Wang Qiang's Zisha Art: Persist in Climbing

Wang Qiang is a young purple sand man in Yixing, Jiangsu Province. He is a hard worker who can meditate on the traditional techniques of purple sand. Because he buried himself in a purple sand stool all day long, many people did not understand him, but his dedication and love for art and his seriousness and responsibility for his work made him one of the best players in the same age.

Today's art circle of the purple sand is roughly divided into three artistic styles: First, the traditional inheritance, through their hands once again show the classic purple sand, so that more people feel the beauty of the traditional art of purple sand; Second, to integrate into the modern The concept of creation emphasizes the use of purple sand to express one's own ideas, and expands the creative methods and aesthetic criteria of traditional zisha. Third, inheritance and innovation, that is, on the basis of tradition, focuses on meeting contemporary lifestyles for the purpose of exploration and conforming to practical functions. Under the premise of this, we will pay more attention to the perfect combination of materials, crafts and artistry. The purple sand art pursued by Wang Qiang should belong to this.

From Wang Qiang's purple sand works and his words and deeds, we can see that his understanding of the purple sand art has a certain depth. He did not stop at the simple representation of traditional craftsmanship and the traditional styling. He has already touched on the true meaning of the purple sand tradition, the spirit of creation of the purple sand art tradition. This can be understood from his works. Perhaps this expression of the traditional creation spirit is revealed unconsciously. Perhaps this expression is still somewhat vague, but I think this is enough to make people feel gratified because he is still young. After all, there are many people in the traditional craftsmanship. Turn around with the traditional model, not out of the maze.

Wang Qiang’s purple sand art may still have some deficiencies, but let’s imagine which other people, especially those who are engaged in the work of purple sand art, especially those who are engaged in traditional art work, are not working hard and treacherously. Step by step to the top of the art? Wang Qiang is still very young. With his mastery of the traditional purple sand craftsmanship and his understanding of the purple sand art, and his dedication to the traditional purple sand work, he can see the potential for a true artist to grow. In the purple sand art industry, there may be young people who are as obsessed with the art of purple sand as Wang Qiang. Because of the occupational characteristics of the purple sand, it is not easy for us to discover that it is precisely because they have injected fresh blood into the traditional purple sand art and brought new hope. This is the privilege of purple sand, the privilege of Yixing.