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Chongqing News

A “love letter” of ancient lacquer written by foreigner to Chongqing

2021-04-13 15:34:28

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Mountain village, countryside, cooking smoke... In the countryside of Hufeng Mountain near Chongqing Daxuecheng, a Frenchman named Vincent Lacquer (文森·漆) lives a poetic life. Behind the countryside life, Lacquer has always insisted on his favorite career - lacquer making. In 2007, when he learned that China has a long history of lacquer making and that Chongqing is the place where high-quality lacquer trees are produced, he decided to come to the Mountain City to learn lacquer making. He set up a studio, and found his love in life. In the past 14 years, Lacquer has not only turned the lacquer in his hands into a radiant treasure, but also wrote a “love letter” to Chongqing with his love for this land.

Vincent Lacquer was originally named Vincent Cazeneuve, and the Chinese name was derived from his love for lacquer. Compared with the title of lacquer master, Lacquer prefers to define himself as a craftsman. Whenever having inspiration, Vincent Lacquer will start to work in the “shabby room” in the mountain village. Countless silk is spun into soft cloth in his hands, which is also one of the raw materials used in his lacquer works.

In 1977, Vincent Lacquer was born in Toulouse, a city in southern France. His father, a lover of history and fiction, his mother, a painter, and his grandmother, an art collector, gave him the first impression of art. When Lacquer was young, his family always took him to various art exhibitions. His favorite way of communicating with the world was to make objects in his mind with his hands, and this way has continued until now.

After studying Decorative Arts at university, Lacquer came into contact with lacquer and fell in love with it. After graduating from Liville Institute of Arts and Crafts, he devoted himself to the restoration of lacquerware. Lacquer knows that China, which has a long history, has mature lacquer craftsmanship, and Chongqing is rich in lacquer trees. In 2007, he came to Chongqing alone.

Editor:Jiang Yiwei