A Blue Revolution in Jingdezhen

This month (October) I spent working in Jingdezhen, China.
I made the design for the exhibition Jingdezhen - Delft: The bleu revolution in the Imperial Porcelain Museum in Jingdezhen, and I also designed the booth for UNIC (The UNIC project is a network of 10 European partners that share a common industrial and cultural heritage built around a strong ceramics tradition)  at the Jingdezhen International Ceramic fair, this year hosted by Delft and Limoges.
It was an amazing time, and especially great to work with Chinese Carpenters, Printers, Museum curators translators, archaeologists and more.
Many thanks to Adriaan Rees, projectleader, Ronald Brouwer curator and Steven Jongma, head of the archaeology department of Delft.

Down here are some links to websites about the Blue revolution in Jingdezhen.

http://www.chinatimes.nl/en/lifestyle/culture/1374-delfts-blauw-terug-naar-waar-het-vandaan-komt-china
http://www.erfgoed-delft.nl/contact/pers/persberichten/archive/view/listid-25-perslijst/mailid-365-persbericht-the-blue-revolution-china
http://www.chinanews.com/cul/2013/10-21/5405868.shtml
http://china.nlembassy.org/news/2013/10/jingdezhen-delft-the-blue-revolution.html#
http://www.chinaciqi.com/article/news/CeramicNews/
http://www.jdzol.com/2013/1020/72067.html
http://www.jdz.gov.cn/jrcd/201310/t20131021_283073.htm
http://www.yichunba.com/article-57308-1.html

Flyer for the Blue Revolution in the Jingdezhen Imperial Porcelain Museum

Underwater room in the Jingdezhen Imperial Porcelain Museum

Large, 3,5 meter width, ricepaper drawing that I made for the Boat room

Meeting the firefighters at the UNIC booth, Jingdezhen Ceramic Fair

Opening ceremony at the Imperial Porcelain Museum

Drawing time

In between working on the Delft - Jingdezhen Blue revolution exhibition for the Imperial Porcelain Museum in Jingdezhen I am working on some large and very detailed gouache drawings for La lanta Fine Art in Bangkok. They will be presented at the AAF fair in Singapore.
The first two drawings arrived at Bangkok a few weeks ago.

The house of Ababa

I present ceramic sculptures and paintings in the new "cultural treasure house" 'The house of Ababa'.
Ababa is opening its doors on Wednesday 11 september 2013 at Witte de Withstraat 7A in Rotterdam.
http://ababa.nl/
The coolest thing about this new place is that it is located in the same street where my career started at Showroom MAMA, and just around the corner of my large ceramic sculpture 'Ketelbinkie en het Paard van Troje' at 'Schiedamse Vest'.

The house of Ababa
Opening: Wednesday September 11, 2013
from 6 PM (18:00 hours)
Witte de Withstraat 7A, Rotterdam

The Perpetua Cargo

Now for sale in my webshop a small part of the cargo from the wreck "The Perpetua".
The Perpetua was a relatively small English ship that hit the rocks in a storm and sank on May 22, 1851. Little is known about the Perpetua. It is not exactly known where and when it is built, almost certainly in England in about 1820. About its captain, Preston Diget is, beyond the fact that he survived the sinking, only known that he died penniless in Southampton in 1868. The wreck was discovered by fishermen around 1948. In 1956 the wreck was explored by divers led by my great-uncle, the underwater archaeologist Horatio Evol, in the Java Sea. Although the ship was probably used for the lucrative opium trade between India and China, it also had a special cargo of (at that time already antique) eccentric small bowls, jars, tiles, porcelain, pottery and dishes.
Recently, this extraordinary discovery came from the estate of my uncle in my possession.
Come look in my webshop and be the first to get unique and authentic objects of Perpetua! 


https://www.etsy.com/shop/CirqueDePepin?section_id=10331309

The Perpetua cargo is made in remembrance of my imaginative great-uncle Horatio.
The name Perpetua was based on 'Perpetua Porseline' my goddess of blue and white porcelain (and Delftware) that I depicted on a 3,5 meters high vase that is now in the collection of museum 'De Prinsenhof' Delft, The Netherlands.

To buzz or not to buzz

Shirts for sale! While cleaning up my studio I found some shirts that I made already a few years ago for my solo exhibition at Pulchri studio The Hague.
It was produced by Buzzworks.
3 colour silkscreen.
Limited edition!
Available:
Ladies shirt
Gentlemen shirt
Sweater
 
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CirqueDePepin?section_id=14098962
 
Or contact me via Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pepijn.vandennieuwendijk

Ladies shirt lightblue with dark blue collar.
3 colour screenprint.

 
















 


Sweater 
3 colour screenprint.

 




















Gentlemen shirt dark blue
3 colour screenprint.

 

Ever evolving

A look at my ever evolving studio. This is the view from February this year and from last week (top). The window on the left is gone now. But I get an extra roof light in the ceiling.
In the left corner there is a rabbit cage, they are staying at my studio for a few weeks.... Yes I know it is a little peculiar to have rabbits in your studio, but they are very inspirational.

This is where my studio is located:
www.quartair.nl

Make your own MIng!

Workshop 'Paint Your Own Ming vase'.
On Saturday, August 31 I offer a workshop 'Paint Your Own Ming vase at Het Prinsenhof museum. The afternoon begins with a brief tour of the history of Delftware and the exhibition The Blue Revolution. After that the real work begins.
During the workshop you will paint your own private Ming vase, in the traditional way. 
The vase can't immediately be taken after the workshop. It will be glazed and fired for the second time.  You receive the vase after a few weeks.
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013 
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Cost: € 40.00 pp (including coffee / tea, minus museum admission) 

Location: Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft.
Reservations for this workshop via: 

Phone: (015) 219 79 27 

Email: educatie-erfgoed@delft.nl 

Reservations can be made up to August 28 2013.

The workshop is for professionals and amateurs!

http://www.prinsenhof-delft.nl/nl/component/content/article/357-activiteiten-zomervakantie#workshop