The Allure of Wood
Wood is my preferred material for self-expression. This inexpensive and easy to find material is suitable for both teach…
A modest fellow, gentle as a jade – feelings after watching Gao Zhenyu’s new works.
I met Gao Zhenyu nine years ago through Lu Jingren. One day, in September 1997, Lu told me that there was going to be a …
A yunomi (tea cup) which stabs your hand bleeding.
— Start with a tea cup made by Mr. Yuichi Inoue
Out of Clear Water Lotus Engraved by Nature
Writer: Feng Qiyong Recently, I watched the ceramic creation of young ceramicist Gao Zhenyu. His works carry the promine…
Jade from Kunlun Mountain – Gao Zhenyu Ceramic Art Exhibition
On April 8th, the China Academy of Art opened a Gao Zhenyu solo exhibition, Jade from Kunlun Mountain at the National Ar…
To wake up in the morning and be greeted by a 2000-year old totoro tree – even the renowned animator and cartoonist Hayao Miyazaki didn’t have such privilege!
‘To be a happy person, one needs a sea view, warm spring and flower blossoms’, said Haizi, a young Chinese poet. But wha…
Play with clay, don’t seek the reason!
How does one define good art? Do I need a discerning eye or an expertise? Mr Shan says that there is no complex equation…
A Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld: The White Shirt Project
‘If you ask me what I’d most like to have invented in fashion, I’d say the white shirt. For me the white shirt is the ba…