Time, always rolling up yesterday, buries the pages of the past into the dusty memories, and sprinkles new sunshine into today's morning. With the change of times, new science and technology have gradually replaced the traditional skills of manual labor, and many traditional crafts have even been permanently sealed in the dust of history.
However, it is precisely those who have been picked up by generations of Chinese people from the gaps of time that are inextricably linked to the cultural origins, spiritual bonds and emotional expression of the Chinese nation. Their formation and inheritance are not accidental artistic phenomena, but the inevitable splendor of the spiritual continuity of the Chinese land for thousands of years.
Imitation of Li Li's "Magnolia Peony Diagram"
Gu Jiandong, the inheritor of Suzhou silk
Time does not stop, the shuttle does not stop. No matter how much you know about silk, you have become a witness to this history. Some time ago, the two TV series of "Yanxi Raiders" and "Being the Housewife", in addition to the compact plot and the superb acting skills of the actors, the most attractive thing is the cumbersome but elegant and exquisite costume props in the play. In particular, "The Master of the House", which relies on the traditional silk culture, the fine weaving of a needle and a thread, once again through the tempering of time, points to the civilization imprint maintained by craftsmanship.
Five Phoenix Diagram
Imitation of Ren Bo Nian's "Cat"
Imitated by Non-Orchid
As a unique Chinese mulberry silk technology, silk has always enjoyed a noble position in history, and has been crowned with the reputation of "one inch of silk and one inch of gold". Gu Jiandong, the inheritor of Suzhou silk, was influenced by his grandmother and mother, and began to contact and learn the art of silk reeling and embroidery from an early age. Because of his unique love and persistent pursuit of handicrafts, after completing his studies, Gu Jiandong and his family threw themselves into the creation of silk and set up their own creative team with only 8,000 yuan in their hands.
Since its inception, whether in terms of fundraising or in the field of new talent cultivation, Gu Jiandong's team has encountered many problems, and what worries him the most is the innovation of traditional crafts, after all, after study and inheritance, only innovation will make such traditional skills have more vitality. Gu Jiandong therefore began to learn painting and taste painting, re-examining the traditional silk re-re-examination of the traditional silk reeling process from the perspective of painting, hoping to use more innovative ideas to explore a new way suitable for the current social development of the silk reeling technology.
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Imitation of Song Huizong Zhao Tuo's "Ruihe Tu"
The white warp of the silk
Silk, also known as "carved silk", because the weaving technique has a carving effect, so the Song Dynasty Zhuang Nickname "Chicken Rib Chapter" has a saying: "Bearing the view of emptiness, such as the image of carving".
When weaving silk, the technique of passing through the warp and weft is adopted, and the weave is dug back and forth in the unit of pattern, so that the pattern on the fabric, the plain and the various colors are broken, which is the weaving method of the silk "through the warp and weft". It requires the weaver to change the shuttle frequently according to the different patterns, the more complex the pattern, the more colors, the more bamboo shuttles used, and the more labor-intensive and time-consuming. Plain warp silk is densely arranged on the loom, and the weft wire is worn in a bamboo shuttle in the shape of a boat, and the color inside each bamboo shuttle is different, and the pattern and pattern of the fabric are woven by the interspersed transformation of these bamboo shuttles.
Imitation of Zhang Xuan's "Lady of the Hairpin Flower"
Lady of the Hairpin Flower (Partial)
It is difficult to verify when the specific origin of silk is, but from the physical objects passed down from generation to generation, it has existed as early as the Han and Wei dynasties. The Mawangdui Han Tomb and the Ancient City of Loulan have unearthed "silk wool fabrics" in a mixed style of Chinese and Western (domain). Influenced by the highly developed art of calligraphy and painting in the Song Dynasty, the art of silk reeling developed to its peak during this period and created a development path of purely artistic silk. This type of silk is based on paintings or calligraphy works, and reproduces the original work with the technique of silk reeling, thus obtaining a visual experience that is very different from the original work.
Gu Jiandong
Gu Jiandong's works adopt the technique of "combining painting and painting", and the materials used in the main body are mixed and woven using collected old threads to increase the gray scale. Character costumes are basically over-colored with pieces of silk, and the face is mixed with eight silk threads, while the color is revealed, and then the hair is overly shaken with a short one from the pink, gray and black tri-color system, and some details need to be slowly outlined with pen and ink.
To weave a work, Gu Jiandong used hooking, hooking, knotting, winding, habitual, zimujing, flattening, chaos and other techniques. Therefore, due to the limitations of craftsmanship and time, his works are mainly small scales. After all, in Gu Jiandong's concept, the gorgeous silk not only has the significance of collection, but also emphasizes its practical value in contemporary times.
Imitation of Zhang Xuan's "Lady Yu ChunTu"
Lady Yu Chun Tu (Partial)
Nourishing "new time" with history
In the continuation and development of traditional culture and art in China, successive generations of literati and craftsmen have made outstanding contributions, and their artistic spirit has not only had a profound impact on the traditional art of calligraphy and painting, but also injected vigorous vitality and rich connotation into various arts and crafts. What people can do today, in addition to appreciation and collection, should think more about how to inherit and expand.
Imitation money selection "Noble Concubine on the Horse Diagram"
Noble Concubine On the Horse Diagram (Partial)
Since the Song Dynasty, the varieties of silk have been divided into two categories: daily necessities and works of art, and most of the things in daily necessities such as tuan fans, handbags, belts and so on serve female users. Gu Jiandong took this as a breakthrough, and by changing the shape, content and color of the fan, he designed a simple and elegant tuan fan for men, but unfortunately, the tuan fan was not exhibited in the art Beijing Expo.
Men's dough fan
Gu Jiandong hopes that silk is not only an exhibit in the museum, but also hopes that its craftsmanship can be understood by the world, its functions can be accommodated by life, and its value can be recognized by the times. He believes that traditional crafts cannot be simply limited to past works, but must use history to nourish "new time" and let traditional culture be integrated into daily use.
The Charm of the Night
The traditional Chinese craft represented by silk reeling is directly connected to our past, and we are constantly digging new journeys in the extraordinary retrospective. The beauty of traditional culture is by no means a castle in the air, a moon in the water, and at the moment of rapid social progress, it should be accompanied by the times and civilization.
At this point, all the content related to "Art Beijing" has been shared. In the 36 issues that have been published, whether it is the classical elegance of ink painting, the trendy wildness of abstract painting, or the humor and innocence of cartoon works, we have experienced the vitality of art in The Stranger. Here, we pay tribute to the artists who have worked tirelessly, to the paintings that make us feel excited, and to pay tribute to art.
Art Beijing, we will meet again in 2022.
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