Author:Li Wo-Yuan

Size:Diameter:31.5 (cm)

Size description：直徑31.5cm

Introduction： Li Wo-Yuan (1957- ), a native of Kinmen County, began to study calligraphy and painting at the age of nine and focused on ink and wash after the age of 30.
Studied under Li Chi-Mao and Ni Wen-Tung, Li graduated from the Art Department of Political Warfare Cadres Academy (now the Department of Applied Arts, Fu Hsing Kang College, National Defense University) and the Master of Fine Arts in Calligraphy, College of Arts, and Beijing Normal University.
Li has served as the founding chairman and general secretary of the Cross-Strait Peace Culture and Arts Alliance, chairman of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu Cross-Strait Exchange Association, and president of the Taipei City Shan Chi Painting Association. Li curated the "Peaceful Kinmen: A Group Exhibition of 100 Chinese Porcelain Painters," which was held across Kinmen, the National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and Xiamen. The exhibition was deemed a major event in Chinese painting and calligraphy in 2009. With the theme of "Peace in Kinmen," more than 100 artists from both Mainland China and Taiwan were invited to create individual art pieces on site using porcelain plates from the only remaining official kiln in Taiwan, the Kinmen Ceramic Factory, to express Kinmen's sincerity and determination to pursue peace through the collective efforts of artists.
Underglaze is a porcelain painting technique, which involves painting unfired adobe with glaze and a layer of transparent glaze before sending the adobe for firing at the kiln. The kiln should have a high temperature of over 1200 degrees. As a result, the finished product is completely porcelainized and hard in texture, with a transparent and smooth surface due to the protection of the glaze layer.
Compared to overglaze or heat transfer techniques, underglaze presses the color under a glass-like layer, which is safe, non-toxic, and non-fading. Li’s works are characterized by undulating mountains, flowing clouds and majestic atmosphere, with sophisticated brushwork and an oriental atmosphere.
This work portrays a tranquil life: a thousand miles of grassland with trees leading to the distant clouds and the horizon, conveying the artist’s desire to express his remote interest in serenity.

Accession Number:CR09801400