhao, commented on the Jun porcelain pot of Hongyuan Jun Porcelain: “The image is ever-changing and ingenious. It not only pays attention to the perfect form, makes the works vivid, but also shows a strong artistic appeal. Holding it in your hand has a jade-like feel. Each pot is a piece of art. A glance at it will give you the urge to collect, and you will be satisfied if you save a pot."

      Wen Hongyuan is not only regular in shape, diverse in variety, but also rich in glaze colors. The Lujun color gold glaze developed among them, whether it is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, or purple, can be reflected in the color of the glaze, giving people a strong stimulation and shock.

      art achievement:

      In 2015, the creation of "Drum Pot", "Zhou Pan Pot" and "Dragon and Phoenix Cicada Singing Pot" were awarded the gold medal in the third Henan Jun porcelain pot design competition. "General Pot" was awarded the gold medal in the third Henan Province "Dahe Cup" Central Plains Pot Design Competition.

      Master's view:

      The kiln transformation of Jun Porcelain is an art of fire that is not controlled by people. It is one color in the kiln, and the kiln is full of colors. Therefore, the kiln changes of Jun porcelain are different from other types of porcelain and are unique. If you own a Jun porcelain pot, you have the only one in the world. Therefore, Jun porcelain tea set will be at the forefront of fashion in the near future, and it will be the leader in the tea set industry.