Wang Shu Hui

Resume and Exhibitions
1977

• Born in Shandong

2000

• Went to South Korea to have an international ceramic skill exchange in 2000

2001

• Graduated from Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute in 2001. Many art works were collected by the school for permanent collection

2002

• Established the Tree Pottery Studio in 2002

2004

• Visual art one-person exhibition of pottery in Shanghai
• Natural element “Gold, wood, water, fire, earth joint exhibitions” Shanghai

2005

• “Shanghai international sculpture pair of year unfolds” Shanghai
• “Shanghai international creativity industry week” Shanghai
• “Shanghai folk custom art festival” Shanghai

2006

• “Shanghai spring artistic” Shanghai
• “Shanghai arts exposition” Shanghai
• “The second Shanghai international creativity industry week” Shanghai
• “The eighth session of national ceramics innovation
• “Shanghai youth artists commending exhibition” Shanghai
  

2007

• Chinese Walls, LotusArt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Live presently in Shanghai, artist and manager of pottery laboratory of Shanghai Jianqiao College.

Artist Statement
“During my creation, what I think the most is how to express a kind of culture to people through a piece of my art, not only providing a kind of enjoyment of beauty visually.”

When I carried on the creation revolving the theme of “foods”, I chose Jiaozi (dumplings) as the symbol because it represents the Chinese foods and has many beautiful moving fables. Jiaozi is the Chinese widely known folk good food, is symbolizing the reunion, the jubilation. The Chinese, at holidays, kindly treat relatives and friends, always make Jiaozi to eat. Especially on the lunar New Year's Day, after the whole family’s paying a New Year call, they sit together in a circle, make Jiaozi while chatting every happened, often bring in the happy talk and laughter, has meaning of greatly the endless enjoyment. Therefore people often regard Jiaozi as the symbol of propitious and happy reunion.

I was born in the township of ancient civilization which carries the history of Jiaozi—Shandong Province. People in my hometown eat Jiaozi to celebrate the joyful reunion since when I could memory. I like the traditional culture, like the folk custom, likes the common social practice. A succession of thing, forms each one symbol in my heart, is flooding the idea which I create. However an accidental Jiaozi feast, enable the thoughts in my mind to come into existence, giving birth to my art work-- blue-and-white Jiaozi. This art work selects the Chinese glorious history ceramics and the Eastern tradition blue-and-white design in the style of antiquity, crystal clear, the bright vitrified pot real has manifested Jiaozi perfectly clear, and the noble friendship between people. The blue-and-white design is the symbol of propitious pleasant, and the Winding branches are the link of peace, it not only represents the jubilation and the blessing, but also is the symbol of world peace and reunion. Not only this has released my mood, simultaneously lets the Chinese ancient bright Jiaozi culture, even more carries forward in the new century, also hoped causes the people to recall to the traditional culture, forming a new feeling of traditional culture. From this time on revolved this theme to complete my a series of creations.