- Yang Xiyu, male master, born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province in June 1980, is a national arts and crafts artist. Influenced by Zisha art since childhood, he has a deep affection for Zisha. During his career in art, he received guidance from many masters. Relying on the study and comprehension of purple sand art, while extensively exploring various arts in ancient and modern China and foreign countries, in-depth study of purple sand pottery art and continuous exploration and practice. The works produced are smooth in line, exquisite in workmanship, elegant and dignified. Pursue novelty in simplicity, seek richness in elegance, and form its own unique artistic style. Combined with the ingenuity of modern technology, the works are full of vitality and leave unlimited imagination to people.
- Master Yang Xiyu is very good at pottery engraving, with sharp and precise knife skills, and has the soul of pen and ink style. He has won the reputation of "Chinese Magic Sword" among pot friends. , Both form and spirit, high spirits. In his hands, those rocks, birds, animals, figures, flowers and trees seem to have life, instead of simply transferring calligraphy and patterns to the body of the pot; they "cruise" vividly on the purple clay pot, as if they can move at any time. stand up. His pottery carving works are vivid, exquisite in craftsmanship, excellent in spirit, shape, rhyme and color, with high cultural taste, and are deeply loved and sought after by pot art lovers and collectors.
- Awards:
- In 2008, "Qinglou Qingyun Pot" won the first prize in the traditional pottery-making field operation competition of Yixing Ceramics
- In 2008, the pottery engraving hanging plate "Crossing Tiger Goddess Picture" won the first prize of Yixing Ceramics Professional Pottery Carving Competition
- In 2009, he was awarded the title of "Yixing City Technical Expert" by Yixing City Federation of Trade Unions and Yixing City Labor and Social Security Bureau
- In 2011, "Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival" won the first "Oriental Pearl Cup" National Arts and Crafts Inheritance and Innovation Excellent Works Gold Award
