Huang Tiejun created a clay sculpture of the winter Olympic mascot Zhao Yang photo
Ningbo, January 28 (Li Dian, Li Jie) Ice piers, snow melting... I saw the clay man flying between his fingers, and in a few moments, the lifelike Winter Olympic clay sculpture of the little man looked like it.
Clay sculpture, made of clay sculpture to make a variety of vivid images, is an ancient and common folk art in the Chinese folk tradition. In 2006, clay sculptures were selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
Starting from a piece of dirt, it is made by craftsmen and can be used as a children's toy in the streets and alleys, as well as a delicate and gorgeous carved gift. At present, the Beijing Winter Olympics are approaching, in Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Huang Tiejun, the fifth generation of clay sculptures in the south, has used a group of clay sculptures of winter Olympic mascots to cheer for the Olympic event.
A ball of colored dough, kneaded, kneaded, squeezed, and lifted several times in the ten fingers of the Huang Tiejun, deftly placed, carved, scratched, and sculpted with a small bamboo knife, and in an instant, the exquisite ice pier and snow melted out of his hand.
Year of the Tiger "pinch" tiger Zhao Yang photo
"When the Ice and Snow Olympics meet intangible cultural heritage, we folk craftsmen also want to use our expertise and love to record these moments and stories." Huang Tiejun said.
"I've been focusing on clay sculpture for almost 20 years, and clay sculpture is an indispensable part of my life." In 2002, Huang Tiejun, who was still a defending navy, became acquainted with clay sculptures and has been out of control ever since.
In order to achieve a higher realm of clay sculpture, Huang Tiejun went to various places to "learn from teachers" and asked for modern portrait making techniques. Kung Fu pays off, his clay sculpture and face sculpture level is increasing day by day, his works are becoming more and more mature, and Huang Tiejun has also become a "business card" in foreign cultural exchanges because of his clay sculpture skills.
In 2017, Huang Tiejun accompanied the "Belt and Road" Chinese Navy ocean-going visiting formation to more than 20 countries such as the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Turkey and other more than 20 countries for cultural exchanges, and went to kindergartens, primary schools, Chinese schools, and Confucius Institutes in the visiting countries to teach clay sculptures and face sculptures, so that young people and people around the world can understand the long-standing culture of the Chinese nation.
Huang Tiejun teaches children to create clay sculptures zhao yang photo
After retiring from the army, Huang Tiejun gave up the "iron rice bowl" and stayed in Zhenhai to concentrate on the study of clay sculpture. Frontline anti-epidemicists, Shenzhou 13 astronauts, folk performance artists... In recent years, in addition to getting creative inspiration from literary works, Huang Tiejun has also targeted the theme of real life, "people in life have created one miracle after another with their own actions, they have brought too many emotions and inspired us to move forward bravely." ”
Today, Huang Tiejun is a teacher in many primary and secondary schools and colleges and universities in Zhenhai. "Clay sculpture 'pinched' out of my happy life, I am also volunteering to teach clay sculpture skills to children and international students, so that this traditional skill can be passed on and go abroad." Huang Tiejun said. (End)