Yanzhao Ancient Great Wall, thousands of miles and clouds. The tomb of the young son of Qin Shi Huang, the dragon tomb hides the father's sorrow. Jiang Taigong Diaoyutai, lifted to build the Western Zhou. Mahogany is a true national color, leisurely and ancient. Insulation and energy saving new atmosphere, blue sky and white clouds add new green...
Here is a beautiful and simple big city land, diversified industries, rich people and strong counties, mahogany handicraft family workshop is carrying the dream of many young people who are committed to handicraft skills, they write the time of youth with enthusiasm for land ingenuity, and take a confident step of innovation and entrepreneurship.
The mahogany industry has driven villagers to become rich and increase their income, and has also embedded traditional Chinese aesthetic culture into the hearts of villagers. "My name is Ma Xinqi, I am 21 years old, I am a '00' post-graduate, my father and I are engaged in mahogany handicrafts. Since childhood, I have liked art, and I can also have a certain aesthetic foundation. Now he is a self-taught craft, has been in the industry for 3 years, and has produced and sold more than 1,000 pieces of root carving ornaments, with an annual income of more than 100,000 yuan. ”
Recently, the reporter connected Through video link Tomadu Village young craftsman Ma Xinqi, who is carving mahogany root carving ornaments with the theme of "Contentment and Constant Happiness" on the workbench. He is full of vitality, wearing clean overalls, and is using the electric handle to finely carve the tumor scars and boil flower patterns, "This is the base of the type, I have made a product of incorruptibility, rich in the world, overnight fame, landscape people,contentment and other theme works, the same theme can make different shapes." According to the natural shape of the material, with some technical embellishments, it will look very natural. For example, carving a tree on top of a tree stumps, or putting a flower on a tree stumps. ”
"Without him, only the hands are familiar". Naturalistic techniques contain simple aesthetic values. He said: "When I first started learning, it was particularly difficult to learn, although I loved art since I was a child, but the painting was flat, and it was particularly difficult to become a three-dimensional image. Every detail is thought through a lot and practiced over and over again in my head. Now I do 'know', no less than 200 looks, and compare it with true knowledge over and over again. I've been thinking about some of the details how to get it in place, the eyes, the wings, the 6 legs. At first, the shape was particularly rough, and then little by little, the details of the 'knowing' wing lines, the small hooks of the front legs, and the compound eyes of the eyes were profoundly detailed. ”
When he encountered difficulties, he also considered giving up, "The most impressive detail for me is to do the 'knowing' head." It has a lot of details and is not easy to do. Finally, with reference to the truth, I knew it no less than a hundred times, and made its head little by little. I thought about really liking this industry, I wanted to put it down, and I insisted on it a little bit. Chainsaws, flat knives, and flat shovels are all tools that I keep in my hands. ”
It is understood that his works are sold online through WeChat and Kuaishou, or sold nationwide through the booth of the county redwood market. He said that he had been in contact with root carving teachers from other places at the Mahogany Market in 2021, and he knew the details of the production even further. For example, the production of the wings and abdomen was originally particularly flat and did not conform to the structure of the abdomen. Later, through the master's point dialing, combined with the form of knowledge, several appearances were improved, forming a slightly wrapped arc of the abdomen of 'knowing', and slowly carving more naturally. I also received comments from old customers, saying that they were doing more and more like and more energetic.
In addition to feedback from consumer groups, he is also happy to communicate with his peers. He said that at present, there are many like-minded young friends on WeChat, exchanging the details of the production of 'knowing', with a slightly different style. When carving small paws, it used to be done with two small hooks, some straight, dull, especially unnatural, not smooth. After discussing, use a knife to make the hook a little bent. One of his friends made the 'knowing' shape is more bloated, his zhi body is more fluid, he told his friend to make the overall shape as thin as possible when playing the initial blank.
From shallow to deep, from the surface to the inside, artistic creation is an aesthetic expression of truth, goodness and beauty. He watches carving teaching videos from Kuaishou and Douyin, which are more and more complicated, and also recommends that friends who are interested in carving can learn zero-based videos to start with. He believes that artistic style is the emotional expression of craftsmen: "When I first started learning the craft, I was always impetuous, my parents were not very supportive, and I couldn't make works. Later, my parents saw my perseverance, my technology became more and more mature, and now they are particularly supportive of me. ”
He often went for a walk in the field, looked at the lush seedlings, went to the woods, listened to the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, and the impetuous heart at that moment was extremely calm, close to nature, integrated with nature, and immersed in creation. He is good at the contentment of changle 'knowing' series of works, and he wants to express his ideal of not competing and finding an artistic world with the help of artistic creation. "Sometimes I feel like I'm back in that moment of mahogany enlightenment, when my father's handmade tenon structure was assembled like a building block, and I still remember it vividly. A good work is to pour out the spirit of the carver, and the work is the embodiment and extension of the emotion of a carver, which expresses the emotions of the carver. ”
The ingenuity has not stopped. It is understood that the village street where Ma Xinqi is located has formed nearly 100 mahogany official boxes and ornament family workshops, cultural revitalization has boosted rural revitalization, the people's pockets have been more drummed, life is also thriving, and the per capita annual income has increased by more than 80,000 yuan. Ma Kexin said: "If I have the opportunity, I would also like to learn from my teachers, learn from them to portray the details in detail, and express the themes and emotions vividly." I also want to go to the professional academy of fine arts for further study, I want to broaden some themes, do more diversified, more close to the needs of the market. ”
It is understood that Dacheng County strengthens the leadership of party building, actively guides and encourages villagers to find employment and start businesses nearby, encourages multi-channel flexible employment, cultivates new employment forms, promotes the development of family workshops, and promotes the formation of a development pattern of "one village, one product" and "one town and multiple industries".
Source ▏ Ayutthaya Rong Media Center
Contributed ▏ Zhang Yidian
Edited by ▏ Liu Ning, Liu Heying, Wang Xiaodong
Audit ▏ Zhang Junying Jia Wei
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