East and West Sculptura Fictilis by Jianfeng Yu and Chao Yang

East and West Sculptura Fictilis by Jianfeng Yu and Chao Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Ars Pulchra Competition Category.

FerrumArs Pulchra· 2022

East and West Sculptura Fictilis

by Jianfeng Yu and Chao Yang

Client: Jingdezhen Ceramic university

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Ars Pulchra Category

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The Design

About East and West Sculptura Fictilis

Oriens et Occidens series est opificiorum fictilium ad formam formicarum effictorum. Quaeque formicae sculptura CLX millimetra in longitudine, CXX millimetra in altitudine, CCC millimetra in altitudine metitur. Forma per formam sculptoriam versatilem efficitur et ad ardorem MCCC graduum coquitur. Charta caerulea et alba recyclata ex officinis Jingdezhen collecta cum electroplatura moderna coniungitur, ornatum Orientalem cum forma Occidentali sociando. Quia charta recyclata in quoque opere differt, quaeque formica singularis est. Series notionem recyclationis et custodiae naturae exprimit.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

East and West Sculptura Fictilis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur East and West Sculptura Fictilis creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. East and West Sculptura Fictilis ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a ceramic handicraft with ant shape. The image of ant is designed by using Chinese traditional blue and white paper and electroplating technology. Combined with eastern and Western culture, the waste blue and white paper is redesigned and applied to ant ceramics. A series of unique and exquisite works are displayed.
Dimensions & Packaging: Ant sculpture length 160mm, depth 120mm, height 300mm;
Tags: Ceramic sculpture, handicraft, Jingdezhen, ant, handmade
Production Technology: The main image of ants is determined through sculpture mold turning, and a large amount of wasted blue and white paper is recycled for design, which is made in combination with modern electroplating technology.
Design Challenge: The challenge lies in the production of ant sculpture, followed by the design of recycled blue and white paper on ants and the grasp of ceramic technology
Research: Through the concept of recycling, an ant handicraft is designed around ant financial services group. Through the process design of recycling blue and white paper, it expresses the concept of environmental protection, combines oriental culture with western culture for visual design, and realizes a series of charming ant crafts. Every ant is unique.
Inspiration: It integrates the oriental culture with the western style, decomposes and reconstructs the local cultural elements of Jingdezhen by using the post-modern art concept, and recycles the traditional blue and white paper in Jingdezhen.
Project Duration: The project was launched in Jingdezhen in July 2020 and completed in Jingdezhen in July 2021.
Operation Flow: Hand made ant ceramics, ceramics fired at high temperature in 1300. In this process, various factories in Jingdezhen recycled different blue and white paper for design to ensure that each ant is unique.
Team Members: designer：Jianfeng Yu
designer：Chao Yang