Baimuquan - Heart Pottery Garden Introduction
Since childhood, the boy who loved playing in the mud began his journey at the age of sixteen as an apprentice in a ceramic factory. From making flower pots, flower vases, tableware, and tea sets, his works have now been widely circulated and collected, becoming the centerpiece of exhibitions at public and private cultural and art centers; he has even won several prestigious awards including the Golden Ceramics Award, National Handicraft Award, Traditional Craft Award, and National Craft Award. After forty years, the silent man has met the mute clay, creating a world filled with emotion. Bai Muquan, true to his name, is succinct in speech and simple in character, yet his works reveal a humorous, gentle, and sensitive soul deep within. Starting with hand-built pottery, using mat glaze colors as a surface, he expresses the richest artistic meanings through the unpretentious nature of clay; behind the rounded lines and exaggerated proportions lies an invitation for viewers to glimpse the 'clay' source of the creator's heart; if you still ask what the Peach Blossom Spring is, you might see a boy who hasn’t lost his childlike innocence, smiling and winking at you. "People are on a boat, the boat is on the water, the water is endless, and the endlessness is in the momentary birth and extinction of my sorrows and joys."
