At the Shijiazhuang Stone Exhibition, there are some exhibits with exquisite bases that have attracted people's attention, but also sparked some discussions. It has been said that these exhibits are "not enough stone and wood to make together". This means that the base is too complex, and the stone itself accounts for a small proportion of the work, which makes the base seem to be noisy.
And because of this, the stone itself will not make the viewer feel that it is not brilliant enough. Today we're going to take a look at three exhibits and see how they combine stone and wood.
The first exhibit is called "Hellboy", which is a piece of Arhat desert lacquer. It is shaped like a skull and has three holes, which makes it look very expressive. The collector equipped it with a skeletal body and a weapon, making it a cute and cute version of "Hellboy".
Although it was fun, it didn't dig much into the culture and meaning, so it only won the bronze award of the show in the end.
The second exhibit is called "Little Elf", which is a piece of agate from Heilongjiang. It is called "pixie" because of its eyes, nose, mouth, and face, as well as its hairstyle. The collector made an extremely intricate base for it, showing the image of a pixie.
However, this kind of stone, which has only one head, is easily thought to be "not enough wood for stone". Although it looks beautiful, it lacks the connotation of culture, art, etc. It may even make people think that this is a strange stone exhibition, or a wood carving exhibition?
The third exhibit is called "Watching", which is a piece of Fujiang stone. The stone itself resembles a sad dog's head. The collector made a painting out of wood with the body of a dog, an old house in his hometown, wires and poles, auspicious clouds and the sun. Although it is also a bronze award-winning work, it belongs to the kind of works that are good-looking but not attractive. This combination makes people understand, but it seems to understand but not understand.
In general, the exhibits are a combination of stone and wood, but the effect is different. The judges were not very fond of exhibits where the wood of the base was much larger than the stone, so it was difficult for this type of work to win a gold medal.
From a collector's point of view, the small stone just resembles a human or animal head, with a bulging wallet, and can easily be made into a complex base, but this practice may give the viewer just a reason to watch the excitement and lack aftertaste. Truly excellent exhibits of strange stones should be able to make people applaud and remember.