Recently, the epidemic has touched people's hearts, and in Zhenhai, the smoke-free battlefield of fighting the epidemic, the non-genetic heirs of Ningbo have also devoted themselves to artistic creation, recording the appearance of "retrogrades" with exquisite image "face sculptures".
Colorful small dough, plus a few bamboo sticks, simple tools, in the face of the "municipal intangible plastic heritage inheritor" Huang Tiejun, who has focused on face sculpture for nearly 20 years, gradually has a life.
"Volunteers who are registering to measure body temperature", "community workers who disinfect the environment", "village chiefs who call on villagers to actively cooperate with epidemic prevention"... The small dough was in the hands of Huang Tiejun, kneaded, kneaded, squeezed, and lifted several times, and the small bamboo knife was used to deftly place, carve, scratch, and shape, and in an instant, one by one, the characters of the exquisite portrait were presented one by one.
"As a veteran and a non-hereditary inheritor, I would like to use my craft to create some inspiring works to convey positive energy with small views, express confidence in the victory of the fight against the epidemic, and express my gratitude to all the medical staff and volunteers involved in the epidemic prevention work." Huang Tiejun, who was isolated at home, told reporters through WeChat.
Originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, and has been widely circulated in the folk at the end of the Qing Dynasty, it is a traditional folk art that is well known to everyone and loved by the masses. Huang Tiejun has been committed to the protection and inheritance of traditional face sculpture for many years, and opened a face sculpture studio in Jiaochuan Street, Zhenhai, he took the face sculpture into rural areas, communities, schools, enterprises and other places, regularly carried out face plastic public welfare training, and cultivated one after another face plastic enthusiasts.
During this year's Tokyo Olympic Games, Huang Tiejun's cartoon-faced statues made by Yang Qian, Shi Zhiyong, Wang Shun, Guan Chenchen and other Yongcheng Olympic champions also received widespread attention. As an important diplomatic gift, his facial sculptures have been sent to the United Kingdom, Greece, Pakistan, Turkey and other countries along the "Belt and Road" route, becoming a "business card" in foreign cultural exchanges.
Editor: Chen Ningqin