How did I become an old artist?

Chapter 68 Are young people now so fierce?

Two days later, Zhejiang Provincial Porcelain Association.

Zhao Chen drove into the compound of the association, and was greeted by a young man at the gate of the compound.

There are many kinds of traditional handicraft industries in China, some have formal organizations, and some are more chaotic.

But generally craftsmen will be divided into levels, divided into junior craftsmen, intermediate craftsmen, and senior craftsmen.

A craftsman who can reach a senior craftsman has a very high status.

As for the level of art master, it is a title higher than that of senior craftsman.

A craftsman who can be selected as a master of art must have a high status and contribution in the industry, as well as superb craftsmanship.

For example, Sun Maohai is a provincial official kiln porcelain art master, while Liu Hanlin is a national Ru kiln porcelain art master.

They have all achieved outstanding results in their respective fields.

Because Zhao Chen made the ancient Faru kiln and the ancient judge kiln, and the craftsmanship is very perfect, he was qualified as a provincial master of porcelain art.

However, it is not so easy to choose.

On the one hand, it is necessary to pass the assessment of the Porcelain Association and the Traditional Culture Association.

On the other hand, it is also necessary for the standing committee members of the association to conduct research, discuss and decide.

In fact, there are many disputes about Zhao Chen's selection within the association.

the reason is simple.

Zhao Chen is too young.

Although his craft was at the pinnacle and he had a major influence on the development of porcelain, he was still too young.

At present, among the traditional handicrafts, the youngest provincial art masters are selected after the age of 40.

Those who can reach this level are all respected seniors.

Young people in their early twenties become masters of porcelain art, which is undoubtedly too shocking.

However, the ancient Faru kiln and the ancient judge kiln were major events that caused earthquakes in the porcelain industry.

Many people now come to the Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Museum just to see the official kiln porcelain fired by Zhao Chen.

The Porcelain Research Institute of Sanbao Pottery Art Village is also studying Zhao Chen's Ru Kiln Porcelain.

In terms of strength, there is no problem with Zhao Chen's craftsmanship.

Zhao Chen parked the car in the parking lot and got out of the car.

"Master Zhao, I am Sun Lin from the Porcelain Association, I have contacted you before." Sun Lin immediately walked over to greet Zhao Chen.

"Hello." Zhao Chen replied politely.

Zhao Chen contacted people from the Porcelain Association in advance to understand the content of his evaluation.

It is similar to engineer evaluation and graduation defense.

Craftsmen will also have special assessment methods.

The assessment process for porcelain craftsmen is to mold the blank, glaze, and fire the porcelain.

These are all pediatrics to Zhao Chen.

It is said that in the past, the leaders of the association even arranged examination papers. After being publicly scolded by a large group of craftsmen for "scattering coins", the association became honest and stopped conducting written examinations.

As long as the craftsman works quietly, it is enough.

"Master Zhao, the assessment starts at about 10 o'clock. In fact, it's just a formality."

"After all, it is an evaluation of an art master, and video materials need to be kept to prevent future research."

"Those who can come here for the evaluation must be really capable people. This is an official evaluation, and those fake masters will not be able to come."

Sun Lin said to Zhao Chen.

"Well, no problem."

Sun Lin led Zhao Chen into the lounge.

Some rumors about Zhao Chen made Sun Lin very curious about him.

Porcelain craftsmanship is very difficult. Although a piece of porcelain needs to go through seventy or eighty steps, the most difficult steps are nothing more than molding, glaze, and glazing.

Take the plastic preform as an example, it can't be done in a few years to shape a preform comparable to the industrial level by hand.

After glazing, the glaze color of the fired porcelain is perfect, and it is even more difficult to have no flaws.

Many porcelain craftsmen still rely on luck to burn porcelain.

For porcelains such as Southern Song Dynasty official kilns and Ru kilns, which require extremely high glaze color, it is even more difficult to produce a top-quality product.

Zhao Chen entered the lounge.

In addition to him, there are two senior folk craftsmen who have arrived.

They also came here to see the assessment of the association.

The three of them sat in the lounge and nodded to each other as greetings, but the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

Zhao Chen is a generation behind them.

How do you chat?

The two of them were talking about pensions and pensions just now, and compared their grandson's academic performance by the way.

It is impossible for Zhao Chen to have a common topic with them.

The conference room fell into silence.

The two senior craftsmen glanced at Zhao Chen. They had heard Zhao Chen's story, but they didn't expect Zhao Chen to be so young and handsome.

It's a pity if you are only a craftsman.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the person in charge of the assessment of the Porcelain Association and two staff members of the Traditional Handicraft Association to inform them that they were preparing for the assessment.

All three of them stood up and followed the staff to the kiln at the back, giving in to each other.

This scene is very interesting.

The content of the assessment is very simple, that is, to fire a few pieces of porcelain on the spot.

Zhao Chen chose official kiln porcelain. In terms of techniques, official kiln porcelain is more difficult.

Ru kiln porcelain has higher requirements for glaze.

Various raw materials have been prepared in the workshop.

From the preparation of raw materials, their craftsmanship will be recorded by video cameras.

At the same time, people from the Porcelain Association and the Huaxia Handicraft Association will also supervise and review.

The three of them first processed the clay, then sat on the turntable and shaped the clay into blanks by hand.

Each person needs to make five porcelain blanks.

Plastering is the best way to test the skills of craftsmen, and the assessment requires that craftsmen must complete at least one porcelain blank with a non-circular section.

This is nothing more than more difficult.

Zhao Chen first planned to make a peony plate, which he is best at.

The peony disc has five petals, and five petals need to be squeezed out by hand on the rotating mud, which is a test of the skill of the craftsman.

Although there are still steps to trim the blank later, the basic prototype is not easy to get.

Liu Ming, director of the Porcelain Association, has been staring at Zhao Chen.

Today, the chairman Ding Wu has something to go out, so Liu Ming is in charge of the assessment.

Liu Ming knew that Zhao Chen's craftsmanship was very good, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.

This time I have the opportunity, so naturally I have to take a good look.

People from the Huaxia Handicraft Association were also looking at Zhao Chen.

After all, the matter of Zhao Chen has attracted the attention of many people, and many people are learning about him.

It is not a simple achievement to reproduce the ancient judge kiln and ancient Faru kiln.

Zhao Chen concentrated on shaping the porcelain blank.

Not long after, the peony plate was shaped, picked up by him, and placed on a wooden board to dry.

Afterwards, Zhao Chen injected mud again to continue making the next porcelain blank.

Once he started making porcelain, he focused all his attention on porcelain.

His expression was immersed and focused, without any distracting thoughts in his eyes.

Just watching him make porcelain is a kind of enjoyment.

"This young man's craftsmanship is really good. When I heard that he is an anchor, I thought it was something people were bragging about." A member of the Huaxia Traditional Handicraft Association praised.

"Yeah, I didn't expect that either." Liu Ming looked at Zhao Chen's craftsmanship and said with emotion.

Generally speaking, young people in their early twenties simply don't have such a smooth foundation.

But Zhao Chen is different.

His technique is too sophisticated.

Couldn't fault it at all.

The two senior craftsmen next to them will also take a look at Zhao Chen after molding a porcelain blank.

Although everyone was friendly on the surface, but seeing Zhao Chen's age, they still felt a little contemptuous.

After all, the status of senior craftsmen is already very high. In their workshops, most people of Zhao Chen's age are still apprentices.

But when they saw the mud that Zhao Chen had molded, both of them were a little dumbfounded.

Good guy, the first piece is the handmade peony plate.

Is it so outrageous?

The handmade peony plate is fine, the five petals of the peony plate have a clear outline and shape before trimming.

This is nothing that can't be practiced for decades.

There was a bit of shock in the expressions of the two of them.

Are the young people of today so fierce?

It's no wonder that in their 20s, they can come to assess provincial masters of porcelain art.

This craftsmanship is really not a joke!

(End of this chapter)