Folk Artists

     Hua jianmin, whose another name is Sha Li, was born in the Chinese pottery capital¡ª¡ªYixing. He worked as new product designer in Yixing Hexin Ceramic Factory in 1980. He carried on further studies in Central Craft Arts Institute in 1986. He founded Huashi Art Workshop in 1990. He is a member of ceramic art association, a young famous ceramic artist and a craft arts designer.

     Hua jianmin began his studies in red ware teapot in 1994. From material selection and shape making, he had made all-sided studies. Then he originated hand-kneading technology, which greatly promoted the artistic value and collective value of red ware teapot. His works are original in conception, different in shape, distinct in style, revealing flavor of remote antiquity, mellow and full in tough and intrepid, refined in clumsy, which reaches high artistic stature. Many works break away from the traditional red ware shapes and display a strange but reasonable, novel and mighty image. As a matter of fact, every works is the unique one in the world.

Artistic Accomplishment

In 1990, ¡°Red Ware Precious Ding¡± won the prize of commendatory in the national art design contest.

In 1991, ¡°An Imitation of Ancient Red Ware Incense Burner¡± won the second prize in the Exhibition of Jiangsu Light Industry Art Design.

In 1992, ¡°Red Ware Pot With Six Loops¡± won the second prize in the exhibition of Jiangsu new ceramics.

In 1994, ¡°The Golden Autumn¡± won the second prize in the national ceramic design.

In 1995, ¡°Sound Of Wind, Sound Of Rain and Soil¡± won the third prize in the Exhibition of Jiangsu Light Industry Art Design.

In 1996, ¡°The Color Of Autumn¡±, ¡°The Sentiment Of Mountain Village¡± ¡°Morning Dew Pot¡± won the second and third prize in exhibition of Jiangsu new ceramics. ¡°Two Dragons Gong Chun¡± ¡°Hidden Dragon and Playing Frog¡± was selected by the exhibition of International Ceramic Art, Yixing, Jiangsu.

In 1997, He was compiled to ¡°Record of the world¡¯s famous person¡± by a global authoritative person biography.

In 1998, ¡°Travel Together¡± was selected to the invited Exhibition of ceramic artists. ¡°Watching Today, Pondering Yesterday¡± won the prize of excellent works in the world Chinese art contest, when Hongkong celebrated its regression of one anniversary.

In 2000, a special theme ¡°Gong Chun Teapot Art¡± was televised by CCTV station in ¡°Chinese Wind¡± program.