"Zigang Cup" Show Su Zuo Jade Carving Style

Jade carving is a technical and artistic work. The Suzhou Zigang Cup jade sculpture exhibition is unprecedented every year. The exhibition not only showcased the annual new works of the local people in Suzhou, but also the first time for jade counterparts across the country, and even the international jade enthusiast An Andyin (he has been in Xiangwang Luyu for three years. Entries for the competition. The scale of the exquisite exhibition is getting bigger and bigger, with more than 600 pieces of works displayed; the themes of the works are also more valuable than the previous ones, covering the traditional five categories, large, medium, and small; the materials used are colorful and beautiful, allowing visitors to feast on their eyes.

The "Zeoka Cup" organizer has done a series of extremely meaningful work for the promotion of local jade sculptures for many years, especially the cultivation of talents as the most important task. The promotion has also achieved results year by year. This “come in” and the “going out” in the past have also reflected its positive attitude and promoted the innovation and development of contemporary “Suzuo” jade carvings, and has had a far-reaching influence on Suzhou jade carvings. The healthy development of the future is very beneficial.

The continuous improvement on the basis of tradition and the continuous deepening of new ideas in the era have made this exhibition a new look. Another new bright spot is: A group of talented new talents come to the fore. From the unfamiliar names, we can feel that the famous masters of the future are coming to us. "Beyond blue is better than blue" is worth looking forward to. The "Zeoka Cup" exhibition platform has created favorable external conditions for them. Although there are not many people known about the annual technical training and job title evaluation, these basic work has greatly encouraged the growth of new people. Ma Jianting, director of the Suzhou Arts and Crafts Museum, introduced: “A new generation of jade talents has emerged and gradually emerged. Suzhou now has eight masters of Chinese jade carving, five have been awarded masters of arts and crafts in Jiangsu Province, and one person has been awarded a celebrity of arts and crafts in Jiangsu Province. It has become a leading artist and industry benchmark for creating a new style of Suzhou jade carving. It has never been seen in the history of Suzhou jade carving since the founding of the People's Republic of China. A large number of younger junior craftsmen are also growing rapidly.”

Good tradition requires inheritance and absorption. The cards with local characteristics in the participating works are the classic styles created by the Luzi Gang of the Ming Dynasty. Now it has become a basic feature of the “Su Zuo,” but the content and form of the paintings have changed, and the craftsmanship has also improved. New heights. Cao Yang, famous for its good carving and jade carving, is no less inferior to the "Zeoka Brand" in the Ming Dynasty. Regardless of the arts and crafts, although the teacher is ancient but does not rigidly adhere to ancient times, he can do "short practice", change ancient and super. In ancient times, and only this way, it is the true tradition of inheriting the ancients. It has reached the point of “borrowing the ancients and opening the present day” and “there must be a law”. Wen's popular and bookish artistic features cast the Cao Yang's carving style. His calligraphy depiction on the jade is first class.

In this exquisite exhibition, utensils like jade carvings are also attracting people's attention. According to Shan Cunde, Secretary General of the Suzhou City Jade Special Committee, “The thin tire vessel is the strength of the contemporary “Suzuo” jade sculpture. It integrates round sculpture, relief sculpture, hollow sculpture, enamel and meticulous carving, chaining, and drilling. The sculpting and honing technology in one, especially in the surface of the carcass surface decoration engraving depth, the balance of the tire wall and the processing of thin tires have greatly exceeded their predecessors.”

The style of utensils has always been one of the traditional features of Suzhou jade sculpture, and it has performed well from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was once glorious. Zhu Lijun, Yu Ting, Ma Hongwei, and others displayed the local artwork with their own personal styles. Vessel production has special requirements for materials, and it is difficult to design, and craftsmanship must not be sloppy. The so-called "getting embryos for life" is particularly important for the vessel modeling vessel. Many factors such as the shaping of form and the beauty of proportions, decorative effects, etc., must emphasize the coordination and coordination. They must also grasp the constraints and counter-restrictions very accurately and must comply with the laws of the United States. The "White Jade Tire Bottle" and "Antique White Fang Fangzun" of the Lili Army gave people a "wide-brightness" of the beauty of the enjoyment, and the overall sense was strong. The connection between the various parts was natural and reasonable. The light could flow everywhere on the form, and the structural body was strengthened. The bulging arc makes the body more plump, strengthens the performance of vitality, and helps in the body's appearance of “beautiful and bright” beauty, coupled with the natural beauty of jade and white moisture, and the thin tire on the craft. It further highlights the beauty of “brightness” and is more attractive.

The thin-tire containers made of quality Golmud jasper (Qinghai Qing) are the masterpieces of Yu Ting. The tires are as thin as wings, and the sense of embarrassment created is like the shadow of a jadeite in the dream. It is no longer a cold, hard stone, but a svelte, warm and graceful feeling.

Bronze culture as the theme of its own antique utensils. Ma Hongwei imitated the jade carving image created by the bronze ware. He inherited the traditional features of the "Su Zu" jade and derived a dignified and elegant visual image. His jade carving style became more and more mature and became a new highlight of the "Su" jade.

In this exhibition, "Time" left me with a very deep impression. Although the form used is the basic expression method of jade carving graphic design, it incorporates new elements. The works are very far-reaching and with a little taste, they can realize the hidden meanings of the combination of clock gears and Mei Lan Zhu Ju. Meilan bamboo and chrysanthemum symbolize the whole year, and it is also hailed as the “four gentlemen in the flower”. It expresses the literati’s sentiments about the order of time and the meaning of life. The gears are associated with the watch. “The dead are like husbands, don’t stay up late”, There is a meaning to cherish time. Its concept is different from the general “object conformation” and is full of the depth of thought and personal emotions. Regardless of artistic form and artistic connotation, its creativity is very unique and it is very successful, and it has artistic vitality.

Yang Shuo's clever "home" shape is very simple, but it is not simple. Although there is a sense of intimacy in the composition, although there is only one tile and two birds in the composition, the visual effects in black and white will make people think of the typical characteristics of the Jiangnan people as the bridge between the walls and the water. The birds perched on the eaves side, feeling even more settled in their homes, and portrayed the bird's emotions as "inadvertently and deliberately."

The sense of innovation in the era has gradually established itself among the contemporary jade cultivators. It has a new interpretation of the traditional sense of “beauty in materials and work” and a new understanding of the literary, artistic and aesthetic standards of jade carving works. "Small works, big arts" are delightfully embodied, changing the traditional backward thinking, establishing a new concept of the times, and "empowering" the third eye with today's ideological emotions. Anything outstanding will be creative, expressive, and have their own charm and unique beauty. "U.S. is the highest law of plastic arts." I used Lessing's phrase as a conclusion.