Master Ye Fayuan is from Daxi, Taoyuan. He has been particularly interested in painting and crafts since he was a child. However, due to his poor family background, he cannot afford a tutor, let alone attend a talent class. Today, he is creating leather sculptures. The main reason why I am able to achieve success in life is because I have never given up on what I love since I was a child. Whenever I have a chance, I paint. What I think in my heart is always related to creation. When he was a child, due to his family background, Master Ye Fayuan was not able to buy drawing paper and paint as he wished and develop his interests like other children. Therefore, the art class in primary school was very important to Master Ye Fayuan. Needles are precious. Every time I take an art class, I work very hard and do my homework more seriously, fearing that I will miss this rare learning opportunity. With talent and hard work, every time my work naturally becomes an example for the teacher's teaching, this pair of Master Ye Fayuan, who loves painting, For me, it is nothing short of a great encouragement and further increases Master Ye Fayuan’s love for painting. In addition to art classes and art classes, "children's play" in life has also become a world for Master Ye Fayuan to hone his "crafts" and show off his skills. For example, making lanterns and windmills, molding various shapes with clay, chopping wood and carving beetles, carts, dragonflies, etc. The abundant resources of nature stimulated Master Ye Fayuan's free imagination. Since I had been staying in the countryside, I knew limited information and did not know that there was an art major. In addition, the society at that time was popular with the concept of "one skill is good for one's skills". Teachers, parents, relatives and friends all said that one skill is good for others, so Master Ye Fayuan had no choice but to be obedient. Studied in the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Electrical Engineering in Taoyuan. On the surface, there seems to be a huge difference between electrical engineering and art, but the piping and drawing parts are all related to aesthetics, and they are both fields that can be used. After three years, I have enjoyed studying and my grades are all excellent. Ranked among the top three. After graduation, he served in the army and helped his eldest sister in her decoration company. This job also attached great importance to aesthetic matching. The experience of actually engaging in decoration work has been of great help to today's creations.

Master Ye Fayuan became associated with leather sculpture, which was closely related to this job. At that time, in addition to running a decoration company, his eldest brother-in-law also took over a small project of the Railway Bureau, that is, the arrival of an old-style train at the station. , the "leather bag" that holds the "shift" hoop. At that time, when I saw this leather bag that looked like a guitar, I even thought that I could use a piece of leather to make a guitar! When this idea of ??creation emerged, Master Ye Fayuan began to pay attention to news related to leather art. One morning, I read in the newspaper that a lady surnamed Hong was holding a leather sculpture mural exhibition at the South Gallery. Master Ye Fayuan immediately rushed to attend her solo exhibition. She was the only leather sculpture I could find at that time. When I saw her, I quickly asked her many questions. The most important thing was, where can I buy the materials? Can I learn leather carving? After leaving the "South Gallery", Master Ye Fayuan hurriedly followed her instructions and rushed to Tianshui Road in the circle to buy materials. At the same time, he also met Master Ye Fayuan's first teacher, Yi Shi Sufang. I immediately decided to learn leather carving from her. Master Ye Fayuan likes leather as if it has body heat and can breathe. So when Master Ye Fayuan met "leather", Master Ye Fayuan's life turned 180 degrees in just one day, as if this Nothing else in the world is more important than "it"!

Master Ye Fayuan has always adhered to the creative philosophy of "art is rooted in the local area, and creation comes from life." He is especially good at using natural life as the subject, combining leather carving and leather sculpture techniques to transform static objects into The cowhide is infused with vividness and expressiveness, and a vitality comes from the work. He is the first craftsman to win the first prize of the "National Craft Award", the highest honor in the craft category in China. He can be called one of the most representative figures in contemporary domestic leather art creation.

Source: Xu’s Cultural and Educational Foundation