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China Chongqing French Lacquer Artist - 26 Oct 2023
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China Chongqing French Lacquer Artist - 26 Oct 2023

Vincent Cazeneuve shows newly collected lacquer to his tutor Yang Tianlun at his studio in Songbai Village of Chengkou County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 26, 2023. The Qinling-Daba mountain areas of southwest China are rich in lacquer trees. Located deep in the Daba Mountains, Chengkou County in southwest China's Chongqing produces Damu lacquer with strong adhesion and high gloss. Fascinated by lacquer art, French artist Vincent Cazeneuve came to China 15 years ago with the aim of finding the suitable species of lacquer tree to make lacquer artworks. He had visited many places in China, and finally settled down in Chengkou. Affected by the temperature and water content of the lacquer trees, the time for lacquer collection is from March to October every year. Vincent must be fully prepared as contacting with raw lacquer liquids may cause allergies. It will take some time for the sap of lacquer trees to completely drain away. The dense woods blocked the moonlight, and headlamps were the only source of light in the woods. Vincent waited, and harvested lacquer liquid bit by bit. To prepare colored lacquer, mineral materials need to be added, such as cinnabar for red paint, realgar for yellow paint, and titanium dioxide for white paint. After stirring, grinding, and filtering, they can be bagged for later use. Vincent now has four apprentices at his studio. He led them to learn lacquer arts from basic skills, just like his tutor Yang Tianlun, who shared experience with him without reservation. The high-quality "Damu lacquer" allows Vincent's works to have better expression, and Vincent's creation also gives Chengkou lacquer new vitality. Talking about future, Vincent plans to continue in-depth research on lacquer art and share more of China's lacquer art with the world through creation.

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