Zhao Picheng graduated from Shanghai Arts Crafts College with the major of jade carving. He is the inheritor of Shanghai intangible cultural heritage, a national senior craft artist, a teacher of Shanghai Art Design Academy, etc. He has devoted himself to the education of fine arts for more than 30 years and paid much effort on the research of the jade carving art. He not only composed several theory books but also did plentiful creative practic, forming his own unique artistic style. Many of his artworks have won prizes in various exhibitions.
玉雕工藝是一門古老、神奇而美妙的藝術。琢玉者以特有的方式和玉溝通、對話、切磋,尋找玉的天意。這樣的忘情交流,會受到玉的引導、啟發(fā)而感悟,從而獲得合適的表現(xiàn)形式,去喚醒玉的靈性,努力將最美好的意蘊賦予玉器作品中。
趙丕成是一位在學院中默默地追求玉雕藝術的琢玉者,他將玉之美賦予了天工與神韻。
他畢業(yè)于上海市工藝美術學校玉雕專業(yè)、浙江美術學院裝潢專業(yè),是上海市非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)項目代表性傳承人、海派玉雕特級大師、高級工藝美術師,上海工藝美術職業(yè)學院教師。從事工藝美術教學30多年,趙丕成在玉雕工藝教學中傾注了大量精力,撰寫了《切磋琢磨——玉器》、《玉器工藝》書籍,對琢玉藝術進行了有益的理論總結。同時他不斷進行玉雕工藝的創(chuàng)作實踐,形成了獨特的琢玉風格。玉雕作品大氣精美、造型優(yōu)雅、工藝精湛。琢磨中他追求傳統(tǒng)美和創(chuàng)意美的統(tǒng)一、自然美和藝術美的統(tǒng)一、材質(zhì)美和雕琢美的統(tǒng)一,在精美的技巧中表現(xiàn)出溫潤的美好玉意。其作品在全國玉器比賽評比中多次獲得金獎、創(chuàng)意金獎等。