The old rope and the multicolored rope seem to have no connection, but after a design and winding by Zhang Weihong, a resident of Songjiang, it has "transformed" into a work of art. Zhang Weihong calls this "transformation" the "art of the bottle."
Zhang Weihong is making "Kung Fu Panda" Goose Daddy
The breadth of knowledge and the richness of experience allow Zhang Weihong to navigate the exploration of "the art of bottles". She will study the costumes of different ethnic minorities to make the works more representative, and will also choose ropes of different materials according to the identity of the characters, so that the works are more vivid. Whether it is the interesting "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "The Great Changjin", or the wonderful "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Journey to the West" series, they have left a deep impression on the viewers.
Angry, Sleepy Bugs, Confused Bugs, Snow White, Shy Ghosts, Pistachios (from left to right)
"Great Changjin" Great Changjin and Han Shanggong
Walking into Zhang Weihong's home in Songjiang Xinqiao, most of the works with different shapes and thousands of looks are placed on the side of the stairs, pick up the steps, neat and orderly, among which there are Princess Xixi in a white gauze dress, the majestic emperor, the chef who is cute, etc., as if walking into the scene in the movie, and like a fairy tale world, clean and warm, full of fun.
Star Baby Stitch
"Liking the 'art of the bottle', it is purely accidental", Zhang Weihong told Xiaosong that she likes to raise flowers, flowers are placed in the bottle on the balcony to bask in the sun, and when she is sunburned, she thinks of wrapping the bottle with old thread and hemp rope to prevent direct sunlight. It was so wrapped around, and the interest gradually developed. From the beginning to match colors, and then decorate some jewelry, groping to make some of their own creative small animals, cartoon characters, etc., and then trying to do some movie images or real characters, the interest is getting stronger and the fun is endless.
Prince Philip, Queen, Madame Butterfly, Chaplin (from left to right)
"The art of the bottle" also has the value of turning waste into treasure, after drinking wine bottles, cans, spice bottles, etc., seemingly inconspicuous bottles and cans that you want to throw, you only need a cotton rope, hemp rope, paper rope, silk rope, etc., on the surface of the bottle, the bottle will immediately become a beautiful and practical ornament, vase, etc. Zhang Weihong will also consciously collect some beads, ribbons, tassels, buttons, etc. as decorative embellishments on the bottle, which is more delicate.
Zhang Weihong told Komatsu that the materials needed to make them are not complicated, and the basic style uses bottles, ropes, scissors, glue, etc., and the difficulty lies in creativity and artistic sense. Zhang Weihong was a senior engineer in architectural engineering before retirement, she liked art since she was a child, and recently she was teaching herself oil painting, the interconnectivity of art makes her familiar with the structure and design of the work, after getting the bottle, she can quickly judge what kind of shape can be designed, and sometimes use the bottle body's self-pattern pattern to design, so that these patterns are wrapped with rope and naturally merge into one.
Text: Niu Lichao
Photo: Yue Cheng
Edit: Qin Tian