Tiger tiger life is mighty
——Tongzheng Zhai Cai Chui Zheng Xiao Shaped Tiger Seal Appreciation
Chen Jiashun
The traditional Chinese zodiac culture is full of strong oriental humanistic spirit. For more than ten years, Mr. Cai Has been spending great efforts to practice the combination of traditional zodiac culture and seal engraving art, and every year he creates a set of zodiac signs of the year, from which to explore the transformation of traditional culture in the new era.
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Lang Shaojun: Researcher of the China Academy of Arts, member of the State Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, visiting professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, doctoral supervisor.
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In China's traditional aesthetics, the tiger is the king of a hundred beasts, with the style of a king, the mighty four sides, Chinese revere the eight sides of the tiger's might, and the worship of the tiger totem has long been formed, and it has also become a favorite subject of artists. On the occasion of the Arrival of the Year of the Tiger in the Lunar Calendar, Chui Zheng created a number of vibrant, tiger-shaped tiger prints, which can be called fine products.
In this batch of portrait-shaped tiger prints, the image of the tiger is either standing or lying down, or facing or sideways, or majestic or funny, and each tiger is flexible and natural, vividly showing the domineering and powerful tiger king.
In the tiger seal, the tiger opened its mouth wide, lay on all fours, and its long tail rose upwards, as if it was screaming in the sky. In the other Yangtian tiger, the shape of the tiger is exaggerated, the same mouth is curved legs, the long tail is raised, and the printing surface of the two Yangtian tigers is virtual and corresponding, simple and orderly, appropriately opened and closed, and each has its own characteristics.
In a front tiger print, the seal engraver uses a simple and elegant shape, refining the brushstrokes, rigorous composition, strong decoration and deep style, within inches, to create a miniature pattern of the tiger.
In the ring tiger print, it is as if the tiger is licking the hairs on its back. Tigers are an animal that pays great attention to its own image, and when its hair is untidy, it will comb it through licking behavior. When worn in the jungle, there will be dirt or dander on the tiger's back, and the tiger often combs through the seemingly messy, messy hair with its tongue.
Looking back at the tiger print, a crouching tiger is looking back with its mouth wide open, and when it seems to be very hot, it is preparing to cool down by licking its tail. During the licking process, the tiger's saliva will remain on the hair, and the saliva will evaporate, which will achieve the purpose of cooling. The seal engraver is to show this detail of the tiger when he is resting, seeing the heavens and the earth between the square inches and the subtleties.
The Voldemort Seal represents the image of the tiger when it hunts. Tiger's most sophisticated attack weapons are thick teeth and sharp claws. When the tiger encounters the prey, it will bow down, and look for cover, slowly dive closer, wait until the prey is close to the attack range, and then suddenly jump out, in order to subdue the enemy with one move.
The xiao-shaped seal is not only born from calligraphy and painting, but also different from calligraphy and painting, and the seal carving style is fully displayed between the square inches. For more than ten years, the seal engraver has made great efforts in the Xiao shape seal, he not only respects the tradition but also does not stick to the ancient law, both dares to break through the stereotypes, but also does not lose the law, the teacher is ancient, the teacher is created, and the unique xiao shape seal has witnessed the process of the artistic mu family's pursuit of artistic life.
It can be seen from a set of more than 100 portrait-shaped seals that in the artistic expression of the zodiac series of works, the seal engraver pursues the style of elegant and common appreciation, pays attention to the quality and momentum of the line, orients itself to the quiet and dignified way, uses a knife or sharp edge to charge sideways, dripping and painful, or the back line is astringent, undulating and eroding. The small print of square inches, the meaning of everything, the strangeness in the peace, the movement in the quiet, shows the seal engraver's calm and self-reliant artistic attainment and exquisite realism skills, and the complex and rich zodiac image is expressed in a wonderful way, which is known at a glance. The ancients paid attention to the art of their people, and from this batch of xiao-shaped seals, it can also be seen that the seal engravers are thick, morally eager to learn, frank and bold personality endowments.
The tiger is a symbol of courage and strength, is the protector of the evil, today's world, in the face of a century of changes and century of epidemic intertwined, the arrival of the Year of the Tiger will boost the confidence of the Chinese people to win!
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year
Tongzheng Zhai Cai Chui Zheng congratulated everyone on the auspicious year of the tiger, peace and joy
Cai Chuizheng, who was the chairman of the Longhu District Literary Association of Shantou City, is currently a member of the Guangdong Calligraphers Association, a member of the presidium of the Shantou Calligraphers Association, the deputy director of the Seal Engraving and Engraving Committee of the Shantou Calligraphers Association, and a director of the Shantou Linghai Hanmo Society.
Source: Shenyi Cultural and Art Exchange Platform