Public Network poster news reporter Li Jizhan Heze reported
On February 3, the third day of the Lunar New Year, the public network poster news reporter interviewed Zhang Gaofeng, a non-hereditary face sculpting master of Heze, through video connection, and listened to him tell the art that belongs to the fingertips - face sculpture and his story.
"Hello dear netizens, I am Zhang Gaofeng, a non-hereditary face plastic master, and my current location is the Sanhe Ancient Town Tourist Scenic Spot in Feixi County, Hefei City, Anhui Province. Today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, the solar calendar is February 3rd, it is now 10:00 a.m., the scene is very lively. Zhang Gaofeng said.
Pinch, knead, rub, hold your breath, use a small carving knife to deftly place, cut, carve, scratch, a moment later, a delicate face person like a little elf jumped out of Zhang Gaofeng's hand, attracting countless tourists on the scene to watch.
In 1999, the 27-year-old Zhang Gaofeng worshiped the famous local face plastic master Mr. Shi Zhenshan as a teacher, he studied the basic skills of smooth face plastic for more than half a year, and later he practiced while doing business, after decades of hard work and study, his works were deeply liked by the people.
"The art of face sculpture is not something that can be learned for a period of time, art is a thing that is difficult to master, you need to learn while understanding, and constantly improve your artistic standards, only in this way, others will recognize your work." Zhang Gaofeng explained.
A few years ago, Zhang Xuefeng was invited to visit major tourist attractions and tourist towns across the country. During the free time, Zhang Gaofeng and several other local face sculptors joined hands with the Cultural Station of Malinggang Town, Heze High-tech Zone to carry out non-heritage campus activities, and after several years, they almost walked through the primary schools under the jurisdiction of Malinggang Town, letting the face sculpture enter the school classroom and let the students touch the art temperature with their fingertips.
Zhang Gaofeng is quite accomplished, perennially invited to many places at home and abroad for face sculpture performances, in the performance process, he not only shows the face plastic technology, but also promotes his hometown, in his view, Caozhou face sculpture is a business card of Heze.
"Do face sculpture in this industry of Heze City High-tech Zone Malinggang Town Mu Li and Shizhuang people more, you like our Erlang Temple Village only I myself will meet this craft, in the future I will strive to learn the craftsmanship and spirit taught by the teacher, more good works, if there is a future generation who wants to learn this art, I will have no reservations, pass it on, let the face sculpture art go higher and farther." Zhang Gaofeng said.
The public network poster news reporter learned that the face sculpture is divided into edible face sculpture and ornamental face sculpture, which originated in the north and is often used for celebrations and sacrifices. Although it is widely distributed throughout the mainland, what has long been seen is that folk artists pick up the carrying box, go to the countryside and town, and operate dismally, so that the face plastic art has always been in the narrow space of family inheritance or master-apprentice inheritance. Through unremitting efforts, generations of folk artists have raised the noodles that satisfy the appetite to the level of artistic aesthetics with exquisite skills and excellent wisdom, so that the national treasure of face sculpture can be inherited and carried forward. Nowadays, the art of face sculpture is listed as a national intangible cultural heritage and is deeply loved by people.