Wang Zhiwen
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnic group, born in July 1962 in Shantou, Guangdong Province. He is a Chinese Arts and Crafts Master and an expert receiving the special government allowance of the State Council. In 1983 he was admitted to the Shantou Arts and Crafts School and stayed on to teach after graduation. He studied Chaozhou painted porcelain techniques under Cai Yongqing and Liu Zaisheng in succession, and combining traditional Chinese calligraphy with ceramic painted decoration, he creates ceramic micro-calligraphy works that unite poetry, calligraphy, painting and porcelain with consummate skill. His micro-calligraphy on an arrow vase, The Records of the Three Kingdoms, was entered in the Guinness World Records. His works have been collected by the Palace Museum and the Great Hall of the People, and have been presented as state gifts to foreign heads of state, dignitaries and eminent figures. He serves as a visiting professor at Shantou University, the Communication University of China and other institutions. He actively takes on apprentices and transmits the craft, ensuring that ceramic micro-calligraphy has successors.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Taoci Micro Calligraphy, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He was awarded the title of Guangdong Craftsman (Nanyue Gongjiang) by the Publicity Department of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, and the Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Bearer Transmission Award by the Chinese National Academy of Arts (China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Centre). Since 1995 his ceramic micro-calligraphy works have been exhibited in more than fifty countries around the world, and he has received more than thirty national and provincial gold awards.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Taoci Micro Calligraphy Ⅷ-219
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