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○大暉親自設計、描繪和燒制的青花玲瓏茶壺。The blue and white exquisite teapot made by Dahui.
○一件手繪的景德鎮(zhèn)青花瓷蓋碗讓大暉愛不釋手。A freehand painted blue and white porcelain tureen made Dahui fondle it admiringly.
一年前他的妻子通過微信賣出了他的第一張畫后,大暉開始接觸微信,一年后,他的微友增加到2300人,大暉的國畫作品通過微信賣出了幾十張。他的瓷畫作品通過微信銷售更是一發(fā)不可收,一名香港的微友未曾謀面就坐飛機到景德鎮(zhèn)高價收購他的瓷版畫,還邀請大暉赴港辦畫展。大暉至今還像在做夢,沒想到微信居然改變了自己的人生。
大暉畫了20年國畫,失意數(shù)年。一年前他的妻子通過微信賣出了他的第一張畫后,大暉開始接觸微信,一年后,他的微友增加到2300人,大暉的國畫作品通過微信賣出了幾十張。他的瓷畫作品通過微信銷售更是一發(fā)不可收,一名香港的微友未曾謀面就坐飛機到景德鎮(zhèn)高價收購他的瓷版畫,還邀請大暉赴港辦畫展。大暉至今還像在做夢,沒想到微信居然改變了自己的人生。
大暉自幼喜愛繪畫,1989年就讀于山東藝術學院國畫系,20余年筆耕不輟。2007年,是他人生中急遽轉折的一個年頭,當時的他,事業(yè)和生活突遭致命重創(chuàng),除了畫筆他一夜間一無所有??梢哉f是“家道中落,妻離子散?!贝髸熢跇O度困厄中蟄伏了整整6年,期間不管條件多么惡劣,他無一日不作畫。
○拜訪濟南民間工藝美術家“兔子王”楊峰,學習民間彩繪技法。Visiting the famous craft artist “Bunny King”—Yang Feng and learning folk painting techniques.
○在景德鎮(zhèn)窯爐旁畫瓷瓶的時候,引來不少客商的注目。Dahui attracted the merchants’ attention when he was painting the porcelain bottle.
2014年,他迎來人生第二春,與泉城姑娘倩倩喜結連理。同時,他初次開始接觸微信,有了23位微信好友?;楹?,大暉傾注了極大的精力投入到國畫創(chuàng)作中,但是由于他不追隨市場潮流,執(zhí)意追求自己想要的筆法和意境,很難在書畫市場上有立錐之地。面對著上百幅嘔心瀝血創(chuàng)作的畫作和生活的壓力,他感到一籌莫展。
一次偶然的機會,妻子把大暉的國畫作品發(fā)到了微信朋友圈,很快就有微友詢價。起初,他倆不以為然,以為只是朋友隨口問問,感覺未必真心買畫,就隨便報了一個價格,孰料,微友看完畫后,當場出價5萬買走了6幅作品。大暉沒有想到,自己的第一次賣畫,竟然是通過微信完成的。于是,他開始把作品發(fā)到朋友圈,結果他的駿馬系列作品全被收購,他的生活來源終于有了保障。
○4月3日,大暉組織了一次幾十人的微友大聚會。Dozens of WeChat friends get-together on 3rd, April, a gathering held by Dahui.
去年,大暉攜懷孕的妻子到景德鎮(zhèn)旅游,參觀之余,大暉順手畫了幾幅瓷版畫。多年的國畫功底和藝術素養(yǎng)使他的畫路有別于眾多“藝匠”,他傾盡全力把全部的國畫功力都移植到了瓷畫上。大暉也沒想到,平生第一次“碰瓷”便獲得了想要的畫面效果。欣喜之余,他把作品拍照后發(fā)到了微信朋友圈,引起了微信好友的極大關注,他們紛紛轉發(fā),經(jīng)過微信朋友圈的擴散,引起了遠在美國的一位呂總的關注,主動添加大暉成為好友,經(jīng)過交流,兩人竟然是1990年的老校友!校友當即出價10萬元,買下了大暉6件瓷器作品。大暉的其他幾名微友也紛紛出價收藏。朋友圈的轉發(fā),竟然能產(chǎn)生如此巨大經(jīng)濟效益和作品的美譽度,讓大暉不僅對瓷畫情有獨鐘,對微信更是視若珍寶。于是,藝術創(chuàng)作和添加微友成了他生活中必不可缺的兩件大事。
從景德鎮(zhèn)回到濟南,他再次借助微信的便利,從景德鎮(zhèn)預定了青花料和泥坯郵寄到濟南,試圖畫好后再寄回景德鎮(zhèn)燒制。但沒想到的是,他預定的16個瓶胎,經(jīng)過千里顛簸運到濟南時,破損了15個,只有一個完好。心疼之余,他意識到,要想獲得一流的作品,只有親赴景德鎮(zhèn)才能如愿。
大暉又一次重返景德鎮(zhèn),孰料,一次新的人生際遇不期而至。此刻的大暉對瓷器的認識還是一知半解,他迫切想要了解和親身體會制瓷的整個流程。但是,自古制瓷的窯廠有諸多不為人道的規(guī)矩,對于大暉這樣一個“菜鳥”級畫瓷者,很多地方是不容觸碰的。恰在此時,美國的校友提出想要定制幾套自己的專屬茶具,每個茶杯底部都要寫上自己的名字,對茶具的質量提出了很高的要求。這是一道難題,大暉開始尋找最優(yōu)質的手工茶坯。但是,古窯工匠一口回絕了他定制茶具套坯的要求。無意間,他結識了古龍窯的第十六代傳人“大頭”后,索性住進古龍窯,和窯工一家吃住在一起,成了古龍窯大家庭的一員。
“大頭”是制瓷的行家里手,不但為大暉聯(lián)系了景德鎮(zhèn)最好的手工壺坯,還幫大暉進入古窯的柴窯燒制茶具。72套工序,23個小時,1380攝氏度的高溫——大暉第一批定制的青花玲瓏茶具燒制成功。欣喜之余,大暉迅速把照片發(fā)到微信朋友圈,這批瓷瓶被兩位微友收購,總金額近20萬元。
○美術館里,從歐洲油畫大師的作品中尋找色彩變化的創(chuàng)作靈感。Seeking inspiration of color changing from the paintings of European artists at the Gallery.
此時,大暉的微信好友已經(jīng)增加到2300多人。這一次燒制的青花大福碗發(fā)到朋友圈后,從未謀面的香港微友梁先生立刻乘飛機專赴景德鎮(zhèn),高價收藏了還帶著溫熱的福碗,并向大暉發(fā)出了去香港舉辦畫展的邀請。
“你是一個什么樣的人,就會聽到什么樣的歌,遇到什么樣的人。你會相信那些溫暖、信念、夢想、堅持和責任這些聽起來老掉牙的字眼……”大暉正說著,手機響起新消息提示音,他低頭看看微信,高興地笑了,“我又多了一位微信好友?!?/p>
Dahui has been a traditional Chinese painter for almost 20 years, but has always been frustrated. However, when a year ago his wife sold one of his paintings for the first time through WeChat, Dahui began to use this platform too. One year later, Dahui’s friends on WeChat have increased to 2,300 people. Dozens of his paintings have been sold through WeChat and the sale of his porcelain paintings has been even stronger through this channel. A WeChat friend from Hongkong took the flight to Jingdezhen directly to buy Dahui’s porcelain works at a high price even though they had never met before. Dahui was also invited to Hongkong to hold an exhibition. So far, it looks like a dream to Dahui; he just can’t imagine how WeChat could change his life so much.
Last year, Dahui took his pregnant wife along to Jingdezhen for a trip. He drew some porcelain paintings after visiting this place. Years of traditional Chinese painting skills and artistic accomplishments have made his painting style quite distinct from that of the numerous “Artisans”. So Dahui devoted all his efforts to porcelain painting. He couldn’t believe that he had achieved such results for the first time in his life. Dahui sent the photos to his WeChat circle of friends, which greatly attracted their attention. As the photos were forwarded by friends in his WeChat circle, unexpectedly there emerged economic value and good reputation for his work. Dahui not only concentrates on porcelain work, but also regards WeChat as a treasure.