{"id":20889,"date":"2021-04-08T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=20889"},"modified":"2021-04-07T13:49:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:49:07","slug":"art-gallery-exhibit-looks-at-blue-and-white-porcelain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2021\/04\/08\/art-gallery-exhibit-looks-at-blue-and-white-porcelain\/","title":{"rendered":"Art gallery exhibit looks at blue and white porcelain"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) is presenting Blue & White<\/em>, an exhibit of blue and white porcelain, until January 30, 2022. AGGV curator of Asian art Heng Wu calls porcelain a highly appreciated global product, both for the beauty of the combination of blue and white colours on ceramic and the global influence the form has had on art. Wu explains that this exhibit represents the cross-cultural exchange and communication between China, Europe, Japan, and Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis term\u2026 refers to the porcelain pieces made in China starting from the 14th century, and then it went to the whole world, to the globe with international trade, with shipping,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

The Ming Dynasty, which ruled in China from 1368 to 1644, was quite famous for their international trades and for establishing cultural ties through their art by exporting porcelain to western countries. Nowadays, porcelain is a global product, says Wu, adding that the exhibit intends to emphasize that the Ming Dynasty was more than just blue and white porcelain.<\/p>\n

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A work of blue and white porcelain from an unknown artist from the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Blue & White<\/em> exhibit (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t only want the audience just to see how beautiful this piece is; that\u2019s only like one basic level. I want them to go beyond that and think about\u2026 why this product, which was originally made in a small town in China\u2026 became a global product,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Other shows about this topic typically focus on how the Chinese porcelain influenced the globe, but Wu wants to go deeper than that with Blue & White<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will see Chinese influence to the European products, but you will also see European influence back to the Chinese products,\u201d says Wu.<\/p>\n

AGGV receives lots of donations from local people to include their collections, which helps keep the show relevant to local audiences, says Wu. However, Wu says to always check to make sure the art qualifies; the staff can only qualify those pieces of art that relate to the museum\u2019s mission statement’s mission and the theme of the current show.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be suitable to get into the museum\u2019s collection, you always have to check if it suits the mission statement of the institution, and if it suits the current collection scheme,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Wu\u2014who says that this exhibit contains a mixture of historical and contemporary work from many different cultures\u2014<\/strong>says that some people still have blue and white porcelain in their houses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still a very widespread, popular appreciation of blue and white porcelain, even today,\u201d says Wu. \u201cPeople buy these dishes, blue and white dishes, and people show them in their living rooms. Still, there is a trend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blue & White
\n<\/em>Until Sunday, January 30, 2022
\nArt Gallery of Greater Victoria
\naggv.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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