Yixing purple clay teapots to shine in Switzerland

Press conference for Olympic themed exhibition of purple clay teapots is held in Yingxing, Jiangsu province on Jan 2. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Olympic themed purple clay teapots exhibition is set to take place in Switzerland's Olympic Museum in March this year, according to the press conference held in Yingxing, Jiangsu province on Jan 2.

The exhibition will present 22 purple clay teapots made byLyuJunjie, an emerging leader in Chinese purple clay teapots circle.

"Art is without borders and as one of China's intangible cultural heritages, purple clay art belongs to China and also to the world,"LyuJunjie said at the press conference. "My creations share China's story to the world at the Olympic Museum."

LyuJunjie, an emerging leader in Chinese purple clay teapots circle, delivers a speech at the press conference. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Lyuis also good at martial arts. He usually applies the principle of martial arts to the making of teapots, which has the elegance of academism and also shows the traces of casual impressionic school.

This collection of Lyu's teapots reflects the perfect integration of sports elements with Chinese purple clay art. He integrates the movement in sports into the making of purple clay teapots to present sports' movement and stillness in an abstract way.

He also believes that Chinese culture should be naturally integrated with western culture and be accepted around the world.

The art exhibition is one of the exhibitions welcoming the Olympic Games, organized by the Olympic Museum and a Chinese sports company.

The exhibitions aim to promote the Olympic spirit and present outstanding Chinese artists and their works to the world and an achievement exhibition is expected to be held to serve as a gift for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Five pieces from the 22 displayed works are shown at the press conference. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]