Yao Jianping is the third generation of Suzhou embroidery, but also the representative inheritor of intangible cultural heritage projects (Suzhou embroidery), was awarded by UNESCO as a master of folk arts and crafts, her embroidery works have been awarded the Gold Medal of the China International Folk Art Expo and the honorary award of the Folk Art Expo “Mountain Flower Award”, and have been treasured by art museums and collectors around the world. Collectors all over the world. Yao Jianping has inherited and developed Shen Shou's embroidery art, and her embroidery embodies the unique artistic style of Suzhou embroidery, which is “refined, fine, elegant and simple”.
"Dan Hua Yu Yu" uses a variety of embroidery excitation, such as brio and needle, set needle, anti-robbery, etc., so that the work of the flowers and leaves in the open filament thin, the needle does not show the eye of the needle, between the petals of the very thin water to leave the space, a wonderful imitation of the work of calligraphy courtyard paintings, very Song ”skillful dense and fine" style. This skillful technique makes the works have a strong artistic influence, showing the unique charm of “using needle instead of brush” in Suzhou embroidery.
The “He Guang Lüe Ying” series of works is an outstanding representative of the art of Suzhou embroidery, showing the combination of traditional craftsmanship and modern design. Background and Creation PhilosophyThe “He Guang Lüe Ying” series is Yao Jianping's masterpiece under the concept of fusion needle embroidery. The needle melting embroidery is a kind of innovative needlework that combines traditional Suzhou embroidery techniques with modern design concepts, aiming to show the three-dimensionality and spatial layers of the works through the precise scheduling of silk threads and the skillful use of light and shadow. Yao Jianping continues the Yao School's concept of “shaping with light” in her creations, utilizing the transparency of the silk substrate and the precise scheduling of the gradient threads to construct a triple depth of field, interpreting the dialogue between the material of Suzhou embroidery and the art of light and shadow.
