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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere,"

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (3rd, L) talks with his friends at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic a

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2023 shows Torsten Jurell at a cafe in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere," said Torsten Jurell. (

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell observes an unfinished creation in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and dive

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere,"

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere,"

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (R) talks with an employee of a sculptural porcelain factory in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmospher

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (1st, R) talks with his friends in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and dive

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (R) makes an order at a cafe in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere," said Torsten Jurell. (Xinhua

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell introduces his works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artisti

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere,"

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (R) observes a ceramist working in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere," said Torsten Jurell. (Xin

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Neo-Dada artist Shusaku Arakawa dies

Neo-Dada artist Shusaku Arakawa dies

TOKYO, Japan - Shusaku Arakawa (in this 1996 file photo), a Japanese artist known for conceptual paintings and printmaking using Neo-Dada styles, died in New York on May 19, 2010. He was 73.

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Fukagawa Suzaki and Jumantsubo

Fukagawa Suzaki and Jumantsubo

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Fukagawa Suzaki and Jumantsubo from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.'

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Hakone (Kosui zu)

Hakone (Kosui zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Hakone (Kosui zu) from the The Fifty-three Stations of the T�d�ries.

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Inamura Promontory moon at daybreak

Inamura Promontory moon at daybreak

Inamura Promontory moon at daybreak (Inamurgasaki no akebono no tsuki) from the album 'The Hundred Moons' - Warrior Nitta no Yoshisada praying before the retreating sea. Date: 1885

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Fuji seen from Isawa, Kai Province at daybreak

Fuji seen from Isawa, Kai Province at daybreak

Fuji seen from Isawa, Kai Province at daybreak rising out of the mists. Faint pink in the sky & gauffrage.

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Evening Shower at Ohashi Bridge, Atake

Evening Shower at Ohashi Bridge, Atake

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Evening Shower at Ohashi Bridge, Atake (Ohashi Atake no Yudachi) from the 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' series. Date: 1857

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Yuhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro

Yuhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Yuhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro from the 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' series. Date: 1857

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Kwan-yu seated

Kwan-yu seated

Utagawa Kuniyoshi print of deified General Kwan-yu seated from the 'Comparison of the Ogura One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each' series.

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Ryogoku Hanabi - Fireworks at Ryogoku bridge, Yedo

Ryogoku Hanabi - Fireworks at Ryogoku bridge, Yedo

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Ryogoku Hanabi- Fireworks at Ryogoku bridge, Yedo from the 'One-Hundred Famous Views of Edo' series.

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Lobster & shrimps -Utagawa Hiroshige

Lobster & shrimps -Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Lobster & shrimps.

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Yoro Waterfall

Yoro Waterfall

Yoro Waterfall by Katsushika Hokusai

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In the grounds of the castle of Wakasa-no-suke Honzo

In the grounds of the castle of Wakasa-no-suke Honzo

In the grounds of the castle of Wakasa-no-suke Honzo, in the presence of Wakasa, cutting off the branch of a pine tree.

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Sekiya Villages on the Sumida River

Sekiya Villages on the Sumida River

Three Sauri horsemen riding through Sekiya Villages on the Sumida River with mount Fuji appearing in the background.

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Maple Trees at Mama, Tetona shrine and Linked bridge

Maple Trees at Mama, Tetona shrine and Linked bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Mama no moniji tekona no yashiro tsugihashi - Maple Trees at Mama, Tetona shrine and Linked bridge from the 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' series.

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The Yoro Fall, Province of Mino

The Yoro Fall, Province of Mino

Katsushika Hokusai print of The Yoro Fall, Province of Mino. Part of the 'A Tour of Japanese Waterfalls' series.

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Drum bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Drum bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Drum bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine. Inside Kameido Tenjin Shrine. Part of the 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' series.

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Horikiri no hana shoubu Horikiri Iris Garden No64

Horikiri no hana shoubu Horikiri Iris Garden No64

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Horikiri no hana shoubu. Horikiri Iris Garden. No.64 of the 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' series.

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Konodai Tonegawa fukei - View of Konodai and the Tone River

Konodai Tonegawa fukei - View of Konodai and the Tone River

Utagawa Hiroshige print of Konodai Tonegawa fukei. View of Konodai and the Tone River from the 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' series.

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Michi-zane Sugawara visiting the Temple on Mt Tamuke Nara

Michi-zane Sugawara visiting the Temple on Mt Tamuke Nara

Poet Michi-zane Sugawara visiting the Temple on Mt. Tamuke Nara, the scene of his poem.

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Suruga-cho

Suruga-cho

Utagawa Hiroshige of the urban bustle of the street Suruga-cho with stylised clouds and Mount Fuji in background. Part of the 'One Hundred Famous View of Edo' series.

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Bearded warrior in front of broken bridge

Bearded warrior in front of broken bridge

Toyohara Kunichika print of a bearded warrior in front of broken bridge.

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The Yoshitsime Horse-Washing Fall Yoshino

The Yoshitsime Horse-Washing Fall Yoshino

Katsushika Hokusai print of The Yoshitsime Horse-Washing Fall. Yoshino, Province of Itsumi.

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Neo-Dada artist Shusaku Arakawa dies

Neo-Dada artist Shusaku Arakawa dies

TOKYO, Japan - Shusaku Arakawa (in this 1996 file photo), a Japanese artist known for conceptual paintings and printmaking using Neo-Dada styles, died in New York on May 19, 2010. He was 73. (Kyodo)

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