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Ceramics inheritor/Liu Yongzhan

Liu Yongzhan was born in Dengfeng, Henan in 1961. He has been influenced by the art of clay sculptures since childhood and loves clay sculpture art.

Clay sculpture

Ceramics art is an ancient and common folk art on Chinese folk traditions. It is a folk handicraft made of various images with clay plastic plastic. The method of making is to mix a little cotton fiber in the clay. After mixing, it is made into a mud of various characters. , Painted again. It uses soil as the raw material, and it is shaped by hand, or prime or colorful. The main content is character and animal.

And the image of Liu Yongzhan's work, big plackets, cotton pants, thick belt, old cloth shoes, everything exudes a strong rustic atmosphere. This lively and popular folk landscape painting is Liu Yongzhan, the inheritor of Songshan "Mud", Essence

"Mudie Liu" was founded during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and has a history of more than 240 years. It closely linked Chinese traditional painting techniques with the real objects, and has the charm of expressing art. For a long time, the "Mudie Liu", as an important cultural carrier, has played a certain role in the continuation of the Central Plains culture. This skill is the long -term wisdom of the working people in my country, contains rich technical genes, and is an extremely valuable historical heritage.

"Mudie Liu" takes the soil around Songshan as the raw material, and is mainly used by hand. The mud, stubborn, sticky, and greasy in the area around Songshan. After mixing and processing, a certain auxiliary material is added to become a unique raw material.

Don't underestimate this clay sculpture skills. To create better clay sculpture works, you must go deep into life. The soil is the red sticky soil selected from Songshan at the foot of Songshan. It contains low sand content and no impurities. After weathering, pulp, filtering, dehydration, and repeatedly beating to become "cooked mud". It is characterized by strong adhesion, and the auxiliary materials include wood, bamboo vine, and wire. Whenever he created a clay sculpture work, he would devote himself to sleeping, and sometimes he created in order to complete all night, but he was always happy because it was his life.

"For a long time, the" Mudie Liu ", as an important cultural carrier, reflects the social economy, culture, and social customs for a certain period of time, and brings joy to people's lives. The exquisite expression of expression inherits the essence of the Chinese nation's culture, especially the Central Plains culture, enriches the spiritual and cultural life of the people, and has positive significance for re -evoking the aesthetic values ​​of the younger generation. "Liu Yongzhan said.

After dozens of years in clay sculpture skills, Liu Yongzhan won numerous awards. He has won excellent awards in the "Zhengzhou First Folk Arts and Crafts Exhibition"; China Awards won the first prize ...

Songshan "Mudie Liu" is the essence of folk skills in the Songshan area. It represents the wisdom and extraordinary imagination and creativity of the working people of all ages. It is a rare artistic treasure in the ancient culture of the Chinese nation. Ingenuity, creating more exquisite clay sculptures, helping the inheritance and development of non -heritage culture!

Author: Time Memory

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