Urgent! Seek analysis of Yang Huishan's glaze works

Anciently known as Liuli, Liuli, Qingyu stone, etc., the ancients of man-made and natural gemstones, materials, glass, etc. called Liuli, with the development of ancient pottery and porcelain, Liuli as a derivative of traditional Chinese ceramics, a large number of after the application of architectural decorations, after thousands of years and gradually become a special term.

Today's so-called "glaze", the material is actually glass raw materials plus lead oxide into the "crystal glass". When the proportion of lead oxide reaches about 24%, the transmittance and refractivity of the glass are higher, suitable for making exquisite works of art. Adding different types and amounts of metal oxides to the glass material can give different colors, such as adding manganese to give a purple color and adding cobalt to give a green color. Today we see the crystal clear, dynamic shape of the glaze works, are based on crystal glass as raw material, to dewaxing casting method of manufacturing works of art.

Yang Huishan said that now not only customers from Japan and other places come to customize, but also many national and regional leaders come to order their works as gifts to give. So they came up with the idea of starting their own glaze brand. In the first few years of their business, their main efforts were put on research and development, and their life was completely "semi-secluded". On the one hand, they needed a quiet environment for creation; on the other hand, they could not produce any works. So any concern about the visit, all politely refused, even family members are not allowed to step close to half a step.

The more mysterious Liuligongfang Freshwater Studio is, the more the outside world speculates what kind of drugs they are selling. Even a media reporter issued the news "Yang Huishan and Zhang Yi are living in Danshui and selling glass" after "open and secret investigation". Yang Huishan, Zhang Yi could not help but laugh and cry, "Who knew what art glass was at that time ah, the reporter probably thought we were selling glass windows, glass cups and other things."

The rumor mill stops at the wise man, the facts speak for themselves. Today, eighteen years later, the murmurs are all gone, Yang Huishan is not only the chief designer of the glazing workshop, but also an extremely educated sculptor, especially her unique skills in glass powder dewaxing casting, which won the world's praise, and the most gratifying thing is the creation of exquisite glazed works of art, which have been recognized by the public and experts.

They have been "playing" for 18 years. Today, Yang Huishan is a leader in the international crystal glass manufacturing industry.

47 process is a barrier

Lucite is actually from the Middle Ages is a sign of aristocratic life. High-grade glazed artwork is expensive mainly because of its raw materials and technology. For example, from the Czech Republic imported glass raw materials made of glazed products of high purity, the price is naturally higher than a cut. In addition, the unique dewaxing casting process of glaze is a complex process of the whole process by hand, 47 procedures are all the hurdles, and one will fail if something goes wrong. Liuli production failure rate is extremely high, the general success rate of only 20% to 30% of the works, some difficult works and even a year and a half to succeed, many Liuli works are limited edition.

The preciousness of glaze also lies in the fact that each piece is unique.

"One mold, one product" is one of the characteristics of glaze, a mold can only be fired one piece of work, can not be used twice, large and complex works and even need to open the mold many times, firing can be completed. As the flow of glass liquid is very difficult to control, so even if the shape of the same glaze works, the final color distribution will not be the same. Therefore, the reddish hue of a lotus flower tip or the natural greenish color of a frog's back, which depend on the master's skillful workmanship, are even more rare.

Perfect spiritual world

Some people who buy glaze art generally reflect that they like the visual effect of glaze, crystal clear, colorful, giving people a kind of rich, magnificent visual enjoyment, and at the same time give people a heavenly whimsy. In Chinese Buddhism, the status of glaze is very special. In the Yakushi Liuliguang Benwangjing Sutra, there is a scripture that says: "May I, in my next life, when I attain Bodhi, have a body like glaze, clear inside and out, and pure and without blemish." Liuli is a symbol of a personality, a spirit, and a realm.

When diamonds, white gold, jadeite, crystal these ornaments have been becoming some people's favorites, the current society and a wave of increasingly prosperous glaze fever.

"China's glaze art with the Qing Dynasty glaze snuff bottles and the demise of the fault, until now the art of glaze is only in the early stages of the recovery phase. Coupled with the emergence of some Chinese people's high-grade consumption since the reform and opening up, Italy, Czech Republic and Britain, which have developed the glaze industry in the world, have exported to China, and the fashionable people are always pursuing an aristocratic life, trying to regain the feeling of splendor from the lost history." Dai Shufeng, director of the Liuli Studio at Tsinghua University's Academy of Fine Arts, analyzes the current Liuli fever in this way. The glazing studio at Tsinghua University was established with the help of Yang Huishan, who became an adjunct professor at Tsinghua University for this purpose.

The preference for glaze artwork should be said to be a more diversified pursuit of the value orientation of people's beauty. The mysterious and unpredictable glaze, with its unique dignity, has only served the royal family and nobility in the history of Western Europe, and extends to the present day to be appreciated by all people with noble qualities. As a real art of nobility, glaze provides a perfect spiritual world for people.