Traditional Chinese painting decoration
Bai Min at work
Bai Ming will demonstrate traditional Chinese painting and decoration techniques on porcelain vase adding his own personal contemporary style. Students will be able to practice these techniques upon ceramic tiles using glazes that Bai Ming has brought with him from China.
Bai Ming will present a slide show of his own work as well as slide show on Contemporary Chinese Ceramics.
Date: Saturday July 25 and Sunday July 26, 2009: 9 am to 12 pm
Location: Le Cabanon, 20 impasse du Cabanon, Vallauris
Price : 85 euros (All material included)
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Sculpture
Bai Ming will demonstrate his approach to sculpture. As a confirmed teacher, Bai Ming’s workshop will take you through a spiritual process where clay is the expression of an intrinsic language that is the very reflection of the features of the Chinese culture. Bai Ming will also present a slide show of his own work as well as slide show on Contemporary Chinese Ceramics.
Date: Monday July 27 and Tuesday July 28, 2009: 6pm to 9 pm
Location: Le Cabanon, 20 impasse du Cabanon, Vallauris
Price : 85 euros (All material included)
Registration: contactATair-vallauris.com
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BIOGRAPHIE BAI MING (China)
Born in 1965 in Yugan County, Jiangxi Province, Bai Ming is a renowned ceramic artist, painter, and ceramic art theorist in China. He also teaches as a lecturer at the College of Fine Art of Tsinghua University. Mr. Bai is the member of China Artists Association (CAA), a member of China Oil Painting Society (COPS) and a member of International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) of UNESCO. He is the art director of China Ceramic Art Net www.artcn.net and Executive Chief Editor of China Ceramist . Mr. Bai is also visiting professor of Hubei University of Technology and Guangxi Art Institute.
Bai Ming has held six large solo art exhibitions and participated hundred of domestic and international exhibitions and academic invitational exhibitions. His ceramic artworks, paintings, and artistic experiences were introduced in many important domestic and international art books, albums, newspapers, TV programs. He also serves as guest editor, guest editor-in-chief, guest column host and writer for several art, journal and newspaper publishers.
Main honors including Golden Prize of Boya Oil Painting Exhibition, the First Prize of Hirayama Ikuo Award, Excellency Award of the 9th China National Art Exhibition, Bronze Medalist of the 10th China National Art Exhibition, Gold Prize of Tournament Exhibition of China Young Ceramic Artists, the Second Prize of The Seventh National Ceramic Exhibition, Silver Prize of The First Gongmei Cup of Tsinghua Faculty Exhibition, Nomination of Fine Arts Literature and the 14th China Book Award. In 2001 and 2002, at the invitation of Clay Studio at Philadelphia and several U.S. universities and invitation from Switzerland, Bai spent half a year in the United States working, lecturing, and hosting exhibitions respectively. In 2004, Mr. Bai was rewarded with the Great Contribution on China Modern Ceramic Spreading Award by China Ceramic Industry Association. He is responsible for Jingdezhen Traditional Ceramic Technique Research, which in one of National 985 Project and wins the 14th China Book Award
BAI MING is the author of the book: "The Porcelaine of Jingdezhen"
