A huge descending tiger kite creeps down from the aloi, a pair of light and stylish tiger head embroidered shoes are delicately displayed on the shelf, and a cute tiger ceramic orange is making a grimace at you...
Here is the Nanjing Folklore Museum, "Our Festival" Spring Festival theme activity Baihu Xiuchun - Nongyin Chinese Zodiac "Tiger" artistic creative works exhibition was launched a few days ago. The exhibition will be exhibited at the Nanjing Folklore Museum and Nanjing Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience Center (Qinhuai Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum), and at the same time, the Exhibition of Calligraphy and Painting Works of the Hundred Tigers Xiuchun - "Tiger" Artistic Creative Works of the Chinese Zodiac "Tiger" will be held at the Art Museum of Nanjing International Cultural Exchange Center, and the online works exhibition will be launched simultaneously through new media.
The event was hosted by Nanjing Municipal Federation of Literature and Literature, Nanjing Municipal Museum, Publicity Department of Qinhuai District Party Committee, Nanjing Citizens' Association, Nanjing Folk Customs Museum, Nanjing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, Nanjing Foreign Cultural Exchange Center, Nanjing Arts and Crafts Industry Association, Nanjing Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience Center (Qinhuai Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum), Qinhuai District Literary Association, Confucius Temple Cultural Tourism Group Co., Ltd., and co-organized by Nanjing Art Collection Research Association.
Tiger is an important artistic theme in traditional Chinese culture, tiger culture is loved by the people with its vivid shape, rich connotation and beautiful meaning, and when tradition meets innovation, the taste of the year is more interesting.
The Spring Festival Exhibition in the Year of the Tiger is divided into two units. The first unit, "Hundred Tigers Xiuchun - Exhibition of 'Tiger' Artistic and Creative Works of the Chinese Zodiac", centering on the theme of "Nongyin" Tiger Culture, exhibited a total of more than 200 works of folk art works and calligraphy and painting special invitations from all over the country, including 27 paper-cut works, 14 woven embroidery works, 11 clay face sculpture works, 8 ceramic works, 11 carving works, 40 folk art works, 38 art design and creative works, and more than 50 specially invited works of calligraphy and painting. These works are from arts and crafts masters, non-hereditary inheritors and college teachers and students, and the form combines traditional expression and pioneering creativity, showing the simple and childish beauty of tiger culture, making people feel the beauty of "tiger" art.
As soon as you step into the exhibition hall, there are five exquisite tiger lanterns, which are from the hands of Chen Baihua, the inheritor of the non-heritage Qinhuai lanterns, and his daughter Chen Mengyuan. "This is the five tigers Celebrating Spring, two big tigers and three small tigers, representing the reunion and beauty of a large family." In terms of modeling, we adopt the shape of a Chinese cloth tiger, and at the same time integrate the genes of the lantern, using the inner light of the lantern to make the color of the whole work look clear and watery. Chen Baihua introduced that the collision of traditional lighting art and technological innovation has brought them more inspiration to these craftsmen, "I am creating flower lanterns using robot automatic technology this year, which is also an interesting attempt." ”
The first prize work of this exhibition is a group of face sculptures of "Five Blessings Linmen", five dolls wearing tiger hats and small tigers with various cute combinations, lively and cute, and cute. Flour is the main ingredient, mixed with glutinous rice flour and other materials, steamed and set aside for a period of time can be used.
The author, Yu Chen, a person who set up a project for the face sculpture in Nanjing, introduced that the first step in production is to open the face, first make the face shape, and then do the body, the process is like a person wearing clothes, first wear a coat and then wear a hat, which is very interesting. "My design draws on the image of a middle-aged painted doll in traditional Chinese culture, and then adds the current popular cartoon elements, while the tiger is also combined with the traditional northern cloth tiger image to add fashion elements to create." Fu and the tiger characters are pronounced the same, so the Year of the Tiger is the Year of Blessings, and I hope that my works can convey a good wish for good luck and good luck. ”
With the folklore, the flavor of the year is stronger.
The second unit of the exhibition, "Nongyin TalkIng Tiger - Old Nanjing New Year Customs Exhibition", exhibits more than 100 pieces (sets) of cultural relics related to tiger-related New Year paintings, daily necessities, porcelain, weaving and embroidery, and folk articles reflecting the New Year style of Nanjing people.
Led by the 100th Festival, the grand annual custom atmosphere makes the annual customs memory of old Nanjing stop in the hearts of the audience.
The face sculpture of a group of "busy year" scenes makes "old Nanjing" instantly feel the taste of the New Year, "Nanjing people pay attention to the New Year, generally from the eighth day of the first month of the Waxing Moon to start the busy year." Xu Longmei, deputy research librarian of the Folklore Museum, said with a smile that this exhibition hall highlights the customs and traditional objects that everyone is familiar with, such as some clothing related to tigers, tiger head hats, tiger head belly pockets, tiger head cloaks, etc., "Nanjing people have this saying, that is, they hope that children will be like little tigers from an early age, healthy and strong. We also hope that by creating a festive atmosphere, we will usher in a happy year with everyone. ”
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Source: Nanbao weekend reporter Wang Xun
Content Editor: Weekend Nanbao Rong Media Studio Wang Qi