Ceramic Traces - From East to East
—— Contemporary Ceramic Art and Culture Exchange Exhibition Between Jingdezhen, China and Troyan, Bulgaria
“Ceramic Traces - From East to East” is an ambitious and thoughtful group exhibition organized by Taoxichuan International Art Center, Jingdezhen. A wide range of works from all over China brought together both historical and contemporary perspective on art, evading clear definitions and terminologies while combining contemporary art practices, craftsmanship, and mixed-media means of expression.
The artworks was carefully chosen from the collection of Taoxichuan International Art Center, designed to transform the road from east of Asia, the city of Jingdezheng to the East of Europe. It demonstrates the cultural links between China and Bulgaria through the Silk Road. The show displaying 58 artworks by 12 artists from presented in a non-linear way tells the story of a global development of ceramics as art from objects positioned on the wall, from small objects to monumental artworks.
As a passageway in the space, the exhibition shown in Troyan in the space of National Exhibition of Art Crafts and Arts center – “Oreshak” takes the shape of a bridge, which remain to say that we belong to each other with the bridge of traces, all of us, people from different families, different suburbs, different communities, sex and ages, distinctive origins, nationalities and countries.
▲ Poster
ARTWORKS
Bian Xiaodong, “Infinity”, 42*28*31cm, 2012 © Courtesy of artists
Huang Dongmei, “Fantasy”, 49*49*7cm, 2022 © Courtesy of artists
Lu Jianxing, “A Day to See All the Flowers in Chang'an” Series I, 41*14*18.5cm, 2022 © Courtesy of artists
Ma Hao, “Earth Imprint” Series II, 48*52*11cm, 2022 © Courtesy of artists
Qi Zhenyu, “Origin XII”, 40*40*5cm, 2023 © Courtesy of artists
Tan Danwu, “Swivel Chair” Sculpting Everyday Series, 15*8*5cm, 2023 © Courtesy of artists
Wang Deng, “Similarity and Difference I”, 41*41*35cm, 2023 © Courtesy of artists
Wang Dongmei, “Untitled-7”, 46*46*37cm, 2023 © Courtesy of artists
Wang Xiaolin, “Space Left in Abeyance”, 50*50cm, 2023 © Courtesy of artists
Xie Shiming, “Gray Wolf”, 60*40*15cm, 2021 © Courtesy of artists
Sophia Yu, “Verbs Series - Thread No.4”, 27*27*27cm, 2022 © Courtesy of artists
Zhang Yonghong, “Mystery Mountain IV”, 37*27cm, 2021 © Courtesy of artists
Exhibition Info ▼
Curator:Assadour Markarov
Artistic Director: Liu Zili
Exhibition Director: Hua Jing
Assistant Curator: Yi Guangying
Curatorial Team:Elizar Milev, Huang Shuyao, Maria Ganeva, Emilia Krumova, Ren Zhe, Sun Honghui
Visual Design: Peng Sisi
Presented by:Jingdezhen Municipal People's Government, Jiangxi, China
Organized by:Jingdezhen Ceramic Culture Tourism Holdings Group Co., Ltd.
Co-organized by:Jingdezhen Towyi Cultural Development Co.Ltd
Supported by:Taoxichuan Ceramic Art Avenue, China. National Exhibition of Art Crafts and Arts – “Oreshak”. Troyan Municipality, Bulgaria. National Academy of Art, Sofia. Chinese Embassy in Sofia. Fiber Media Lab (FML).
