Huian stone carving in China

Hui'an County, known as the "stone town", the construction of the township, "fisheries county's reputation. Since the reform and opening up, economic Hui'an has been the rapid development into the national basic economic competitiveness counties ranks for 11 consecutive years, among the basic competitive counties 54 in 2011. Huian has won the national honor of the the National Civilized County, scientific and technological demonstration County, Garden County, county green model.
Hui'an carving artist from the Yellow River Basin, the Central Plains culture, integrate lessons Minyue culture, marine culture and the incoming foreign cultures along the Silk Road on the Sea "craft essence, after thousands of years of reproduction development, formed a unique artistic style and cultural connotations, known as "China is a must." For a long time, Hui'an adhere carving industry as to carry forward the fine traditional culture, inherited the fine traditional arts to revitalize the economic development of pillar industries, make great efforts to fostering the growth. County a total of carving art enterprise 843, number of employees 10 people, with a total of 15.14 billion yuan. Carving arts in the county scale enterprise value of 13.94 billion yuan in 2011, the added value of more than 4.56 billion yuan, accounting for 13.4% of GDP; export delivery value of over 70 billion yuan, accounting for 43% of the similar products. In 2006, Huian stone carving was selected the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage; 2011, Hui'an stone "was approved by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce registered as a geographical indication trademarks.

To strengthen the exchanges of Hoi An and the carving of the world, to enhance the the Hui'an carving skill levels, to promote the sound and rapid development of Hui'an carving art industry, according to the seventh session of the Sixth Plenary Session of the spirit, combined with Hui'an demand and actual development of cultural and creative industries carving art, the county county government proposed to create the "the world carving artist Township" and the goal of building cultural county, and clear the stone carving granite sculpture industry as one of the "Twelve Five" focus on the development of the eight pillar industries, and proceeded to start carving granite sculpture cultural industry in transition upgrade work, the first session will be held 9-11 November 2012 in Hui'an south of New China (Hui'an) the carving Antiques Fair.
The Fair by the China Arts and Crafts Association, Fujian Cultural Development and Reform Leading Group Office, Fujian Provincial Economic and Trade Commission, the provincial the Foreign Economic hall, the provincial capital, the Associated Press, the Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Quanzhou People's Government co-sponsored, Hui'an County People's Government to bring Hui'an Association of stone carving, sculpture Art Research Association, Fujian Province, Quanzhou relevant departments to co-host China Stone Association, China Building Decoration Association, China Funeral Association, Fujian Stone Material Industry Association, China Minsheng Bank, Quanzhou branch units of the Expo a great deal of support and assistance.
"Carving artist cultural heritage, to lead the creative future, fairs adhering to the professional, market-oriented, international" exhibition concept designed based Hui'an oriented global investment breeze to take the exhibition pin outreach meeting The combined exhibition race combined "held a series of exhibitions negotiate project docking and exchange of skills activities. Exhibition planning area of ​​28,000 square meters, 14,000 square meters of indoor exhibition area, set 700 international standard booths, Hui'an booth accounted for 62% local, domestic and international space only accounted for 28%, International booth accounted for 10%, many of whom are carving art boutique, and The single value exhibits billion exhibitors. In addition to more than 90 national and provincial arts and crafts works of masters exhibition, will be held at the the carving art fairs docking activities Forum organizing carving art and urban construction. China Arts and Crafts Association Expo exhibits will be awards.

First Chinese wood carving stone carving artist announced

First Chinese wood carving, stone carving artists, artists certification Assembly held recently in Dongyang, Wenzhou Chan Sek Keong, CHAN SHUN TAK 8 wood carving, stone carving artist professional identified at the meeting so honored, the Wenzhou "carved" overall skill levels.
The inaugural Chinese wood carving, stone carving artist contest sponsored by the Chinese Society of Arts and Crafts, and the China Light Industry Federation, in recognition of wood carving, stone carving skills in carving granite forward the tradition, the development of innovation as well as the achievements in academic research, the finalists skill must have more than 20 years of experience, arts and crafts masters at or above the provincial level, conditions have both national show winning entries. Total of 57 people were to vote Chinese wood carving artist, the 49 stone artist honors.

After national experts vote, city Chan Sek Keong, Yemeng Chun Wu Yao-hui, Mu Xiangbo, Cheung Wai Shing successful promotion of Chinese wood carving artist, Lam Kam Star, Pan tin deposit, CHAN SHUN TAK was named master of Chinese stone carving sculpture by the sea. Said the person, the city is deep Baigong Township heritage, especially focus on doing Ou kiln, Ou plastic and stone carving, wood carving two Ou two carved articles the eight masters collective promotion impetus to the subsequent succession and development process .
"The vote finer professional more targeted, is the recognized authority in the industry." Said 43-year-old Mouxiang Bo, this honor will encourage the young creators of confidence in our city. "Good level of Wenzhou stone carving, but the visibility was not match with this honor is the affirmation of stone carving skills of Wenzhou." CHAN SHUN TAK introduced, 10 were rated as stone carving "national master" in Zhejiang Wenzhou accounted for three seats and ranked before, Wenzhou the stone carvings reputation is improving.
In addition, the city Chen into a bucket, Zheng Songjiang won the first in the selection of Chinese wood carving artist title, Ye Xiaopeng First China Youth woodcarving artist honors.

Stone carving creation of image

So-called technique, stone carving creation of image and space handling. This approach is mainly reflected in the reduction of the sense of carved and engraved. Rather, it is from outside to inside, a step-by-step, by subtracting the waste, gradual physical excavation apparent. Time and time again the subtraction modeling, we not only understand the effect of shifting the burden of the works in the "shelling out", but also to feel the various blade produces special rhyme ignorant, some accidental, can work to generate new meaning rhyme. Wood art creation, the most meaningful exploration of the use of a variety of blade suitable reflection of our creative intent.
Knife like brush strokes in calligraphy, painting, it can serve to strengthen the role of the rich works of art effects. The beautiful strokes reason for the technology has reached a skillful performance. Was always copying a good painting, felt hardest thing strokes strokes is the product of the combination of the heart and skills, is difficult to reflect any imitation stuff. So only the skills and continue to accumulate experience in order to achieve the ideal of truly own knife. The kind of wood grain and carving marks, smooth and rough, concave and convex, arranged in a circular knife, the flat knife cutting of the stone carving ...... the language of performance art, its charm can not be achieved by other materials of marble sculpture.
In short, the knife is sculptor technical approach used to embody the idea of their own creation, but also the image reveals the artistic content means. Shipped knife turning point, frustrated, bump, ups and downs, are naturally in order to make artist artwork more vivid to fully embody the material beauty of the wood carvings reflect the rich beauty of the carved. Unknown wood carving art of the true meaning of the people, when the knife is doing it, but not with a knife painted affectation, plus timid afraid engraved bad result blade rigid and unimaginative, engraved no the stone carving fun to. Therefore to engraved practice more and more refined, cooked and raw clever to form their own artistic language and artistic style.
Tiny miniature construction, there is no high calligraphy skills and proficient skills using miniature tools are difficult to complete, and engraved for breathless, Meditation focused, meticulous.

Stone carving

A kind of plastic arts. Also known as the sculpture is carved, engraved, plastic, three methods to create a general term. Refers to the use of a variety of plastic materials ( such as gypsum, resin, clay ) or can be carved, engraved hard materials ( such as wood, stone, metal, jade, agate and other blocks ), creates has the certain space visible, touchable art image, so as to reflect the social life, expressing the artist 's aesthetic sense, aesthetic the art of emotion, aesthetic ideal.
Stone carving it pays attention to realistic style, style rich and delicate, smooth and free pattern. It starts from Chinese traditional skills, mature in Wei, Sheng in the Tang Dynasty, known as the hometown of stone carving a reputation. Stone material is very rich, mainly garden sculpture, architectural sculpture, statue, Stone Crafts categories, products are hundreds of varieties: marble fireplace, figure sculpture, relief, sculpture, fountains, flower pots, Rome post, railings, pavilion, bust, Mentao, bench, tub, animal carvings, tombstones, antique sculpture. Stone has a long history, it pays attention to realistic style, style rich and delicate, smooth and free pattern. Stone carving products mainly in character, animal, flower pots, fountains, fireplaces, steeplechase, embossed, dragon dragon column, Qionglou, birds and animals, all kinds of fine jade Pavilion carving etc.. The rich ancient art charm, elegance and bright modern art style, at home and abroad enjoy " art beats nature. " " " "of reputation . Sculpture is a collection of creative, design, production of various works of art.

The sculptor a knife into the world

A firewood in rural dry pine stump, after some careful cutting, stone carving, after burnish, become a baby in its mother's arms sweet. Art, price 1000 yuan; a litter of camphor tree branches, is the embodiment of compassion for a seat as a Buddism godness guanyin. In 32 years, using tree root, root, branch or scrap wood, Xinyu City District farmers in southern Anxiang sculptor Hu Dongsheng created tens of thousands of pieces of works, including works of the highest 170000 yuan price of single. Today, he is one of the Provincial Artists Association, his works have been included in China Arts and Crafts Association " Chinese artists collection ". In the highly popular province inside and outside collectors at the same time, the works of Hu Dongsheng still gone Australia, France, Singapore and other countries, to become the local Chinese classical folk culture lovers to share.

54 year old Hu Dongsheng is a carpenter, when osmosis, causing him to wood processing only interested, but he did not want to become a father. In 1976, 20 years old Hu Dongsheng carved out the first piece " Tiananmen ", but with the price of 10 yuan by the village people bought. Hu Dongsheng carved enthusiasm has exploded not received, the creation of four or five pieces per month, sold to the surrounding neighbors. 7 years later, a large number of flowers and birds and figures for the content of wood carving works quickly spread to hundreds of miles, Hu Dongsheng became famous in the local peasant sculptor.
Hu Dongsheng is not content with his work in the village before the bed, hall appeared. He spent 6000 yuan to buy, self-study, " Human Anatomy ", " relief ", " sculpture garden " and other large public university teaching materials, and to Nanchang eight one square to watch a relief works, back attentive fathom. Gradually, art knowledge accumulates makes Hu Dongsheng customers began to turn to the government and the enterprises, foreign. More convenient for dealing with foreign friends, timely understanding of customer needs, in the early 90 century, Hu Dongsheng frequently traveled to Guangzhou, and enrolled in Dalian University of Foreign Languages to teach by correspondence class, with 4 years of time card. Years of experience, the work of Hu Dongsheng gradually to the outside, on 1994, a piece of his works were first foreign collectors buy; in 1998, he took more than 1 years to complete the " riverside " to 170000 yuan sold; 2005, works " sweet in the heart " by the China Arts and crafts exhibition prize two, specialist this evaluation: engraving is extremely difficult, so the authors foundation deep, vivid girls pick litchi harvest joy when.
In recent years, in addition to the traditional wood carving process in one go, Hu Dongsheng was active in the Confucian Temple in Xinyu City, repair, bouldering Park reformation carvings and other public projects, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian and other large city sculpture ( carved) projects have invited him to participate in.
With a carving knife, Hu Dongsheng from the countryside into the city, will be carved this ancient folk art deco carry forward.
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