Baimuqiu – Heart陶园 Introduction
Since childhood, he has had a passion for playing with mud. At the age of sixteen, he started as an apprentice at a pottery factory, learning to craft flowerpots, vases, utensils, and tea sets. Today, his works are widely collected and have become popular exhibits in civic and cultural centers and art exhibitions; he has also received numerous awards, including the Golden Ceramics Award, National Craft Award, and various honors for traditional crafts. After forty years, this silent man met the unspoken clay, creating a world filled with emotion. Bai Muquan, true to his name, is concise in speech and simple in character. Yet, through his works, one can discover a playful, gentle soul deep within him. Beginning with hand-formed pottery and using matte glazes, he expresses the richest artistic significance through the plain essence of clay. Behind the rounded lines and exaggerated proportions lies a vision meant to lead viewers to glimpse the "clay" wonderland in the creator's heart. If you still wonder what the peach blossom source is, you might just see a childlike boy smiling at you, winking. "People are on the boat, the boat is on the water, the water is on the endless, and the endless is in the joy and sorrow of my fleeting moment."
