Drink a glass of wine and listen to the golden jade chapter. The formation of each piece of jade is the magic of nature. After thousands of years and geological changes, the internal structure of jade is complex and changeable, full of unknowns. As the old saying goes: "Jade must have work, work must be intentional, and meaning must be auspicious." "From the first moment it is touched by jade carvers, each jade carving work begins to be given a certain cultural connotation by the craftsmen. Some people say: The so-called craftsman spirit is to focus on one thing and achieve the ultimate, Huang Zhiqiang is such a jade carving craftsman who makes jade carving to the extreme.
Huang Zhiqiang was born in 1973 in Putian, Fujian Province, the "hometown of wood carving" in China. Chinese Guangdong Province Arts and Crafts Artist, Senior Technician, Fujian Provincial Folk Arts and Crafts Artist, Chinese Jade Carving Craftsman, Guangdong Province Jade Carving Craftsman Shou artist.
Since childhood, he has loved art and been influenced by the art of carving, and in 1988 he devoted himself to wood carving craft carving, under the tutelage of senior arts and crafts artist Huang Xianwu, engaged in wood carving for fifteen years. Until 2003, with a passion for jade carving, he came to The Fourth Meeting of Guangdong, china's "jade town", and started his own jade carving journey. Huang Zhiqiang has been in the jade carving world for 14 years, during which time he carefully studied jade design and carving, and founded Lingtuo Jade.
Look closely at Yu Xuan Yin, a lifetime of good and hard heart. Carved and re-carved, pieces of jade and gold. Teacher Huang Zhiqiang said: "A jade carving work is a great challenge to patience, requiring the jade carver to be able to keep the loneliness, throw away fame and fortune, and pursue perfection again and again, carefully carved." ”
On March 14, 2014, Huang Zhiqiang's jade carving works "Guan Gong", "Guanyin", "Guanyin Sanshi", "Eagle" and "Landscape" were selected for the "Lingnan Folk Sculpture Art Exhibition" in the series of activities of "Guangdong Folk Art Achievements Exhibition".
On April 23, 2014, his jade carving works "Three Great Masters" and "Guanyin" won gold and silver awards in the first Guangdong Arts and Crafts "Stars Cup" Boutique Competition exhibition
On May 19, 2014, Huang Zhiqiang's "Wanshou Guanyin" won the bronze medal of the "China Arts and Crafts Creativity Award" at the 2014 China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Expo Fair.
Nature creates exquisite jade, jade carvers give life to jade, and collectors make her perfect transformation! Jade is the result of natural selection, and many of the "jade and stone" have roughly the same composition, but fate is biased. In Huang Zhiqiang's eyes, there is no ugly jade in the world, only people who do not understand jade. He believes that each piece of jade has its own unique characteristics, colors, and textures, and as long as the jade carver carefully considers it and adds clever design, it can become a unique work.
One flower, one world, one tree and one floating life. A grass and a heaven, a leaf as it is.
One sand and one bliss, one side and one pure land, one smile and one dust edge, one thought and one quiet.
Most of Huang Zhiqiang's works are mainly based on the Zen of the Buddha's heart. The jade carved Buddha statue presents the most beautiful smile in the East. Staring at a Buddha statue, the heart suddenly became soft, and all kinds of troubles disappeared in this smile. Following the pace of the times, the jade carved Buddha statue created by Huang Zhiqiang boldly tried on the basis of following the buddhist classic ideas, creating many exquisite jade carving works, inheriting traditional culture while adding fresh subject matter elements, advancing with the times, and sharing beauty.
Rigorous, dedicated, persistent, excellence, meticulous, extreme... When it comes to craftsmanship, we may have in mind a series of words that sound beautiful. But where does the true spirit of craftsmanship come from?
Huang Zhiqiang gave us an answer, he believes that the serious focus of the craftsman spirit to achieve the product to the extreme, it should originate from a word: "love", its original intention should be the inheritance of love. He admits that his craftsmanship is not perfect, but he only wants to do one thing on the way, continue to focus, and constantly approach perfection.
The original intention is a word that is often heard but extremely easy to forget, in this fast-paced, rapidly changing era, we often go too far and forget why we started in the first place. Because of "love", Teacher Huang always adheres to the original intention, because people who love life, respect culture, and cherish life will continue to focus, will strive for excellence, will be meticulous in products, pursue perfection, will be meticulous, and will make fine products.
Ingenuity, only for the ultimate perfection; persistence, only for pleasing to the eye; reverence, only for the heart into the soul. Huang Zhiqiang said: "Jade carving technology needs to start from the heart, and the quick success and short-term profit will be harmful and no benefit." Wang Liyuan said that although the changes in the jadeite market have had little impact on his creation, he will still keep pace with the times and integrate various beneficial carving techniques to create more pleasing works. ”