Ke Chong's Chinese Traditional Craft Masters

Ke Chong, young Danqing, in 1983 with China's first inkstone research expert Mr. Cheng Mingming study inkstone, inkstone culture, and long-term exchanges and cooperation, and inkstone art, so that the inkstone art by leaps and bounds. 1986 in the Daguyun Sheyan inkstone factory as a workshop director and as an inkstone carving technician. 1992-1994 was hired for the Shangfeng inkstone factory inkstone carving technician, dozens of apprenticeships. 1994 to establish the Ke Chong ink stone carving art gallery, so far engaged in the design, creation and ink stone cultural research. In order to carry forward the Hui culture and promote the revival and development of the Sheyan inkstone industry, creation, teaching both, *** teaching more than a hundred people, training a large number of excellent inkstone carving talent, many disciples have become contemporary inkstone carving masters, is the main inheritor of the Sheyan inkstone production techniques. Ke Chong thirty years of inkstone carving, inkstone knife unique, smooth lines, often according to the stone shape, texture, color, and other natural charm, the pursuit of natural and artificial coordination and unity, to achieve the artistic realm of the gods. Inkstone carving works pay attention to cultural connotation, a wide range of subjects, far-reaching, can absorb ancient and modern poetry, painting, and all kinds of carving of the essence of the division of ancient and innovative, can be described as inkstone in the painting, painting poetry, poetry and painting in the inkstone, praised by connoisseurs.

Representative works are "Oriental Dragon", "Pine Forest", "Fairy Dance", "qin, chess, calligraphy and painting", "Chang'e Runs to the Moon", "the lion rolled embroidered ball", etc., in 2001 in the New York Stony Brook University exhibits, "Nine Dragons in the Sunrise" inkstone by the United States of America in New York Museum of Chinese Art collection and won the award of the best Chinese art works. 2010 She inkstone works, "Dragon inkstone" in the China Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair first Cultural Industry Expo Fair first "China Wenfang four treasures essence of the Fair" won the "Wenfang essence of the Award" Gold Medal. 2014 August Ke Chong's Sheyan ink stone works "Harmony and two immortals" ink stone in China Arts and Crafts Excellence Expo and won the Gold Medal. The three lions play ball" ink stone in the first Anhui Provincial Folk Arts and Crafts Exhibition won the silver medal. October "Huizhou stone lion" ink stone in the first China Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition won the Gold Medal, "Dukang wine" ink stone in the fifteenth China Arts and Crafts Masterpieces and International Arts and Crafts Fine Arts Expo won the China Arts and Crafts "Hundred Flowers Award" Silver Medal, "the return of four water Inkstone won the gold medal of China Arts and Crafts Fair. November "double lions rolling embroidered ball" inkstone won the silver medal in the fourth traditional arts and crafts products exhibition in Anhui Province. December "tolerance" inkstone won the first prize in the first China International Traditional Arts and Crafts Technology Symposium and Exposition of Celebrities and Masterpieces Exhibition, "Kui Xing Duo" inkstone inkstone won the first prize of the Chinese traditional crafts and masterpieces, "qin, chess, books and paintings" inkstone won the gold medal of the China International Traditional Arts and Crafts Technology Exposition. And the inkstone of "The Star in the sky" won the first prize of Chinese Traditional Crafts. And won the "Chinese traditional crafts special contribution award", "Chinese traditional crafts leader" and other top honors. In March this year, his inkstone carving works "Zhuangzhou Dream Butterfly" inkstone in the 50th National Arts and Crafts Fair won the 2015 China Arts and Crafts "Golden Phoenix Grand Prix" Gold Medal, in May, the "West Wing" inkstone was 2015 China Arts and Crafts "Hundred Flowers Award" Gold Medal! ...... full of honor, was praised by the industry as "Shexian ink stone carving artist award first person", "gold medal professional", Ke Chong masters therefore won the "Chinese Traditional Crafts Leader". Chinese traditional crafts leader" honor. Ke Chong in April 2011 by the national promotion of traditional cultural development project committee awarded the "Chinese traditional craft masters" title; National Occupational Skills Assessment Commission as the Chinese people *** and the country's senior traditional craftsmen; in 2011, the International Occupational Planning and Appraisal Center for the assessment of the "International Registered Senior Arts and Crafts Master"; May 2011 by the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security income national professional talent pool; 2014 Huangshan City Government awarded the title of "Xin'an Artist"; the Chinese Culture Research Institute was appointed as an academician, awarded the title of "Chinese Cultural Celebrity". Chinese cultural celebrities" title; the National Working Committee for the promotion of traditional cultural development project awarded "China's traditional crafts leader", the International Association of Artists awarded the "Chinese Outstanding Contribution to the Artist" and other honorary titles. Ke Chong is now a senior craftsmen in Anhui Province, as a national intangible cultural heritage (Sheyan inkstone production techniques) representative inheritor, he also served as China International Artists Association art adviser, executive director of the Anhui Arts and Crafts Association, Anhui Arts and Crafts Association, Anhui Arts and Crafts Society, China Arts and Crafts Association member, Huangshan City Arts and Crafts Association and the Association of Arts and Crafts Director, Director of the Association of the Sheyan inkstone and Sheyan inkstone boutique art gallery. In 2014, in order to better inherit and promote the flame of the culture of the Sheyan inkstone, he set up the Huangshan City Huizhou Sheyan inkstone research center, and was invited to participate in the "Chinese Arts and Crafts Anthology - Anhui Volume" of the research and writing. Ke Chong masters set of inkstone and the study in one, in 2011 with Mr. Cheng Mingming **** with the editing of the book "China's great view of the inkstone," published by the Peking University Press. He more than 30 years, both research and development of inkstone, and knife carving. Both written books, but also a steady stream of artistic excellence to the community. Both single-door hard work, and actively organize the industry for the promotion of the culture of the Sheyan ink stone. He for China's Sheyan carving art heritage and development, Sheyan culture to promote and spread. In recent years, Ke Chong master just like the "Chinese traditional crafts leader" identity, many times led the Sheyan cultural artists to participate in many national and international exhibitions and exchanges, and constantly strengthen the Sheyan culture and ink carving theory of research and exchange, dedicated efforts to make the Sheyan industry has come to life.

Over the years Ke Chong and Mr. Cheng Mingming together, in the ancient She range of the new discovery of the Venus, gold halo, eyebrow pattern, water waves, jade belt, and other inkstone inkstone pits more than 20, and the development and utilization of the ribbon, gold skin, gold fat, gold silk, silver line, color eyebrows, gold eyebrows, ice pattern, thousands of stone, Zhu Pi seed material, Longtan Black Jade, Brush Silk, and a number of decorative inkstone new products, the development of the use of these pits to alleviate the inkstone The development and utilization of these pits to alleviate the shortage of Sheyan stone, Sheyan resource supply has played an important role. Ke Chong is master Cheng Mingming lifelong training of the only study of inkstone, inkstone culture disciples. In order to promote the knowledge of the production technology of the Sheyan inkstone, dissemination of the culture of the Sheyan inkstone and improve the visibility of the Sheyan inkstone, DingLi assist Cheng MingMing compiled "China's Sheyan inkstone" book, this book is the two more than 30 years of cooperation of the crystallization of the two,*** is divided into eleven chapters of more than 600,000 words and more than 300 pictures, rich in content, the words of the pearls. 2012 was included in the Peking University Institute of Chinese Painting "Fang" series of books first In 2012 was included in the Institute of Chinese painting method of Peking University "Zongfang" series of books, has been published by Peking University Press, filled a major gap in the study of Sheyan.

In 2013, Ke Chong was included in the "contemporary Anhui painters and calligraphers that arts and crafts"; known as "South Rao North quarter" of the famous master of Chinese literature Rao Zongyi for Ke Chong inkstone carving art museum inscription "inkstone of the crown"; "Dongpo appreciate inkstone" inkstone by master Rao Zongyi Collection. Ke Chong obsessed with inkstone carving, the creation of Sheyang inkstone, inkstone culture continue to research, the art of inkstone carving more than this, is thriving in the inkstone forest.